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Using LED Lighting in Building Renovations

How to Retrofit Your Building With LED Lighting

decorative-LED-street-lightingWhether you’re researching decorative LED lighting as you’re leading up to remodeling or leasing out a Bay Area condominium; or exploring outdoor LED landscape lighting solutions for a municipality, you might be surprised by the interesting ways that you can use LED lighting in building renovations.

Here’s a strategy for getting what you need from your retrofitted or replacement lighting.

First off, determine the purpose for the building and the retrofit.

  • What are your lighting needs?
  • What are you trying to brighten up?
  • What are the constraints on your planning/architectural budgets?
  • How quickly do you need to finish the project?
  • How uniform do the lighting solutions need to be?
  • Do you have any areas that are hard to maintain or hard to reach?

Learn about your options.

LED lighting offers powerful advantages over other lighting schemes. For instance, LEDs last much longer than traditional incandescent and fluorescent bulbs. This gives you a chance to substantially reduce your maintenance needs and free up your calendar while cutting costs.

Do due diligence.

Think about what might go wrong and game out those contingencies. Depending on the structure that you are rebuilding or renovating, you may need to adhere to state, city and local codes and ordinances.

Lastly, study successful examples.

For instance, the owner of a property on Independence Way in Princeton, New Jersey recently renovated two 4-story properties by using LED solutions as part of the facelift. Ron Fallivene, a project manager, said “the 4 story atrium received new skylights, millwork, and carpet accents highlighting an inviting area for guests and tenants to enjoy.” That should be the end goal of a renovation: resident happiness and safety.

Get the Outdoor LED Lighting Facts and Figures from our Team

For help understanding how to renovate your property effectively, contact the team here at Great Basin Lighting for a free and confidential estimate. Give us a call today at 925-240-1566 (CA) or 775-333-0900 (NV) for any questions you have regarding outdoor lighting design.