When the City of Dover, Ohio converted their aging HID lighting infrastructure to new LED lighting on six of their community baseball fields, the improvement was striking.
The City’s Electric and Parks departments decided to replace the…
Baseball is a challenging sport to play. Even the best hitters fail to reach base safely more than half the time. It can be even tougher at night on a poorly lit field, when an outfielder can have trouble seeing the ball as it moves…
When the City of Toledo, Ohio, was looking to enhance the safety of its streets, it turned to LEDs to light the way. Toledo was ready to upgrade its lighting infrastructure, but it needed a solution that would positively impact…
Have you ever found yourself temporarily blinded or unable to see clearly while walking or driving at night due to the glare of overly bright street lamps or blue-white headlights? Do you ever look up at the night sky hoping to enjoy the…
The Energy Department estimates that property owners spend more than $6 billion per year to illuminate outdoor spaces like parking lots and garages. While that is a huge number, it’s also one that you can dramatically reduce by using energy-…
LED was unproven to Eric Johnson when he was determined to make Brookshire Brothers’ supermarkets more energy efficient several years ago. Faced with cutting costs or falling behind the competition, the long-time Director of Store Planning &…
Sometimes, flat is better. Those crevices, pockets and ridges in competitor outdoor luminaires can become the perfect places for dirt and grime to collect—potentially reducing overall LED light output and impairing the intended pattern of light…
There are many ways to improve energy management at hotel properties, but probably the easiest and most obvious first step is to analyze your lighting. Energy costs account for anywhere from 4 to 10 plus percent of hotelier’s …
For Spectrum Health, one of Michigan's largest not-for-profit health systems located in Grand Rapids, lighting was a vital component when updating security measures in its parking deck used by patients, visitors and…
Marriott International, Inc. is a leading lodging company with more than 3,700 lodging properties in more than 70 countries and territories. The company is headquartered in Bethesda, Md., and had approximately 129,000…