A customer contacted Access Fixtures wanting to know the best way to light a school’s gymnasium. The facility is currently underlit with only a few 400w metal halide luminaires. The goal is to illuminate the room properly so they can hold basketball games as well as...
A customer contacted Access Fixtures looking for an energy-efficient solution to illuminate a long hallway with memorabilia and collectibles at a Major League Baseball stadium. The baseball team frequently uses the large hallway as a reception area and holds events...
Access Fixtures received a call from a Comfort Suites property manager looking for energy efficient LED lighting for the grounds of the hotel. The first area to light was the walkways and front driveway of the hotel. Next, the property manager wanted to add some...
Access Fixtures received a call from a resident in a Texas community looking to light China Spring High School’s four existing tennis courts. The challenge? Poles and lights could only be placed along the perimeter of the four courts because they were not willing to...
Access Fixtures gets calls every day from customers requiring a unique lighting application. Recently a client called Access Fixtures looking to purchase bollard lights, albeit with a caveat; they only wanted the top part of the bollard light. The customer had...
Access Fixtures gets calls every day from customers who are looking to solve a unique lighting application. A recent project involved a customer who wanted to light the entrance to a public pool area using decorative street lighting. Our lighting specialists were able...
A client called Access Fixtures for a lighting solution for his tennis court located in a New York coastal community that has an ordinance banning most types of outdoor lighting. A summary of the regulation is bulleted below. No Mercury Vapor, Metal Halide, High...
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...
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...
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...
Orange County Utilities wanted to save energy and reduce maintenance by replacing 70w metal halide lamps with LED lamps in 15 bollard lights. The bollard lights, however, were powered by 277 volts which limited options short of replacing the entire bollard light. As a...
A customer has a building with 14-foot exterior walls and wants to know if he can install wall packs on one side to light a baseball field. While this seems like a quick and cost-effective solution, Access Fixtures lighting specialists definitely do not recommend...
Access Fixtures and their clients—like architects, engineers, and designers—use AutoCAD 360 for easy viewing editing and collaborations on their drawings. Using only a phone or tablet, programs like this save time and money for clients. AutoCAD 360 recently updated...
Bollards and voltages lighting question: Installed bollard lights on a 120v line, but it’s a 208v. Do I need to rip them out? In a moment of urgency, an electrical contractor reached out to Access Fixtures. Distressed over a predicament with recently...
Access Fixtures achieved substantial energy savings for the Ivy Corset Building by retrofitting high pressure sodium wall packs with energy-efficient LED lamps. As compared to the previous HID lamps and ballasts, the retrofitted wall packs now sport better visibility...
