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Light Sensors for Security and Efficiency
Outdoor illumination keeps homes and businesses visible at night, while helping to dissuade crime, but leaving lights on all night is both costly and a waste of energy. Adding motion sensors to your lights, which are only activated when movement is detected, is a great solution. In a similar vein, accessorizing your light fixtures with photocell technology allows you to illuminate your surroundings only when darkness is sensed, rather than motion.
Previously, motion sensor activated light f
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31st Oct 2022
5 Interesting Ways to Incorporate Sign Lights At Home
Sign Lights, with their classic gooseneck design, differ from traditional wall mounted lights, in that they include a unique swivel joint, making it possible for the shade to rotate in a 180 degree arch. This design allows the fixture to rotate away from or towards a wall. Traditionally, they have been used in commercial settings to illuminate signs, store fronts, and menus, but are increasingly becoming popular with home use, and can be seamlessly incorporated into various existing design sc
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27th Sep 2022
LED Lighting for Summer Heat
The much anticipated season of the year evoking memories of fireworks lighting up the sky, lightening bugs, and stargazing is accompanied by higher temperatures, as well as increased costs for cooling your home.
The increasingly sweltering days of summer, coupled with the longer hours of sunlight, present two very significant dilemmas: How to save on electricity costs as well as how to avoid adding heat to the inside of your home.
Central air conditioning, ceiling fans, tower fans
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28th Jul 2022
Outdoor Home Lighting
As the days grow longer and the mercury rises, thus begins the time of the year for backyard soirees, lovingly tending to a garden, and simply enjoying a refreshing drink while reading a book from a porch or deck. Lounging by a pool. Watching fireflies and fireworks. The ubiquitous scent of barbecue, and the sound of grills and smokers across the country roaring back into commission. In spite of the extra hours of light, eventually the sun must set. However, your outdoor activities can carry
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17th May 2022
Restaurant Lighting Ideas for Your Business
An evening spent enjoying wine and pasta al fresco beneath the night sky, to a lively brewery in a college town. Freshly shucked oysters, steps from the shore, to tapas at a trendy lounge downtown. An intimate café where the sounds of an acoustic guitar and scent of freshly brewed coffee float down the street, to a classic burger and milkshake at an all American diner. Apple pie for dessert, à la mode. While each setting paints a vastly different picture, setting the overall mood of your busi
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29th Mar 2022