The Team: 2 Certified Electricians 1 Project Manager , 1 x 83-32 articulating boom (wow!!) Me your humble Lighting Solutions Blogger (I prefer to think of myself as a magician that turns tons of blank pages into multi-color rainbow happiness). Total: 4 people Equipment: A. 32” by 26 ft. Scissor lift B. 83” by 32 ft. (w...
MR16 LED Pot Lights Call now to for Prices and get a FREE Lighting Assessment! 416-493-7630 Are you considering upgrading MR16 halogen pot lights (also known as recessed lights or downlights) to LED?We will give you a few tips on how to make this process easier for you. Where to start? 1. Identify which type of halogen MR16 bulb yo...
LED Tubes Toronto, LED lighting torontoLED Tubes. Replacing old fluorescent tubes. There are billions of traditional fluorescent tubes in North America and approximately as many traditional fluorescent lighting fixtures. They come in different lengths, have different amount of lamps and fit in different types of applications but they are ...
Take a fistful of gluey glitter and hurl it at your city on a wall map. That’s what NASA’s holiday pictures of cities look like — splotchy representations of lights magically sparkling and energy consumption being amplified during religious and cultural celebrations. If you live in the U.S., lights in your city start becoming b...
Ed Ebrahimian loves to stare out the plane window on night flights home to Los Angeles. Next time you fly into L.A. late, take a good look and see why. Five years ago a bright orange blanket of light used to saturate the city and stain the air above. Today it’s a metropolis aglow with tens of thousands of cool silvery pinpoint lights. The g...
What is Lamp Recycling? Most people don’t know that all types of lamps can be recycled. Hazardous lamps like HIDs, Mercury Vapour and CFLs consist of metal, glass, mercury and phosphor powder. Non-hazardous lamps like halogens, incandescents and LEDs consist of metal/aluminum, glass, wire filament and iodine or bromine. The main reaso...
What is DLC? DesignLights Consortium (DLC) is part of the Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP) and was initially (founded in 1996) focused on the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast region. The DLC concentrates on energy efficient lighting products and is similar to the Energy Star program. The main goal of the DLC is promoting energy ef...
What is Energy Star? Energy Star is a program started by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This program aims to use education and certain labeling for light bulbs to help individuals and businesses to choose environmentally friendly products and save energy. Lighting manufacturers are free to choose whether they participate in this prog...
What is ESA? The Electrical Safety Authority was established in 1999 with the goal to improve public electrical safety in the province of Ontario. The ESA is a non-profit administrative authority acting on behalf of the Government of Ontario and has specific roles and responsibilities to oversee electrical safety in Ontario. Lighting Solut...
What is WSIB? The Workplace Safety and Insurance Act is an Ontario government agency, which legislates liability workplace insurance. Lighting Solutions and WSIB Lighting Solutions is a registered electrical contractor at the “Workplace Safety and Insurance Act” What does this mean for Lighting Solutions? Lighting Solutions c...