Two weeks ago we finished a lighting project for the entrance of the Dartmoor Woods community encompassing Oak Hill and Fairfax, VA. A familiar landmark directly across the street from one of the entrances is Navy Elementary School. There other entrance is located a little further down West Ox Road at the intersection of Bennett [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Green’
February 1, 2010
Does Our LED Landscape Light Fixture Melt Snow?
We just had another weekend snow storm hit us here in the Washington DC Metropolitan area. It seems a little strange that the 3 snow storms we’ve had this winter (including the monster snow storm in December) all occurred on the weekends. For my 3 & 1/2 year old son, that equates to lots of [...]
January 28, 2010
New 8-watt Underwater LED
About two weeks ago we received the first 8-watt underwater light. This will provide more light than our previous 3.7 watt underwater light. LED lights are unlike any other light when placed underwater. Most lights when placed underwater are very bright right at the light source. LED lights seem to penetrate through water better. I [...]
January 20, 2010
New LED reaches 180 lumens per watt
We are excited to report that Cree, the leader in LED innovation has just produced an LED (light emitting diode) that is getting an outstanding 180 lumens per watt. This may be a year or two away before we begin to see anything approaching this level in the market, but it just shows how rapidly [...]
January 18, 2010
Bring In The Technological Future
As many of you know, I am excited about the potential to be realized with LED bulbs. I had a number of people call me to hear my thoughts on the LED stop lights in Wisconsin that did not melt the snow. It will be interesting to see how they solve that problem. The simplest answer is [...]
January 14, 2010
New Induction Fluorescent Line
Two nights ago I was able to demonstrate one of our induction fluorescent fixtures at the Church of the Ephiphany in Fairfax, VA. They were looking for safety and security lighting by a side entrance that is used often in the evenings.
We chose to look at one of the induction fluorescent fixtures. It produces a warm [...]
December 12, 2009
Have your fixtures gone through the water test?
Just wanted to give an idea of the stringent tests we put our fixtures through before we unveil them to our customers. I have a picture of one of our redesigned fixtures and part of the testing process we put them through.
While most lighting companies are simply purchasing their fixtures from a distributor who bought [...]
December 1, 2009
Lighting on Historic Home in Gainesville, VA
We recently finished a small project on a historic home in Gainesville, VA. Our customer told us that she has a picture of Stonewall Jackson standing in her front yard. There is also an account of J.E.B. Stuart hide in their chimney during the war.
The client had a stone wall that was built a couple of [...]
October 27, 2009
Solid Brass Commercial Light
There are times when a light fixture can look like a work of art. Since I work with lights everyday, I take particular notice of the quality, craftsmanship, and details of a fixture that make it stand apart from the crowd. This particular fixture is one of those. I am sure to most customers it [...]
