by Access Fixtures | Mar 27, 2015 | Access Fixtures Lighting Solutions Blog, LED Flat Panel Lighting Blogs, LED Lighting Blogs
Just five years ago in 2010, four out of five lamps in commercial buildings were fluorescent, with most of them used in troffer luminaires, according to the Department of Energy (DOE). LED’s rapidly advancing technology has posed a challenge for the workhorse of the...
by Access Fixtures | Mar 6, 2015 | Access Fixtures Lighting Solutions Blog, LED Lighting Blogs
With LED, form factor is not as relevant as compared with traditional light sources such as Metal Halide (MH), High Pressure Sodium(HPS), and linear fluorescent. What does form factor mean? For years the shape of luminaires were designed to accommodate the size and...
by Access Fixtures | Feb 27, 2015 | Access Fixtures Lighting Solutions Blog, LED Energy Saving Blogs, LED Lighting Blogs, LED Linear Fluorescent Lighting Blogs
State energy codes were meant to help save energy and encourage property managers to choose the most energy-efficient options available, but what happens when the codes become so cumbersome and expensive that it inhibits properties from getting the necessary updates...
by Access Fixtures | Nov 5, 2014 | Access Fixtures Lighting Solutions Blog, LED Lighting Blogs, LED Tennis Court Lighting Blogs
Delivering return on investment (ROI) on an LED tennis court can often be challenging for several reasons. Currently, pulse-start metal halide (PSMH) is the industry standard and is an excellent source of light for competitive sports. The luminaires are inexpensive...
by Access Fixtures | Oct 21, 2014 | Access Fixtures Lighting Solutions Blog, LED Flood Light Blogs, LED Lighting Blogs, LED Wildlife Lighting Blogs
In many areas, especially coastal communities, excessive artificial lighting can harm wildlife, like sea turtles that need a dark sky to orient towards the ocean. For this reason, many local ordinances require wildlife-friendly lighting. Access Fixtures introduced new...
by Access Fixtures | Jun 27, 2014 | Access Fixtures Lighting Solutions Blog, LED Lighting Blogs
LED Efficacy vs. Luminaire Efficacy and Why it Matters When searching for a new LED fixture, there are two particular terms that seem to be thrown around like they were interchangeable with one another. LED efficacy and luminaire efficacy, while similar, measure two...
