by Jill Odom, Total Landscape Care
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Landscape lighting is growing in popularity as more people are wanting to get the most out of their outdoor living spaces throughout the year.

Part of the reason this demand has grown is thanks to the greater awareness and promotion of professional landscape lighting. Not only do consumers know that they want these lighting systems, but they also have a better idea of how they want their property to look after the project.

“Studies from companies like Houzz and organizations like the National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) are also finding that homeowners are now listing outdoor lighting as one of their “most wanted” landscape upgrades,” said Rick Baird, national sales manager – landscape lighting for Vista Professional Outdoor Lighting.

​by Kim Hopkins,  The Electric Connection

Taking on a new lighting project can be difficult and confusing. You need to decide what type of lighting you want to use. Then figure out which fixtures work best in each room. Do you want dimmable lighting? How about lighting on timers? There’s a lot of decision making that goes into a new lighting project.

Outdoor lighting is a completely different story. While there are safety concerns when changing the lighting inside your home, you have to deal with the climate changes outside. 

by GardenLightLED
​If you are looking for outdoor furnishings that offer an exceptional design with stylish features that are sustainable and sturdy enough for commercial use, look no further than the Tandem bench contour seats from ANOVA. With alluring design highlights found in the Tandem collection, and four different creative laser cut patterns to choose from, the unique outdoor bench style seating designs evolved from the imaginative viewpoint of landscape architects.

by ATG Electronics​
LED lights, otherwise known as light-emitting diodes, are devices that give off light when electricity passes through them. These environmentally conscious lightbulbs are growing in popularity, and for good reason, too. LEDs are one of the most energy-efficient and rapidly developing lighting technologies – with their small size and unique design opportunities providing a wide variety of lighting options. When choosing whether or not to switch to LED outdoor lights for your lighting needs, it’s important to know what is behind the technology, as well as the benefits that will come along with it.

​by Susan Bloom, Editor ECMag
​​Department of Energy statistics reveal that approximately 22 percent of all electricity generated in the United States is used for lighting, and about 10 percent of that is used to power outdoor lighting applications. It’s a relatively small slice of the pie, but market activity is increasingly proving outdoor and landscape lighting to be a hotbed of activity and a great place to look for opportunities in improving lighting quality and lifespan while significantly reducing energy consumption, costs and maintenance concerns. Several major outdoor-lighting manufacturers discuss the trends making headlines in this market segment and ways for electrical contractors to stay on the cutting-edge of this dynamic field.