In the span of 10 days, the Star Tribune first posted an article about Mayor Frey’s Ambitious 9 Million Dollar Street Lighting Program and then followed that up with an article about cities in Minnesota that have been instrumental in implementing Dark Sky-friendly lighting. It is clear that this is a battle that is going … Read more
LED Solar lights have been growing in popularity in recent years as more commercial-grade options are available and costs are lowering. They are especially useful in areas where there is no current lighting and running electricity is cost-prohibitive. One of the top commercial brands in Solar Lighting is Solera, a subsidiary of Light Efficient Design. … Read more
Generally when the topic of Circadian Lighting is brought up, the focus is on how the light will affect human beings. But of course we aren’t the only species on the planet and thus we must consider how it will affect other creatures. The case study for today focuses on a K9 dog kennel facility … Read more
In lighting, often times it is wise to see who is first to market with a product and keep track of it over time as new generations come out. Green Creative is one of the top innovators in lighting and they have always had a strong grasp on the compact HID LED replacement lamps from … Read more
Anytime you have a warehouse environment that you are looking to convert to LED, there is a good chance the existing lighting is either a fluorescent highbay or HID highbay. In this situation shown in the picture above, there are 4′ 4-lamp 54W T5HO fixtures running on 480V. One thing that is consistent with fluorescent … Read more
GE Current’s LumenChoice Type C system now offers LED T5 lamps! Some time ago they released their LumenChoice LED T8 and it was a big hit, so naturally they expanded to LED T5. This includes both T5HO and T5HE lamps in 2′, 3′ and 4′, so no matter what T5 fluorescent you are looking to … Read more
Customer Profile: Bobby and Steve’s Auto World is dedicated to serving its guests with fast, friendly, and convenient service. They offer a variety of services including 24-hour convenience and gas, 24-hour towing, everything ‘under the hood’ automotive repair, restaurants, and a car wash to name a few. Please stay as long as you’d like and … Read more
Keystone Technologies has released an XFit High Powered LED Floodlight line that replaces up to 400W or 1000W metal halide fixtures. This includes a 140W unit for replacing up to 400W HID and a 290W unit that replaces up to 1000W HID. Both are color-selectable and power-selectable, meaning you can choose between 3000K/4000K/5000K colors on … Read more
Customer Profile: Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Bookmobile began as a design and typesetting production house in 1982 and started offering print services in 1996. When your project comes to Bookmobile, it gets the benefit of thirty-two years of know-how. Goal: With lighting, sometimes you need to start over in a space. From a facility that … Read more
Green Creative has long been known as an innovative manufacturer in lighting and one that focuses on high end solutions that feature superior color rendering and efficacy levels. One new product that they have put out that has garnered attention is their LED PAR56 and LED PAR64 lamps. Green Creative LED PAR56 PAR64 Lamps come … Read more