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Pickleball and padel courts are going in fast right now, on park district budgets, HOA amenity upgrades, and multi-sport rec facility retrofits, and a lot of that work lands on contractors who have never bid a dedicated court lighting package before. The fixture that shows up on the plans is often a generic area light or flood light spec'd because it was available, not because it fits the court. Westgate's new SFP Series is built specifically for that gap: a two-wattage LED platform engineered a …

Westgate's LFX Multi-Power Flood Light does something most fixtures on a takeoff sheet can't: it changes its own wattage. Set the driver to 50W, 80W, 100W, or 150W before it goes live, and the same die-cast aluminum body, rated IP65 with 10KV surge protection, pushes up to 21,400 lumens at 135 LPW, whichever tier the job calls for. No separate SKU for the loading dock versus the pathway. One fixture flexes to both. That flexibility matters most in the two jobs where floodlights are actually pull …

Outdoor lighting scopes usually pull from at least three fixture categories. A commercial site retrofit might need area fixtures on poles covering the parking field, flood fixtures mounted on the building structure, and wall fixtures at entry points and egress locations. When those come from different product families, the takeoff has more line items, the submittal touches multiple product lines, and the install crew works with different mounting hardware across the same job. The MaxLite M Serie …

Lighting a high-end residence is not the same as lighting a commercial office, the tolerances are tighter, the owner's expectations are higher, and the finish quality of every fixture gets scrutinized up close. Architects and interior designers specify the vision. General contractors and electrical contractors are the ones who execute it, coordinate submittals, manage voltage requirements across zones, and make sure everything installs clean the first time. This list covers 10 fixtures that sho …

Facade and landmark lighting comes down to what installs clean, survives conditions, and integrates with existing circuits. These are the fixtures that consistently get installed on exterior projects where finish, control, and site conditions matter. They cover facade wash, perimeter lighting, pathways, and feature accents across visitor centers, historic sites, and commercial exteriors. Selection comes down to what mounts clean, works with available power, and performs without creating issues d …

Choosing the right office lighting fixtures for your lighting project doesn't have to be a chore. With a little planning and basic research, you can improve the lighting in your office and reduce your operating costs in one fell swoop. The type of fixtures that you can choose from will mainly depend on the type of ceiling in your office space. We’ll discuss the different options for the most popular commercial ceiling types and provide links to recommended fixtures. As always, if you need any he …