Why Upgrade To LED Lighting?

With a movement across the globe to create more sustainable lighting systems, LED lighting has taken the lead in the lighting market. With prices for making the switch to LED dropping consistently in addition to all the environmental and health benefits provided by LED lighting, the proliferation of LED lighting in businesses and institutions has grown exponentially.

Businesses, of course, are also excited about all the energy savings on their electric bills.

Recognizing the major savings, ROI, and health and environmental benefits it provides, Aegis Lighting has become the leading provider of LED lighting technology and solutions in the Central, PA marketplace for you and your business.

If you have not made the upgrade to energy efficient LED lighting yet, here are the top reasons why you should do it now:

One of the most obvious benefits of installing LED lights in your office, warehouse, parking lot, or the exterior of your business is the superior visibility that its natural, white lighting provides.

More common lighting options provide a much more dim and yellow light. In contrast, LED provides a crisp and clear white light very similar to natural daylight.

Studies have shown that LED lighting produces a healthier light for the eye.

LED lights also do not flicker like other lighting technologies do. Flickering lights bring on headaches, eye discomfort, and eye strain all of which can lead to a less productive workplace.

Studies have repeatedly shown us that our body’s internal clock, known as the circadian rhythm, is linked to the cycle of day and night due to the color temperatures that the different times of day provide.

Our bodies subconsciously interpret certain lighting colors with nighttime in which our internal clock says it is time to sleep. The colors given off by incandescent lights and halogen lights can “trick” our body into thinking it is soon time for bed. This leads to decreased alertness, fatigue, and decreased vision.

LED lighting provides lighting that closely resembles natural daylight. This encourages our internal clock to interpret that it is daytime, leading to improved alertness and higher levels of concentration.

This benefit of LED technology is even more important in places such as hospitals where cognitive performance is crucial or in warehouses where alertness is vitally important to avoid accidents that can result in injuries to employees.

In the winter months we experience fewer hours of natural daylight. LED lighting can provide a more alert and more productive workplace during those dark months of winter.

Employee safety is of utmost concern in every workplace. In addition to the benefits already mentioned which obviously improve the safety of your place of business, there are other health benefits to LED lighting making it safer than any other lighting technology on the market.

LED lights do no have any UV emissions. UV emissions from compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) lighting systems can cause premature aging, skin cancer, and headaches.

LED lights are completely free of mercury. Mercury is present in both incandescent and fluorescent light bulbs and is extremely dangerous and toxic.

Because of the Mercury present in incandescent and fluorescent bulbs, there are special regulations that must be followed for their disposal. This is an added lighting cost for your business.

Fluorescent lighting sources emit a humming sound that studies have shown can lead to fatigue, attention deficits, and irritable moods.

That low hum can be almost undetectable and still have those negative health effects.

Unlike fluorescent lighting, LED lighting is entirely silent.

LED lighting technology provides a significant cost savings over other lighting options. LED lights use as much as 70% less energy than incandescent and fluorescent lights.

Estimates show that lighting costs make up around 40% of the energy bills for the average business in the United States.

They also last much, much longer.

You could use your LED lights for 8 hours per day and not need to change them for 20 years. During the life of an LED light, you would likely need to replace a halogen bulb about 20 times and an incandescent bulb about 10 times.

That provides your business with a big savings on both replacement and maintenance costs.

Besides lasting longer and reducing utility bills, LED lights also experience bare minimum light degradation over their entire lifetime, and you will never see an LED bulb flickering.

Aegis Lighting utilizes an ROI-based approach to address your lighting challenges and we pride ourselves on providing the most cost effective, high efficiency solutions available.

Every facility has different needs and lighting systems can get complicated. We will walk with you through your facility to determine which areas are well lit and efficient and which areas are not. Based on this information we will engineer a site specific plan designed to maximize the light in your facility while minimizing your energy consumption.

Aegis breaks a facility’s lighting system into three main areas:

• Interior office and task lights
• Warehouse and high-hay lights
• Exterior wall-packs and pole lights

Each of these areas can be improved by implementing the latest lighting technology. At AEGIS we provide a full spectrum of solutions and we will take the time to explain the features, advantages and benefits of each so you can make an informed decision.

Even in new or recently updated facilities our systems typically reduce electricity consumption by 30% to 70% while maintaining or increasing the amount of usable light.

In addition to retrofitting your facility with high efficiency fixtures and bulbs, AEGIS Lighting can also show you the benefits of various control systems including occupancy and motion sensors. The only thing that is costlier than an inefficient light is paying to light an area that is not in use.

Lighting is, without question, the easiest place to save money in a facility. Our systems generally pay for themselves in the first 4 to 18 months after installation depending on your hours of operation.

Give us a call today to get a free evaluation and learn what AEGIS Lighting can do to help you save money every time you turn the lights on!