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Using Landscape Lighting to Improve Home Security

December 20, 2007

Increasing outdoor lighting can help increase home security. The lighting helps deter criminals and allows others to see what is happening in the area around your home.

Although outdoor lighting can greatly increase the security of your home, it can also increase your energy costs too so it is important to select an energy efficient outdoor lighting solution.

LED landscape lights use approximately 90% less energy than standard incandescent lights and will last for almost 50,000 hours. Using LED lights for outdoor lighting will add...

December 30, 2007

Halogen lamps have been the standard in low voltage landscape lighting, but LED lamps are more efficient, last longer, and are more cost-effective.

Why Choose LED Landscape Lighting

September 25, 2007

Extending our living space into the outdoors is becoming increasingly popular. Outdoor and landscape lighting is an important part of creating a livable outdoor environment. For years the only choice for outdoor and landscape lighting was incandescent or low-voltage halogen. More recently, LED landscape lighting has become a viable and cost-effective option for outdoor lighting. LED landscape lighting has several advantages over traditional outdoor lighting options:

September 29, 2007

Ernst & Young Plaza in downtown Los Angeles is decorated with a web-like truss-structure ornamented with 3,400 light bulbs. The owner of the Ernst & Young Plaza recently switched the lights with LED lights.

October 2, 2007

ENERGY STAR is sponsoring a new program to encourage Americans to replace their old inefficient lighting with new energy-efficient lighting that is approved by Energy Star. People who want to participate can visit the ENERGY STAR site and make a pledge.

LED landscape lighting uses 90% less energy than standard landscape lighting technology such as incandescent or halogen. LED lamps will last for several years and require little maintenance.

October 12, 2007

Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory at the University of California is studying the potential enormous energy savings that could be achieved by switching common porch lights with LEDs.

October 12, 2007

The current standard in landscape lighting is incandescent halogen lighting. This lighting technology is over 100 years old and is inefficient. Halogen technology creates light as a bi-product of heat. This lighting process causes damage to the components of the lights which causes them to "burn-out" very quickly. Additionally, because halogen lights must create heat to produce light they require a lot of energy. This increases utility bills for homeowners and business owners and also increases maintenance and installation costs.

November 4, 2007

Outdoor lighting has many benefits. It allows you to enjoy your outdoor environment at all times of the day and during all seasons. It also improves the safety of your home or business. In a recent study, it was found that vandalism and property crime increased by more than 30% when homes and businesses did not use outdoor lighting.

November 9, 2007

Most people do not have to be convinced of the value or importance of indoor lighting as it a virtual necessity. However, many people do not understand the value or importance of outdoor and landscape lighting. A well designed outdoor or landscape lighting system will increase the aesthetic appearance of your home and garden and highlight the features of your home.

Outdoor or landscape lighting will provide three principle benefits:

November 17, 2007

Landscape lighting used to be simple. A few recessed can fixtures lining the front path, a couple downlights tucked in the trees, and you were done. Not anymore. When it comes to the great outdoors, homeowners have seen the light.

The challenge with landscape lighting is that most people don’t immediately see all the possibilities. Outdoor lighting can be both functional and aesthetic. It’s an art to understand how much light to place on a house or determine where the focal points are.

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