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Commercial Parking Lot Lighting

By Kimberly Quang

Commercial Parking Lot Lighting has become increasingly regulated over the years and requires expert knowledge beyond electrical expertise to properly configure and install. For many years, the bulk of regulatory codes mandated certain foot candle minimums for commercial parking lots to produce in order to ensure that parked cars were not obscured in shadows and so motorists could see clearly to drive. Over time, however, more laws were passed to minimize glare that can distract drivers and cause accidents. The most recent round of legislation has now swept the nation from coast to coast, requiring commercial parking lot lighting not only to produce a certain number of foot-candles and a minimum amount of glare, but also more tightly regulating the direction of the lighting itself so as to restrict luminance to parking areas only without spilling into neighboring streets, homes, and businesses.

Lighting a commercial parking lot effectively even with standard luminaires and poles represents an increasingly sophisticated science which often requires the contractor to precisely match features and optics to mandated parameters of a given environment. Additional factors such as the wind resistance of poles and the various ways to plot optimal foot-candle levels either require a great deal of time doing math or the assistance of a vendor such as RLLD Commercial Lighting that has a trained consulting staff who will offer complimentary assistance to clients and consultation for competitive fees to the casual inquirers. By coming to us, the designer, builder, or DIY electrical contractor has the ability to save multiple steps and find exactly what is required for the job by selecting from any number of standard commercial grade and specification grade parking lot lighting luminaires and accessories.

Expeditious Lead Time on Basic Lighting Fixtures

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RLLD Commercial lighting offers dozens of standard model commercial parking lot lights that are robust, sturdy, and competitively priced. Basic designs for commercial parking lot light fixtures range from cutoff, parabolic, flood, and aerodynamic models reflective of industry standard. Standard parking lot provide a very no-nonsense, straightforward approach to lighting parking lots around retail establishment s, industrial sites, small office parks, commercial driveways, and strip centers. RLLD Commercial adds value to price by providing the fastest lead time in the industry on shipping and delivery of standard commercial parking lot lighting equipment. Due to the highly customizable nature of the many base plates, pole mounting accessories, arms, and custom drill patterns these luminaire feature, a basic package can be modified to fulfill the luminance requirements of virtually any mainline facility, irrespective of size or geography. This further saves time and labor costs by allowing for a quick, seamless installation of all commercial parking lot lighting equipment.

Although standard commercial parking lot lights represent the mid-range of the price spectrum, they are manufactured with a number of optical advantages that allow for precise directional lighting control. This is becoming increasingly important throughout the country as more and more cities pass tougher dark sky laws to prevent light pollution in parking lots and commercial centers from spilling into roadways and neighboring homes. Working with a vendor such as RLLD Commercial Lighting offers the additional benefit of a complimentary knowledge base that will readily inform architects, designers, builders, and electricians whether or not a particular luminaire will prove compliant to the standards of the proposed location in any given community.

Specification Grade Commercial Parking Lot Lights

Because many large corporations, hotels, country clubs, resorts, and exclusive neighborhoods prefer a more sophisticated approach to site lighting design, RLLD Commercial also carries an enormous selection of specification grade parking luminaires engineered specifically for the professional bidding high-end jobs. Architects, city planners, general contractors, and property developers are just a few of the vertical markets representative of an expanding client base that requires the highest rating in commercial grade parking lot lighting equipment and the most reliable performance simultaneously concomitant to aesthetics and function. Our inventory features over 100 designs that range in lamp wattages from 70-400W, and eight distinctive styles that allow for a diversity of lighting commercial applications. Featuring both horizontal and vertical lamps, and a total of seven light distributions in both sharp cutoff and wide angle design, these luminaires can be used for much more than commercial parking lot lighting. Because they represent the finest grade materials and most sophisticated engineering, they can also be used to light roadways, corporate plazas, parks, and large commercial centers.

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