5 Commercial Benefits of Switching to LED Lighting

Choosing the right type of outdoor lighting for your business is crucial to saving energy costs & attracting new clients. From LED lighting to signage, this is how FML can help you get the most out of your commercial exterior lights. 

Despite its importance, exterior lighting is an often overlooked and underappreciated aspect of Calgary businesses. Taking the time to carefully consider this aspect of your company and ensuring you have the right type of commercial lighting is critical and can affect your organization’s:

• Employee productivity
• Security
• Sales
• Energy and overall costs

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5 Reasons Why Calgary Businesses Should Switch to LED Lighting

Lighting and energy costs account for a large portion of maintenance expenses and operating budgets. While CFLs have offered a great alternative to incandescent bulbs, LED lighting has now become a more popular choice.

While it may come with an initial higher cost, LED lighting is a beneficial long-term investment for your company because it offers additional savings in multiple ways.

Here is why a LED lighting installation or retrofit will pay off for your business:

1. Enhanced Working Conditions

Traditional lighting fixtures often emit a very harsh light and tend to hum when operating. This can significantly wear on worker energy levels and cause a decrease in worker productivity. On the other hand:

• LED lighting is virtually silent when installed correctly.
• It also comes in cool lighting shades, making it a better and more comfortable choice for your office, warehouse, or another facility.

Benefits: If you switch to LED lighting, you will see a marked improvement in employee productivity, which will help maximize payroll hours.

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2. Better Outdoor Lighting

Outdoor lighting is very important to ensure the safety and security of your property and customers and nothing beats LED lighting for this purpose. LED lights are durable and climate resistant and when you opt for them, you can rest assured that your exterior lights will always function as good as new, even in the most frigid outdoor temperatures.

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3. Increased Energy Efficiency

LED lighting is becoming increasingly popular due to their energy-saving qualities. While they may cost more upfront than an incandescent bulb, they require 80% less energy to operate AND emit the same amount of light.

Benefits: The initial cost will pay off in the first few utility bills and you’ll continue to save your bottom line over the years.

4. Suitable For All Lighting Needs

Whatever your business type or your facility’s lighting needs, there is an LED solution for you! This is because LED lighting comes in a wide range of:

• Colour temperatures
• Hour life ratings
• Shapes and sizes

Benefits: Many LED lighting products are dimmable, making them an excellent choice for decorative lighting and industrial applications alike.

5. Consistent Lighting Quality

If you opt for LED lighting, you can have the peace of mind known that the colour and brightness that your bulb emits will be the same from the first time you turn it on, until it expires. Unlike other lights:

• LED doesn’t require a warm-up period when switched on
• Never flicker over time
• LEDs will keep your facility consistently illuminated
• LED lights are unaffected by rapid cycling

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Indoor and outdoor lighting is universally essential to business activities. Like other essentials, commercial lighting carries with it an ongoing, unavoidable cost. So why not make a change that’s good for your bottom line and the environment too?

As a manufacturer of commercial and industrial lighting products, we understand the benefits of LEDs, particularly for a business with extensive lighting needs. Our products have provided thousands of businesses with the opportunity to make the switch to LED technology.

This article outlines six main benefits of LED lights for business and provides a case study where a busy office building significantly increased their bottom line after replacing fluorescent lights with LEDs.

Benefits

1. LED lights save money.
There are two primary ways in which LEDs save users money. The first of these is quite obvious, in that they are far more energy efficient than all other types of lighting options. In addition to this, LEDs lower maintenance costs to nearly zero by eliminating the need to replace bulbs throughout their rated lifespan and therefore avoiding the need to pay disposal fees. Long term, this savings more than makes up for their higher initial cost. Rebates are also commonly offered to encourage energy efficient lighting which can help offset the initial cost of installation.

2. LED lights last longer.
Life cycles of LEDs are measured in tens of thousands of hours, which is exponentially longer than other lights. Light output throughout this time period is consistent, unlike most other types of lighting such as HIDs or fluorescents. Even after exceeding the rated number of hours, LEDs still produce sufficient light as they begin to fade.

3. LEDs are better for lighting.
LEDs provide an overall better quality and accuracy of light. These lights provide optimal color rendering, sharper focus, and enhanced ambient lighting to improve your facility’s appearance and give customers and employees a better overall experience. This improvement in lighting accuracy also helps to improve worker safety, making it easier for them to avoid mistakes or hazards.

4. LEDs provide a better work environment.
LED lighting is glare-free and less tiring on your eyes. Because of this, business owners will find it improves workplace productivity and increases employee satisfaction. In addition to this, the higher accuracy of these lights improves workplace safety due to higher visibility. Also, unlike legacy lighting such as mercury filled fluorescent tubes, LED lights do not shatter and do not contain toxic materials which reduces the necessity for special disposal fees.

5. LEDs are easy to upgrade.
It has never been easier to upgrade to LED lighting. From drop-in bulbs that work with existing fixtures, to full on replacement fixtures, upgrading with Straits is a straightforward process. In many cases, these lights simplify the installation due to them not requiring ballasts or extra supporting equipment as everything needed to operate them is self contained within the fixture. Let us help you upgrade to our premium shatterproof and mercury-free solutions are the best choices for your business.

6. LEDs are energy efficient.
By reducing CO2 emissions and efficiently converting electricity into light, LEDs are better for the environment and can cut energy consumption by upwards of 70 percent. Depending on the size of the application, this can save a company enough to cover the cost of upgrading within a matter of months. After paying for itself from energy savings, these lights will continue to pay dividends in annual energy savings for years to come.

Business LED Lighting Case Study

To support some of the points above, we’ve outlined a case study where a business switched from fluorescent lamps to LED office lighting fixtures. This case study involves a busy office building based in Michigan.