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Southwestern Suppliers is a 50 year old wholesale supplier of construction materials to the commercial building trade. It currently employs over 80 people.

Their 36,784 sq. ft. was lit by 458 watt metal halide and high pressure sodium fixtures. The warehouse, however, was still inadequately lit causing issues with the shipping of wrong materials. There was also the desire to reduce the energy consumption as their electric bill grew.

The solution to both concerns were met with the installation of 192 watt 6-lamp Hi-Bay Reflector fixtures using Empire Lighting Resources Viz-A-Lite high vision fluorescent lamps.  The impact was immediate with the improved lighting dramatically reducing the number of mistakes on orders.  There was also a tremedous energy savings which is currently over $25,000 since the lighting was installed.

Southwestern Suppliers looks forward to implementing similar strategies for their additional locations.

Originally posted 2009-05-21 03:51:11. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Author: R. Neal

Because of the growing number of private volleyball courts and recreational volleyball courts in residential areas and neighborhood outdoor recreation areas, the floodlights of yesteryear are rapidly being replaced by sharp cutoff volleyball court lighting fixtures and metal halide or high pressure sodium lamps. Cut-off style fixtures offer greater control of volleyball lighting and minimize light spillage, making them ideal for schools, churches, YMCA’s, and even personal backyards in cities with very strict dark sky compliance laws. Cut-off style volleyball court lights also look more sheik and attractive than traditional shoebox lighting designs and serve to better compliment adjacent building architecture and surrounding indigenous vegetation.

RLLD Commercial Lighting provides a wide range of fixture types and lamp wattage strengths for recreational and professional volleyball court lighting. For private courts, we recommend that you consult with an electrician who can install this equipment, as a number of calculations have to be factored into the equation when choosing and installing lights for a volleyball court. Standard court size is normally 60′ by 30′, although these dimensions can vary in a variety of private settings and special recreational facilities. Working with a trained expert in RLLD Commercial Lighting can also save a contractor a great deal of time in doing all the math necessary to make all the necessary adjustments needed to light a volleyball court that varies in any way from standard measurements. It is also necessary to take a number of additional factors into account as follows.

1. Pole and Fixture Placement

In most volleyball court lighting designs, it is generally a good idea to use one double lighting kit on each side of the court. We have a number of wooden and steel poles in standard and decorative designs to offer a complimentary touch to the sidelines, and we have mounting brackets that can be used to mount one or more fixtures to trees growing near the court.

As a rule of thumb, add approximately 20′ to the vertical and horizontal dimensions of the court in order to light both the court and sideline areas.

2. Fixture Attributes

The sheik cutoff design featured by RLLD Commercial Lighting Fixtures for Volleyball Courts gives them a strong competitive advantage when it comes to both aesthetics and performance. They present a much less obtrusive, almost low-profile appearance in comparison to the more bulky shoebox lights that are often used for tennis court lighting. The cutoff design offers a qualitative advantage over floodlights because it lights only the volleyball court and sideline areas with minimal light spillage beyond the desired boundaries.

Lamps can be obtained from RLLD Commercial Lighting either in high pressure sodium (good for repelling insects) or metal halide choices (ideal for white light that nears natural light in quality). Consult with one of our specialists about wattages and ballast options that best suit your particular facility.

3. Fixture Mounting Height

The diversity of poles and mounts we inventory for volleyball court lighting makes it simple and quick for contractors to find exactly what they need to elevate fixtures to the precise height necessary to avoid blinding the eyes of players and sending light pollution into nearby stores and houses. RLLD Commercial Lighting experts can also help contractors and design professionals determine exactly which poles and mounts will best withstand any high winds in a given part of the country with charts and up-to-date information on EPA codes and requirements.

4. Quantity and Quality of Light

Working with a distributor like RLLD Commercial lighting gives the freelance electrical contractor access to top commercial grade lamps and fixtures to ensure that glare and light pollution are eliminated for the greater comfort, safety, and enjoyment of the game. RLLD Commercial Lighting specialists will provide complimentary phone-based consulting services to clients and advisory services for a small fee to the casual inquirer. Call us now to find both special volleyball lighting equipment and custom volleyball lighting packages made for end-users needs first in mind.

Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/sports-and-fitness-articles/volleyball-court-lighting-fixtures-691452.html

About the Author
rlldesign.com. For more information on Volleyball Court Lighting, Sports Field Lighting, and Commercial Lighting visit us online today.

Originally posted 2011-08-07 13:18:21. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Empire Lighting Resources, has completed the lighting retrofit for the 360,000 s.f. Pepperidge Farm, Inc. manufacturing plant located in Lakeland, FL. The energy savings initiative was the first for Pepperidge Farm which has nine production facilities throughout the United States.

