Lighting Selection Can Help Improve the Function of Any Space

Lighting Selection Can Help Improve the Function of Any Space


 

The new additions to the parking garage lighting at the airport are major improvements. Instead of having to drive all the way up and down the aisles, drivers can now look and see if there are any green lights showing. These green lights serve as an indicator that there are open spots, and in contrast the red lights show which individual spaces are occupied.
From energy efficient warehouse lighting fixtures to innovations is parking garage lighting options, there are many products on the market. And while it may have been simple to select a utilitarian lighting fixture in the past, today’s options take more thinking and consideration. Warehouse lighting fixtures, for instance, have always included options that last for long amounts of time. Now, however, they are also options that can safe energy and produce a lighting effect that caters toward the tasks that are completed in any given space. High bay light fixtures, for instance, offer a wide span of functional lighting coverage.
Consider some of these facts and figures about the lighting industry and the impact that it has on the nation’s economy:

  • With 60 or 70+ lumens per watt, induction lighting has high efficacy.
  • Although it has seen many improvements in the last years, induction lighting is not new. In fact, Nikola Tesla first demonstrated induction lighting in the late 1890s.
  • While LEDs last 10 times longer than HIDs, HID headlights are about 50% brighter than LED headlights.
  • Lighting accounts for about 18% of energy use in commercial buildings and 11% in residential buildings.
  • The life expectancy of an LED tube is roughly 50,000 hours. In comparison, the average life expectancy of a fluorescent bulb and ballast is about 20,000 hours.
  • The latest predictions by the U.S. Department of Energy indicates that LED lighting has the potential to reduce U.S. energy usage by as much as 50%.

Whether you are looking for a way to make the parking in an airport garage more efficient or you are wanting to make an improvement to the lighting in a warehouse that is in operation 24 hours a day, it is important to take the time to consider all of the available lighting options.