by Access Fixtures | Feb 8, 2022 | Access Fixtures Lighting Solutions Blog, LED Tennis Court Lighting Blogs
Tennis vs Pickleball Is it possible to have a tennis court and two pickleball courts in the same court area and to properly illuminate both? Yes. This is how to lay out your tennis court and two pickleball courts. The tennis net is permanent and will not interfere...
by Access Fixtures | Jan 9, 2018 | Access Fixtures Lighting Solutions Blog, LED Bollard Light Blogs, LED Flood Light Blogs, LED Sports Lighting-Blogs, LED Tennis Court Lighting Blogs
Light Trespass from the Ground Up You are looking to add light to a client’s outdoor basketball court or riding arena and are worried about spilling light onto a nearby neighbor’s property. Or, perhaps you are responsible for illuminating a parking lot and are...
by Access Fixtures | Nov 7, 2017 | Access Fixtures Lighting Solutions Blog, LED Basketball Court Lighting Blogs, LED Decorative Street Lighting Blogs, LED Flood Light Blogs, LED Sports Lighting Blogs, LED Sports Lighting-Blogs, LED Tennis Court Lighting Blogs
If it is time to purchase new flood or area lighting to illuminate a large outdoor area for sports, a parking lot, a port or a freight terminal, the project will likely require the selection and installation of new light poles. How do you make the correct light pole...
by Access Fixtures | Aug 12, 2016 | Access Fixtures Lighting Solutions Blog, LED Sports Lighting-Blogs, LED Tennis Court Lighting Blogs
A California Landscape Architect Needed Help Mounting His Sports Lights on Six Existing Wooden Poles for Tennis Court Lighting Access Fixtures fields lighting inquiries and questions from architects, electrical contractors, general contractors, and property managers...
by Access Fixtures | May 22, 2015 | Access Fixtures Lighting Solutions Blog, LED Basketball Court Lighting Blogs, LED Sports Lighting-Blogs, LED Tennis Court Lighting Blogs
Israel, Canada, Costa Rica, Iraq, Nigeria…What do these countries have in common? Access Fixtures provides LED and pulse-start metal halide sports lighting all over the world, including these locations. While it may be safe to assume that our customers require a...
by Access Fixtures | Jan 28, 2015 | Access Fixtures Lighting Solutions Blog, LED Linear Fluorescent Lighting Blogs, LED T8 Tube Light Blogs, LED Tennis Court Lighting Blogs, LED Wall Pack Blogs
Remember the 10 Breakout Lighting Products for 2015? Access Fixtures lighting specialists are back with more five more products that they predict will be the most valued by property managers, electrical contractors and sports complexes in 2015. These fixtures are the...
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 | Apr 25, 2014 | Access Fixtures Lighting Solutions Blog, LED Lighting Blogs, LED Tennis Court Lighting Blogs
A customer from California contacted Access Fixtures asking if LED tennis court lighting would save energy relative to pulse start metal halide (PSMH) lighting systems. The answer is yes and no. LED lighting will save energy, but there probably won’t be payback. The...
by Access Fixtures | Apr 22, 2014 | Access Fixtures Lighting Solutions Blog, LED Tennis Court Lighting Blogs
Access Fixtures CEO, Steven Rothschild, is quoted in Tennis Industry magazine on LED tennis court lighting. Read his thoughts about when he thinks LED lighting is right for a facility, and how LED lighting can prevent light trespass. Read more here: LED lighting is...
by Access Fixtures | Apr 18, 2014 | Access Fixtures Lighting Solutions Blog, LED Lighting Blogs, LED Tennis Court Lighting Blogs
Constant advancements in LED technology have enabled Access Fixtures to produce tennis court lighting systems with much higher light output than previous LED tennis courts at a reduced price. Access Fixtures’ newest LED tennis court lights produce even foot-candles...
by Access Fixtures | Jan 9, 2014 | Access Fixtures Lighting Solutions Blog, LED Lighting Blogs, LED Tennis Court Lighting Blogs
LED technology is constantly improving in energy efficiency, lumen output and module life while the cost is falling. For that reason, progress is enabling tennis court lighting systems to improve while prices fall. Access Fixtures has lowered the price on its newest...
by Access Fixtures | Dec 10, 2013 | Access Fixtures Lighting Solutions Blog, LED Tennis Court Lighting Blogs
When it gets dark early, light those tennis courts up and let the competition begin! 1. Facilitate late afternoon and evening competition Tennis court lighting enables student athletes to compete even after the sun goes down. When daylight savings time ends, it gets...
by Access Fixtures | Sep 25, 2013 | Access Fixtures Lighting Solutions Blog, LED Basketball Court Lighting Blogs, LED Tennis Court Lighting Blogs
Lighting Question: I have a basketball half court on my tennis court. Can I turn on only some of the lights to play basketball? A typical tennis court lighting package for recreational or club level has three to four pairs of poles. Because you can only run a certain...
by Access Fixtures | Sep 6, 2013 | Access Fixtures Lighting Solutions Blog, LED Tennis Court Lighting Blogs
Light pollution—or an excessive amount of artificial light in the environment—can cause a variety of issues. For humans, it obscures the view of stars in a night sky, disrupts sleep, and makes it difficult for motorists to drive. For other animals, it can alter their...
by Access Fixtures | Jul 22, 2013 | Access Fixtures Lighting Solutions Blog, LED Lighting Blogs, LED Tennis Court Lighting Blogs
Using new LED luminaires by Toshiba, Access Fixtures line of LED tennis lighting is setting new performance standards. Tennis court lighting packages with the new luminaires provide approximately 30% more light output at 20% lower cost. The increased light of the...