The production area lighting consisted of 55% 458 watt high pressure sodium fixtures, 35% 455 watt metal halide and 10% 8′ fluorescent strip fixtures. All HID fixtures were replaced with 224 watt enclosed  Hi-Bay fixtures utilizing Empire Lighting Resources VIZ-A-LITE High Vision fluorescent lamps. All existing 75 watt 8′ T12 cool white fluorescent lamps using 30 watt magnetic ballasts were replaced with 59 watt 8′ T8 VIZ-A-LITE High Vision lamps using normal ballast factor  electronic ballasts. The result, an average of 52% energy savings per fixture and additionally, dramatic heat load reduction, while providing a tremendous improvement in light quality due to the increased CRI (color rendering index) caused by switching from the yellow tinted low CRI high pressure sodium lamps to the high CRI VIZ-A-LITE  lamps.

In the office areas throughout the facility, all existing 2, 3, and 4 lamp cool white T12 fixtures as well as the 3 and 4 lamp T8 fixtures were retrofitted to 2 lamp T8 fixtures using VIZ-A-LITE High Vision lamps, enhanced aluminum reflectors and normal ballast factor electronic ballasts. The result, an average energy savings of 65% with again, a much improved quality of light. Additionally, all appropriate areas of the plant had occupancy sensors installed to provide additional energy savings.

Estimated annual savings in reduced energy demand will exceed $116,000 with an additional $73,000 in EPACT tax credits.

Pepperidge Farm will reduce CO2 emissions by 1,412 tons per year as well as a reduction of over 5.3 tons in SO2. This is the environmental equivalent of planting 224 acres of trees or removing 197 automobiles from the road, saving of over 100,813 gallons of gasoline and reducing oil demand by 2,400 barrels of oil.

Originally posted 2009-10-19 12:09:57. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Author: Kimberly Quang

Commercial warehouse lighting must take a number of factors into account to be truly cost effective and functionally supportive of operations and labor. Foremost on the list of consideration is lighting levels. Visibility is necessary to both ensure smooth process flow and worker safety. In commercial warehouse lighting, brightness should be directly proportional to the activity within an area.

Most lighting in commercial warehouses requires equal attention to vertical as well as horizontal foot candle densities because both workers and equipment may be moving supplies either vertically up ramps or horizontally across floor space. It also helps to be able to control the level of lighting in a commercial warehouse in order to maximize energy efficiency. The type of lights you chose for your warehouse is also very important. Some types of light render color more effectively than others, and operations such as assembly line work often require a color rendering index (CRI) of close to 100 (CRI of daylight).

Commercial warehouse lights are often called “high bay lights” or “low bay lights” because they hang from the ceiling of a facility. Bay lights can be High Pressure Sodium, Metal Halide, or Fluorescent lamps. Newer MH lighting fixtures have recently emerged in the market, along with a number of T5 and T8, and parabolic commercial warehouse lights we will examine in greater detail at a later date. For the meantime, the advantages and drawbacks of each type of commercial warehouse lighting fixture is itemized below, along with some suggestions on how each can be most effectively used by an industrial organization.

Types of HID High Bay Lighting:

High Pressure Sodium

High Pressure Sodium fixtures were the preferred form of lighting in commercial warehouses for many years. Not only did they offer the highest lumens per watt efficiency, they also featured the longest lamp life (approximately 25,000 hours). This offers companies looking to weather the recession cost effectively the advantage of a onetime equipment purchase that won’t deteriorate or need constant replacement. Although many people find the yellowish light they produce annoying, they are still used extensively in areas where color rendering is not important. RLLD Commercial Lighting’s selection of high bay HPS lights feature a wide range of wattages and ballast options to accommodate warehouses of all sizes.

Metal Halide

Most people doing assembly line work prefer to work under the bright white light of Metal Halide commercial warehouse lights. The CRI of an MH lamp is much higher than that of high pressure sodium. In the past many organizations found them too expensive, however, as a long term investment. Lamp life tends to be only 7,500 hours or so, making frequent replacements inevitable. Also, lumens per watt efficiency tended to be significantly lower than HPS fixtures, making MH more costly to operate.

Recent developments in technology have changed this to a certain extent. Pulse start MH high bays feature up to 110 lumens per watt efficiency-not quite as high as HPS, but certainly bright enough to provide a well-lit vertical cube and effective downlighting over horizontal work areas. They also feature longer lamp life and are rapidly gaining popularity as a recession proof source of high quality lighting in areas that require color definition and brightness.

Fluorescent High Bays

Fluorescent high bay warehouse lights burn significantly cooler than HID fixtures. In plants where the air tends florescent warehouse lights can lower HVAC costs. Fluorescent fixtures also render colors more effectively than HID light sources, and they use far less power than HID fixtures. For example, a 35watt fluorescent high bay can produce equivalent lighting levels to a 400 watt HID fixture. Although the light is less controllable and intense, it tends to be more evenly distributed. Fluorescent commercial warehouse lights are ideal for lighting large areas of floor space where heavy traffic requires clear visibility without glare or shadow.

Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/management-articles/lighting-fixtures-for-commercial-warehouses-627278.html

About the Author
rlldesign.com. For more information on Commercial Warehouse Lighting and Commercial Lighting Fixtures Made in the USA visit us online.

Originally posted 2011-07-10 06:13:43. Republished by Blog Post Promoter