A century ago, less than ten percent of the world’s population lived in cities. With population growth and a global shift toward geographic consolidation in metropolitan areas, it is predicted that two out of every three people on earth will be calling a city home by...
Access Fixtures lighting specialists know the benefits of LEDs, but if you are still unsure about making the switch from traditional light sources to LED, don’t take our word for it. Read what the Department of the Navy has to say about LED lighting, and how it brings...
A customer from Delray Beach, Florida contacted Access Fixtures wanting to light his backyard where his family enjoys a tennis court, a volleyball court, and a plot of land where the kids play soccer. Once the sun went down even though the weather was still beautiful,...
A customer contacted Access Fixtures before purchasing bollard lights for his property, as he had a question about functionality. He had a boat ramp on his property, but wanted bollard lights lining the waterfront with perfectly even spacing. To achieve even spacing,...
Many customers choose to purchase bollard lighting without ballasts and instead use screw-in compact fluorescent or incandescent lamps. This setup reduces initial costs because the lamps are inexpensive, but greatly increases energy and maintenance costs over the life...
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...
An architect contacted Access Fixtures looking to illuminate the outdoor racquetball courts located at a sports complex in Fort Worth, Texas. The racquetball courts will consist of two banks of courts sharing a common back wall with either six, eight, or ten total...
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...
Our lighting specialists often receive questions that can have multiple answers depending on several considerations, including budget and time constraints. Recently, a customer sent an Access Fixtures lighting specialist a photo of decorative street lighting,...
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...
A customer contacted Access Fixtures needing to update the lighting in their indoor basketball court. At the time of the call, the gym was illuminated using eight 400w metal halide high bay luminaires. While the 400w MH luminaires provided enough light, the customer...
As the demand for effective and efficient outdoor lighting solutions increases, the debate between LED and metal halide lights, particularly in the context of external bollard lighting, becomes more relevant. As LED technology continues to advance, it increasingly...
The old adage is, “A penny saved is a penny earned.” Today, with energy costs typically above $0.15/kWh, and in many areas increasing to $.25 per kWh, the obvious way to save (or not to spend) is by converting outdated T12 and T8 linear fluorescent lighting and HID...
How do business owners and consumers know how much their electricity truly costs? Consumption of electricity is measured in cost per kilowatt hour (kWh), but electric companies are great at disguising the actual cost of each kWh. They do this through subterfuge, by...
Everyone knows it’s important to stay active. Some talk a daily walk. Some go to the gym. Others, like Chicago’s Gallagher family, who don’t want to be cooped up indoors all winter, build skating rinks in their backyard, light them up with Access Fixtures LED sports...