15 Ways to Improve Office Productivity Levels

Any business knows that productivity is key to growth, let alone staying afloat. Whether you are talking about a production line, a traveling salesperson, and yes even your office space; productivity is going to be the main driving factor which will allow your business to not only stay in business, but also experience growth year […]

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9 Huge Ways to Reduce Energy Usage in Commercial Facilities

The energy consumed by a single building or business can prove to be a huge overhead cost, especially for those buildings of a much larger size. Starting the initiative to reduce energy consumption is becoming more and more common as the benefits become more and more clear. The benefits of reducing energy consumption is often […]

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25 Practical Energy Saving Tips For Businesses and Buildings

Businesses as we all know, are always thinking about the bottom line. From ways to increase revenues to ways to decrease expenses, it’s all critical stuff for any company to pay attention to. That’s exactly why we are creating this post on energy saving tips for businesses and companies alike. And while not every business […]

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14 Facility Management Blogs All FM’s Should Follow

A hefty amount of our readers here on the MyLEDLightingGuide’s official blog consists of facility managers (along with contractors, government employees, and other decision makers). This post is made specifically for the facility managers and building owners out there to help keep you up to date and fresh on the latest news and opportunities for […]

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15 Actionable Ways to Save Energy At School

A school, whether its grade school or a college campus, can use up a lot of energy during the day. From heating the building to inefficient lighting fixtures in the building; a school that is running 8-10 hours a day can prove to be a huge consumer of energy and thus; a high overhead to […]

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Commercial Lighting Conferences and Trade Shows: Over 10+ Events

For any professional in the lighting industry, whether you are an engineer, leading a lighting company, advocate for more efficient technology, and so on; attending relevant conferences to help further your education and awareness of the industry is vital. With this post, we are going to list 10+ conferences and events relating to the lighting […]

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A Month in The LED Lighting Industry: Roundup For October 2016

This month of our LED industry link roundup is for the month of October of 2016. Also, we couldn’t forget… Happy Halloween! This month we’ve seen lots of news about schools converting to LED and how cucumbers are seeing positive results from LED technology, along with some really great news about MyLEDLightingGuide. The news regarding […]

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6 Common LED Retrofit FAQs: Answered

Once someone has discovered retrofitting as a completely viable option for upgrading their existing lighting system, there often comes up some very commonly ask questions about retrofitting, more specifically LED retrofits. For more generic questions that are asked frequently about commercial lighting and LED technology in general, we’ve put together a post explaining them all. […]

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When to Use High Bay Lighting Fixtures

When facility managers or building owners first start the search for new replacement lighting fixtures in their facility, it can seem like a long road ahead. From all of the terminology and lingo that is used in the commercial lighting industry to knowing about the most efficient technology; it can prove to be overwhelming. So… […]

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How to Recycle Fluorescent Tubes Properly: Steps and Tips

Tube lights are found in many applications and environments such as office buildings, hallways, garages, and really anywhere that has a low and flat ceiling. Although fluorescent tubes contain small amounts of mercury and isn’t a whole lot, you still want to avoid the breaking of a fluorescent tube and any exposure to mercury if […]

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Top 5 Reasons to Consider Using a LED Retrofit Kit

As there are many reasons to go with a entirely new fixture, there are also many highly valid reasons to consider using a retrofit kit instead. So although an entire replacement is a must for some facilities and buildings, some people often overlook retrofitting existing fixtures entirely, which is costing them money. By opening yourself […]

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9 Reasons the LED Alternative to Fluorescent Tube Lighting Wins

In most offices, hallways, and other lower level and flat ceiling environments you will find some sort of tube lighting in place. The most common technology that is found to be used is currently fluorescent, but after this post that might slowly change for some because this alternatives to fluorescent office lighting and all of […]

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7 Things Facility Managers Should Know About Commercial Lighting

As a facility manager or building owner, it is nearly impossible to know everything about everything in your building. But it is vital to know something about everything, and that goes for your facilities lighting system too. Whether you manage a warehouse, factory, or other industrial sized building or space, the lighting is a huge […]

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What Does it Take to Replace a 1000w Metal Halide Fixture?

