In today’s rapidly evolving commercial environments, creating spaces that are not only functional but also efficient is crucial for success. One often overlooked but critical factor in achieving this goal is the role of lighting. Premium lighting solutions are emerging as a powerful tool to boost energy efficiency, enhance productivity, and create sustainable environments for businesses across industries. Here’s how they do it:
RAB Lighting, a pioneer in innovative and smart LED lighting solutions, achieved remarkable recognition this year in the prestigious 2024 IES Progress Report. The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) accepted an impressive 14 RAB products into this year’s report, doubling the number from Acuity Brands, North America’s largest lighting manufacturer, and matching Signify, another industry giant.
Outdoor lighting can transform your home’s exterior, enhancing its beauty and safety while extending your enjoyment of outdoor spaces. However, poorly planned lighting can lead to frustrating mistakes that diminish these benefits. Before you purchase lights, think about their intended purpose. Are you aiming to create ambiance, provide safety, or highlight specific architectural features? Each goal requires a different approach Here are 5 common outdoor lighting mistakes to avoid, ensuring your home shines bright for all the right reasons. And when you’re ready to shop for outdoor lighting, head to PROLIGHTING!
Sylvania’s newest Value Class LED High Bay series have arrived in full force at PROLIGHTING! The Value Class series of round LED high bays are affordable and efficient fixtures from one of the most trusted names in lighting. These UFO high bays provide up to 82% energy savings compared to outdated lighting technology. A DLC Premium listing allows you to take advantage of local utility rebates to save even more.
The Value Class series of high bays are constructed of a lightweight and impact resistant IP65 rated aluminum body, with a variety of reflector/refractor options and wattage levels to choose from. The Value Class High Bays are ideal for illuminating warehouses, shops, gymnasiums, and large industrial applications. Keep reading to learn more benefits and features of the Value Class LED High Bay series.
We’re celebrating the official start of summer with a brand that’s centered around utilizing the power of the sun—SOLTECH Smart Solar Lighting is now available to order at PROLIGHTING! Located 25 minutes outside of Silicon Valley in Emeryville, CA, SOLTECH specializes in developing and manufacturing customized solar LED lighting systems for a wide range of lighting applications. SOLTECH’s line of elite-quality and highly-efficient products provide cost-effective solar LED lighting solutions for commercial, residential, and industrial projects. SOLTECH makes the process of going off-grid easier with their ultra-affordable solar LED lights.
As summer draws nearer, now is a great opportunity to change out any outdated or non-functioning ceiling fans. At PROLIGHTING, the ceiling fan brands we offer combine beautiful style with premium performance. When shopping for a ceiling fan, there are a few important questions to answer. Whether it will be used year-round (you’ll want something with reversible blades to circulate cool air in the summer, and warm air in the winter), efficiency and how much energy savings to expect (consider an ENERGY STAR®-rated fixture), lighting options (purchasing a separate light kit or selecting a fan with a pre-installed fixture, and the desire for added convenience in control (such as dimming), are all key things you should consider.
PROLIGHTING’s selection of ceiling fans and ceiling fans with lights go beyond just form and function. Below we’ll show you three heavy hitters from our ceiling fan department, along with tips for selecting your new fan.
New this month at PROLIGHTING—GREEN CREATIVE’s new large size decorative filament series. Designed to fit a wide range of spaces including restaurants, hotels, retail, and residential, these decorative lamps boast both efficiency and aesthetics. LED filament lamps replicate the nostalgic look and feel of incandescent filament bulbs, while providing significant energy savings over a much longer lifetime. The line is offered in a variety of lamp shapes that deliver warm, romantic light in gradient, amber, clear, and smoky finishes. Either installed into a fixture or simply used alone, the decorative large size filament series creates a pleasing glow that’s perfect for creating a vintage or modern atmosphere.
We’re thrilled to welcome DMF Lighting to our line card! Now available to order: DMF’s line of DRD5S LED Surface Mounts. The DRD5S redefines what’s possible for a surface mount downlight. Packed with technical breakthroughs, the ultra-thin DRD5S matches the elegance of a high-end recessed downlight. In addition, it’s more versatile because it can fit more applications, even those with limited plenum space. The DRD5S’s refined appearance and remarkably thin form factor make it ideal for a huge range of applications — from hallways and bathrooms to outdoor spaces.
The LED lighting world is mourning a legend this week. The renowned innovator of LED illumination, scientist Nick Holonyak Jr., passed away in Urbana, Ill. He was 93. Holonyak is credited with developing the first practical visible-spectrum light-emitting diode (LED) in 1962. The breakthrough paved the way for today’s modern LED applications including light bulbs, TVs, smart phones and other device displays, lasers, and so much more. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where Holonyak taught as a professor of electrical and computer engineering and physics for 50 years, announced his death.
