{"id":1542,"date":"2010-07-01T01:47:30","date_gmt":"2010-07-01T05:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/synergylightingusa.com\/?p=1542"},"modified":"2010-07-01T01:47:30","modified_gmt":"2010-07-01T05:47:30","slug":"parking-lot-lighting-why-good-lighting-is-so-important-sarasota-tampa-miami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mrmuckle.com\/hansen\/2010\/07\/01\/parking-lot-lighting-why-good-lighting-is-so-important-sarasota-tampa-miami\/","title":{"rendered":"Parking Lot Lighting | Why Good Lighting Is So Important | Sarasota | Tampa | Miami"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Parking<\/a>The customers experience at night begins in the parking lot, making Parking Lot Lighting the most valuable tool for a business at night.\u00a0\u00a0 If a parking lot is poorly lit, customers will not stop, park, or shop.\u00a0 When a potential customer or client is considering visiting a store, shopping center or dealership, light can create a great sense of curb appeal attracting potential buyers or shoppers.\u00a0 A Well illuminated facility sends a clear message to customers that your business is open, ready to conduct business, and\u00a0represents a more inviting,\u00a0safer place to shop.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Making a good first impression!<\/h2>\n

Making this first impression a good one is vital to the success of any business.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It is human nature to subconsciously be attracted to well illuminated areas, and thus increases traffic flow.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Recently we received a call from a National\u00a0Store Chain that the parking lot lighting was poor and needed to be improved.\u00a0\u00a0 The concern was that most shoppers at night were female, and the lack of good, bright lighting made the store look unattractive to these potential shoppers.\u00a0 This is not just an assumption.\u00a0\u00a0 As stores and shopping centers become larger in today’s real estate world, the walking distance from store to car becomes larger.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Men have a tendency to not think about safety\u00a0as much as women, so\u00a0business owners must\u00a0cater\u00a0their lighting to\u00a0the concerns of most women.<\/p>\n

Poorly illuminated areas provide\u00a0drastically increased potential\u00a0risks, ranging from theft or purse-snatching to assault, rape, an even kidnapping.\u00a0 Women feel especially at risk walking to their car alone after dark.\u00a0 Few people realize the dangers inherent in this commonplace activity, but the fear alone may prevent potential customers from shopping at stores or centers with lower light levels.\u00a0 The criminal element is more likely to\u00a0strike in these areas because the lack of Parking Lot Lighting allows the element of surprise and\u00a0reduced visual acuity and increasing premise liability.<\/p>\n

If a person is injured on a commercial property, regardless of the severity of the injury the business and property owner can be held liable financially if proven that there was insufficient light levels that could have prevented such an assault or injury from occurring.<\/address>\n

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\nTarget Corporation prides itself in offering more for less. Target Corporation operates Target stores, a chain of large, general merchandise discount stores, The company currently operates 1,272 Target stores in 47 states, all of which are required to maintain a pristine, warm atmosphere for shoppers. Target established a corporate policy to maintain standards for light levels for its stores\u2019 main parking, peripheral parking and front drive areas. As part of their store maintenance program, Target periodically evaluates the light levels of each of its store location\u2019s parking lots. That\u2019s why when Target believed its parking lot light levels at a popular location were not meeting its corporate standards, they called in the\u00a0lighting experts to measure light levels, and take corrective action.\"\"<\/p>\n

How much light should a parking lot have?<\/h2>\n

First we must understand that there is no such thing as too much light in a parking lot.\u00a0\u00a0 Most often we find that retailers do not put a focus on parking lot lighting fixtures due to high costs of repair<\/a> and\u00a0energy consumption.\u00a0 There are many alternatives such as LED<\/a> and Induction<\/a>\u00a0lighting that can reduce these costs while providing high levels of light.\u00a0 The Illumination Engineering Society in Partnership with Nema, the Nations leading authorities on parking lot lighting\u00a0standards, has determined that the most appropriate light level for a business at night is\u00a04.0 foot candles or greater.\u00a0 Local ordinances controlling light pollution may require lower levels, however meeting a maximum light level is most\u00a0beneficial.\u00a0 This foot candle recommendation is both vertically and horizontally across the plane.\u00a0\u00a0 Some businesses or centers that just measure light levels directly beneath a light pole may have inadequate lighting across the parking lot.\u00a0<\/p>\n

How can parking lot lighting be improved affordable?<\/h2>\n

Synergy Lighting offers a wide variety of HID, LED and Induction based lighting products that can improve parking lot lighting design scotopically, without requiring additional expenses of poles and wiring to be added.\u00a0\u00a0 The human eye responds to brighter whiter light on a scotopic level with increased see-ability or visual acuity.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Any of the\u00a0following tips can improve a lighting system on an affordable basis:<\/p>\n

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  • Convert High Pressure Sodium HID<\/a>, to Metal Halide<\/li>\n
  • Use Natural White Lamps<\/a> whenever possible<\/li>\n
  • Convert HID to LED or Induction which provides improved see-ability and\u00a0scotopically rich lighting<\/li>\n
  • Change older fixture heads to newer heads with type III polished reflectors<\/li>\n
  • Replace hard mounted fixtures with adjustable angle fixtures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
    In cases where light direction is inadequate, replacing fixtures with lower wattage more efficient fixtures, can allow for more directional heads to be installed without requiring upgrades to the electrical system.<\/address>\n

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    Why use LED or Induction for Parking Lot Lighting<\/h2>\n

    With vast improvements in efficiency and affordability, the LED Parking Lot Lighting and Induction Parking Lot Lighting alternatives are an excellent choice.\u00a0 Both of these options offer over a 50% savings on energy waste while providing some of the brightest white light in today’s market.\u00a0\u00a0 The ratio of light measured photopically (standard light meter), and scotopically (human eye), this is known as the S\/P Ratio.\u00a0 The S\/P Ratio for a 5000K natural white light source is 2.1.\u00a0 Standard metal halide light bulbs are 4000K cool white and have a S\/P ratio of 1.65.\u00a0 where as a High Pressure Sodium system has an S\/P ratio of 0.64 with the same photopic luminance as metal halide.\u00a0\u00a0 This means that Metal Halide is twice as effective as HPS, while LED and Induction which are standard at 5000K are three times more effective while reducing electricity costs by 50% or greater.\"\"\"LED<\/a>\"\"<\/p>\n

    For more information on\u00a0Parking Lot\u00a0Lighting Systems<\/a>, view our website or call Synergy Lighting<\/a> for a free consultation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    Phone: (941)-756-4844<\/p>\n

    Toll Free: (877) 220-5483<\/p>\n

    e-mail: sales@synergylightingusa.com<\/a>
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