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Is an LED Retrofit Right for Your Organization in 2017?

It’s almost 2017, and with the change in year comes a good opportunity to identify areas to improve. Most people are concerned with personal goals around this time of year, like exercising more, eating healthier food, living more in the present, and so on. But what about other types of goal setting? If you work at all with infrastructure or own or manage facilities, you may want to consider an LED retrofit this coming year. Here are three worthwhile goals that an LED conversion can achieve for you:

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Press Release: M&T Bank Completes LED Retrofit for their Parking Garage

Stouch Lighting is happy to share a recent project in which we were able to meet multiple objectives for a client. M&T Bank in Wilmington, Delaware has an associated parking garage that is used 24 hours a day, and it was in need of a lighting update. Stouch devised energy efficient lighting solutions that reduced M&T's consumption, as well as provided higher quality lighting for users. Let's learn a little more about how to improve parking garage lighting!

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Lighting Retrofit: Effective Projected Area

One of the little things you might not be thinking about (but your certified lighting professional should be) is the concept of effective projected area (EPA). EPA is an important consideration when you retrofit your outdoor lighting fixtures but it doesn’t represent what you might think when you first hear it. EPA sounds like the amount of light projected onto the ground (or target area) but this is actually NOT the case. Nor is it the Environmental Protection Agency (perhaps more obvious). The EPA is a two-dimensional projection of a three-dimensional object. Think of it like the object’s shadow. Since it is a two-dimensional area, the effective projected area is measured in square feet (ft²).

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LED Fixtures or Linear LED Tubes to Replace Linear Fluorescent Tubes

One of the most common lights used to illuminate large buildings like warehouses, schools, and corporate offices over the last several decades has been the linear fluorescent tube. Many facilities are already configured with recessed troffers that fit the standard dimensions for linear fluorescent lights (T5, T8, and T12 bulbs being the most common fluorescent bulbs while other options like T2, T4, and T6 are also relatively available).

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  LED Retrofit

Should I Buy LED Lights from a Distributor or General Contractor?

Working on a Commercial Lighting Project?

Ever wonder if you should purchase lighting from a general contractor, a distributor, or manufacturer-direct? There are a lot of options to source lighting product for your facility. But which one is the best? Generally, the answer varies depending on the particulars of your situation. Here’s a quick look at the three most common approaches:

1. Purchase Commercial Lighting Through Your General Contractor

You can delegate the responsibility for energy efficient lighting solutions to your general contractor. Perhaps they have a particular distributor that they work with (whether it be national, regional, or local). Or they might put the lighting portion of the contract out to bid with a number of different distributors. In either case, the management responsibility falls to your single point of contact (the GC). The GC will manage change orders, inventory, and invoicing. You’re likely to pay more for the service but you’ll have less to worry about if pricing isn’t the most critical factor under consideration.

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  LED Retrofit

3 Reasons To Convert Warehouse Lighting To LEDs

LED lighting has a number of advantages in general when compared to conventional lighting. While LEDs provide improved energy and maintenance efficiencies as well as a better quality light, there are a few things they do for warehouses and large, open facilities in particular that most people don’t necessarily realize. Much of this has to do with the technological differences between LED lights and conventional lighting. Read the links below for a specific, issue-by-issue comparison of LEDs versus typical warehouse lights like fluorescents and metal halides (a type of HID bulb). Otherwise, focus on the big three items below where some key LED features help them to achieve large advantages when it comes to large warehouse lighting and lighting for sports complexes.

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  LED Retrofit

15 Advantages of LEDs When Compared To Traditional Lighting Solutions

Here are the top-15 advantages of light emitting diode (LED) lighting technology. They are listed sequentially based on their importance, starting with the most important item:

1. LED Light Lifespan:

Easily the most significant advantage of LEDs when compared to traditional lighting solutions is the long lifespan. The average LED lasts 50,000 operating hours to 100,000 operating hours or more. That is 2-4 times as long as most fluorescent, metal halide, and even sodium vapor lights. It is more than 40 times as long as the average incandescent bulb.

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  LED Retrofit

Everything You Need To Know About LED Retrofits

Have you been thinking about an LED retrofit for your facility or property? Not sure how to go about it? You came to the right place. Here’s a primer on getting your facility up to date with modern lighting. 

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Saving Money with LEDs: Maintenance & Replacement Parts

One of the most underappreciated benefits of an LED lighting conversion is the savings that can be achieved due to reduced maintenance costs with LEDs.

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  LED Retrofit

Lighting Comparison: LED vs Incandescent Lighting

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Ever wonder how incandescent lights and light emitting diodes (LEDs) compare? Well here’s a head-to-head comparison of the two followed by an in-depth discussion of each technology in turn.

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