A manager at a country club contacted Access Fixtures looking for a solution to a unique situation. This client had a mixed use court for sports that needed to be lit along with a new putting green that was going in. Existing lighting for the sports lighting was old...
When considering purchasing a new luminaire, understanding its energy consumption and associated costs is crucial. Many buyers assume that the wattage indicated on the lamp is the total energy consumption, but this is not always the case. The actual power usage, known...
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...
Which LED bollard do I choose? A customer contacted Access Fixtures looking for LED bollards to light a building entryway. While he knew there were many varieties of reflector types, he wasn’t sure which would be the best for the application due to the light output...
Lumen maintenance is a measure of the amount of light produced from a light source or luminaire when it is brand new as compared to the light output at a specific time in the future. Until now, lumen maintenance was often specified as L50, L70, L80, L90; or LM50,...
A potential client contacted Access Fixtures inquiring about providing tennis court lighting for their community. The facility has 6 courts and the client is willing to provide the tennis court lighting, but did not want to be responsible for the ongoing cost of...
A customer in California reached out to Access Fixtures, seeking information on whether or not transitioning to LED lighting for their tennis court would result in energy savings. This was compared to pulse-start metal halide (PSMH) lighting systems. Access...
Advancements in LED technology have continuously empowered Access Fixtures to unveil tennis court lighting systems. Our tennis lighting systems surpass previous LED counterparts in light output and cost-effectiveness. Access Fixtures’ latest LED tennis...
WORCESTER, Mass., March 20, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Access Fixtures, a leader in commercial and sports light, announced a new lower price on a full basketball court lighting package. Joining lighting packages to light full courts and half courts, this full-court...
WORCESTER, Mass., March 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Access Fixtures has published a new and comprehensive document detailing bollard light spacing to answer the common questions, “How many bollards do I need?” and “How far apart should I place my...
WORCESTER, Mass., March 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Changes and advances in LED technology have enabled Access Fixtures, a leader in sports lighting, to design and offer a club-level LED twin tennis court lighting system with our highest lumen output ever. Tennis...
Tennis Court Lighting Question: We are an architectural design and project management company developing a new residential construction project on a Caribbean island. The project calls for a tennis court to be constructed on the second floor over a garage space. As...
Backyard basketball courts are great areas for outdoor play, whether the court is used just for basketball or other sports too, such as skateboarding. When a warm evening arrives, why go inside solely because the sun went down? Basketball court lighting expands the...
WORCESTER, Mass., Dec. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Satellite Self Storage, a full-service self-storage facility in New Jersey, reduced energy use by 56% by replacing existing high pressure sodium luminaires with Access Fixtures 40w LED wall packs. Because the new...
A customer wanted to replace mercury vapor fixtures with LED. What LED light fixture would emit equivalent levels of light? Mercury vapor lamps ceased production after January 1, 2008, and for a good reason. As discussed in a previous blog post, Mercury vapor lamps...