Dove Ridge Entrance Lighting Project – and A Very Special Flyover

Posted on October 14, 2011 by outdoorlightingofcolorado

Outdoor Lighting Perspectives’ latest community lighting project was at the Dove Ridge HOA. We retrofitted the three entrance monuments with our LC-10 39W ceramic metal halide fixtures. We were able to achieve a much better lighting effect while enabling the HOA to decrease their energy usage by 72-percent. During the project, we actually were able to see Air Force One fly overhead as it was coming in for a landing at Buckly AFB.

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Celebrate National Night Out in Colorado

Posted on August 1, 2011 by outdoorlightingofcolorado

National Night Out 2011 is being held Tuesday, August 2nd from 6:00 to 9:00 pm throughout north america. It’s goal is to unite communities to prevent crime and to make neighborhoods safer by organizing neighborhood watches and increasing neighborhood lighting to deter crime.

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Why Did My Landscape Lighting System Stop Working?

Posted on July 16, 2011 by outdoorlightingofcolorado

Stormy Colorado weather has caused many GFCI outlets to trip and that has caused landscape lighting systems to stop working. This article explains how to troubleshoot and reset GFCI outlets in order to get your landscape lighting systems working again.

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Can Landscape Lights and Mulch Coexist?

Posted on June 17, 2011 by outdoorlightingofcolorado

  Mulch Covering Well LIght Causes Acrylic Lens Cover to Melt During the spring months in Colorado, most homeowners start turning their attention to their outdoor living spaces, gardens, and lawns. A big part of this effort includes cleaning up any remaining leaves and other wind-blown debris from the property, and freshening up  the planting [...]

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Come See Us at the CAI Spring Showcase & Trade Show

Posted on April 26, 2011 by outdoorlightingofcolorado

Come see us at the 2011 CAI Spring Showcase & Trade Show – Friday April 29th from 7 am to 4 pm (Booth # 104) at the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum – 7711 E. Academy Blvd. in Denver. The theme of this year’s event is Traveling Through Time with Your HOA. [...]

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Outdoor Lighting Perspectives Launches New Commercial Lighting Program

Posted on April 26, 2011 by outdoorlightingofcolorado

Induction Fluorescent Retrofits Two weeks ago I had the privilege of attending a new and exciting commercial lighting training class at our company headquarters in Richmond, Virginia. The class focussed on new “green” lighting technologies (LED and induction fluorescent) for commercial applications such as area lighting (street, park, walkway, etc.), parking garage lighting, and wall and [...]

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From day to night – lighting done right

Posted on April 20, 2011 by 33social

Residential landscape-architectural lighting designs can be finalized by conducting evening lighting demonstrations to accurately locate all of the lighting fixtures to achieve the best lighting effect.

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Landscape Architects Select Lighting as Top Outdoor Living Feature for 2011

Posted on March 2, 2011 by outdoorlightingofcolorado

The recently published survey by the American Society of Landscape Architects indicated that residential landscape architects selected lighting as the top design feature to be included in outdoor living spaces for 2011.

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Garden Lighting Looks Great 365 Days a Year

Posted on January 22, 2011 by outdoorlightingofcolorado

Gardens and garden lighting are meant to be enjoyed 365 days a year. Mother nature provides an ever-changing palette of colors and hues that are accentuated by well designed garden lighting.

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What Is the Best Lighting Design for Outdoor Steps?

Posted on January 11, 2011 by outdoorlightingofcolorado

The proper lighting design and illumination of outdoor steps is critically important in preventing falls and injuries. Downlighting or sconce lighting is the preferred design method to ensure that all of the steps are fully illuminated and any dark spots eliminated.

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