A common lighting technology in the commercial space is metal halide, at least in the past it was. At an ever increasing rate, businesses are actively searching for a more efficient lighting system that will allow them to cut energy consumption and in turn; reduce overhead expenses. When companies or facility managers start their search, […]

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The Main Benefits of Quality Gym Lighting LEDs

Any room, area, facility, or outdoors space you need to illuminate should be done so with quality lighting. The benefits of quality lights far surpass going cheap on your lighting fixtures just to save a few dollars. The importance of quality gym lighting systems is no exception, and there are a few specific reasons why […]

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A Month in The LED Lighting Industry: Roundup For September 2016

A new thing we will be doing every here every month on the MyLEDLightingGuide’s official blog is curating things from all around the web relating to the LED lighting industry. Here are the types of articles and pieces of content that will often be featured on our monthly link roundup:   LED technology and market […]

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DesignLights Consortium vs EnergyStar Qualified Products: Explained

The search for commercial lighting systems can be confusing, misleading, and overwhelming at times. With all of the different terms, labels, and technologies being used how can anyone expect you to make any decisions with all of that going on? Well, this post is going to at least relieve your confusion about DesignLights Consortium vs […]

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What is Retrofit Lighting? Terminology Defined

keywords: what is retrofit lighting, lighting retrofitting, what is led retrofit With all of the different terms in the lighting industry, it can be hard to keep on top of them, especially if you don’t work directly in the lighting field (such as building owners and managers). The term retrofit lights, retrofit kits, and the […]
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What Qualifies a “Good” Commercial Lighting System?

Quality, quality, quality. We all strive to purchase not only affordable items but those of quality too. When it comes to your commercial lighting needs, you surely search for the same. Whether you manage any of the following, quality still matters: Office building Warehouse Government Applications Factory Hospital or Healthcare Facilities and many more… As […]

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Saving Money in A Warehouse Starts With The Lighting System

Depending on the size of the warehouse we are discussing; the energy costs related to the lighting withing and even outside the warehouse can vary. But no matter what size, shape, or capacity a warehouse operation runs out of they all have one thing in common and that’s lighting expenses. This is a common struggle […]

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Important Reasons Quality LED School Lighting is a MUST

It’s agreeable that we all wish for the generations in school now and to come on all levels (elementary, middle / high school, and college) to be given a better environment than we were when in school. Specifically in this post we will be talking about the importance of efficient and more importantly quality lighting […]

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5 Benefits of Updating Your Parking Lot Lighting System to LED

For anyone who is in control, manages, or even owns a facility that has a parking lot for either employees, customers and clients, or both; you know that security and protection of everyone is paramount. With outdated, inefficient, and low quality outdoor area lighting and fixtures in your commercial parking lot, you are not only […]

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Watts versus Lumens versus Footcandles

What is the difference between Lumens and Foot Candles and Lux? We often find there is a lot of confusion between Lumens and Foot Candles and Lux. And even more confusing is how some represent conversion from traditional light sources like Metal Halide and High Pressure Sodium in terms of watts, and not lumens. So […]
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LED vs Metal Halide Lighting: 9 Reasons LED Wins

We all know or at least heard that converting from Metal Halide (High Intensity Discharge) to LED will save you money. But how much? Are there any other reasons or difference you should know about? In this article, we break down all the factors that you should be aware of before making a decision to […]
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11 LED Retrofit Kits to replace Metal Halide Bulbs

One of the main stays in Industrial and Commercial Lighting has been the Metal Halide Bulb. It is common in Indoor Fixtures, such as High Bays, Canopy Lights, Garage Lights and Low Bays. It is also commonly found outdoors in Wall Packs, Flood Lights, Street Lights, High Mast Lights and Parking Lot Lights to name […]
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