Bringing the excitement home with Outdoor LED Lighting

The excitement associated with outdoor LED lighting is one that can be shared by everyone in the lighting community. It's only been around a short time and is now being used in both residential and commercial projects.

LED lights are made up of a many small points of lights usually nit closely together to form one larger light source.

They have a very long life span of up to 400,000 hours and produce intense color output that is really attractive and eye catching.

Because they don't use gases or filaments, LED lights can withstand substantial vibrations and shock.

Their high resistance to moisture prevents them from shorting out in places where water would normally accumulate. Although LED lights are very moisture resistant, the electronic circuitry surrounding them is not so resistant.

Over an extended period of time, LED lights will begin to decrease their light output. This gradual process of lumen depreciation usually goes unnoticed.

Industry guidelines are now being set to indicate that 70% of the original light output for LED lamps is necessary for most lighting needs.

9 way you can use Outdoor LED Lighting

2) Traffic Lights- Many traffic lights are now using LED lighting because of their ease of visibility and low maintenance. It's much easier to make out the color of an LED traffic light even while being blinded by the sun's glare.

3) Commercial Lighting- Their use in outdoor commercial lighting is ideal since LED lighting's long lifespan makes them a good candidate for installation in hard to reach places. Their energy efficiency will help save tons on electricity costs.

4) Sign lighting -Commonly used as backlighting for smaller luminous letter signs an LED light's long life span, outstanding visibility, and reliability to stand up to cold temperatures make them a natural choice for sign lighting.

5) Safety- LED lights used in step lighting, walkway lighting, and emergency lighting is ideal due to their design flexibility, directional light output, and long lifespan.

6) Medical Lighting- LED lamps used in medical equipment can emit certain LED wavelengths that can initiate chemical reactions. They can be used to cure dental epoxies, help treat skin cancer and acne.

7) Televisions- Newer flat panel liquid crystal display (LCD) TV's are now being backlit using LED lights. These new TV's have a much longer lifespan than what is currently on the market.

8) Home Lighting- LED lights are just beginning to be used in the residential home. Backlit house numbers, doorbell lights, and Christmas lights are some of the available products made for your home's outdoors.

9) Task Lighting- LED lamps are beginning to show up in the form of flashlights, desk lights, downlighting, and lighting for appliances.

A designer's creativity with outdoor LED lighting is endless. This new lighting technology is still very new to most designers so thinking outside the box can help create some really cool and interesting light shows.

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