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Common incandescent light bulbs and LED retrofits by application

Posted by Andrew Thomas on Sep 5, 2018 4:05:27 PM
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There's a long and heated debate about the use of incandescent light bulbs. We have debunked the myth that incandescent bulbs were banned in the US, but the reality is that efficiency standards have changed the way consumers shop for lighting. 

And with changing efficiency standards come changes in product availability. 

Regardless of your stance on the political side of this issue, we still need light in our homes, offices, schools, gyms, airports –– you get the idea. So, we get regular questions about where to buy incandescent light bulbs or what the best options are for converting to LED. 

We're interested in making lighting easy for our customers, so we've put together a list of the most common places you might find an incandescent bulb along with links for where you can buy either the incandescent product or a compatible LED upgrade. 

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Topics: Energy Efficiency, Incandescent, LED, Product Comparison, Multi-Family Lighting, Hotel Lighting, Home Lighting

How to buy LED lighting: Common specs explained

Posted by Brad Newbold on Jan 9, 2018 2:00:00 PM
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When you’re ready to make the leap to LED lighting, it can be a little scary. There are a number of different terms and performance metrics that can make a simple thing feel hard. 

Let me help you sort through a few of the most common specs, and offer you an easy way out!

Check out Regency's online Lighting Glossary for a more extensive list of lighting terms. 

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Topics: Product Comparison, LED, Lighting 101

Plug-and-play LED bulb vs. LED fixture: Pros and cons to consider for your next project

Posted by Francine Pitassi on Dec 14, 2017 2:35:00 PM
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The impact of LED lighting on the seeming endless sea of options is greater than just a few new — significantly more efficient — options for a table lamp or track fixture. LED technology has brought plenty of new replacement products, but it has also introduced a whole new category of options: LED fixtures.

This is a question we commonly address: “I’d like to go with LED lighting, but how do I know if I should go with a screw-in replacement product or a new LED fixture?”

Of course, whether you're switching to an LED screw-in or a brand new LED fixture, you're probably well-acquainted with the lighting technology's many advantages. One important one to highlight here: the lumen output, or brightness, doesn't depreciate with LED like it does with fluorescent or HID technology. The lumen output will remain the same over the life of the product whether you go with a replacement lamp or fixture. 

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Topics: Product Comparison, LED, Office Building Lighting, Hotel Lighting, Education Facility, Hospitality Lighting, Lighting Maintenance, Retail Lighting, Multi-Family Lighting

5 problems Regency solves for customers

Posted by Jules Tompkins on Aug 22, 2017 11:50:00 AM
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One of our lighting specialists was recently working with a chief engineer at a commercial office who was scrambling to get a suite ready for a new tenant. The process was pretty typical, and the tenant was putting a share of their improvement funds toward lighting upgrades. 

But, as always with construction and remodeling, a problem surfaced: the lighting fixtures that the tenant's architect specified had a 6-8 week lead time, but the tenant was expecting to occupy the space in 4 weeks.

The chief engineer was caught in a pickle, and the manufacturer's rep the architect worked with on the spec had no similar alternatives to offer.

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Topics: Inside Regency, Project Management, Product Comparison

Understanding LED lifespan: How long do LED lamps and fixtures actually last?

Posted by Jules Tompkins on Jun 20, 2017 11:30:00 AM
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Earlier this year, the Department of Energy published a report on LED failure that, among other things, found the lifetime claims for more than half of LED products to be inaccurate, or miscalculated.

Why is there so much bad information out there? Are manufacturers just fudging their claims, or are there other pieces to the puzzle?

Well, though we frequently stress the importance of vetting manufacturers, and manufacturer reps, a lot of this bad information just comes down to the industry adjusting to a new, still emerging and evolving lighting technology. That said, we're not here to make excuses for misleading or inaccurate lifetime claims. We're here to make the technicalities behind these inaccuracies understandable, so that you can effectively avoid the risk of getting left high-and-dry with early failures or poor light quality from LEDs.

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Topics: LED, Product Comparison

The top lighting products of 2016 according to Commercial Architecture

Posted by Jules Tompkins on Dec 13, 2016 10:50:00 AM
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2016 was a great year for lighting. LED prices continued falling while innovation maintained its sharp upward trajectory. 

And now, because it's December, we're starting to see a bunch of superlative lists, ranking the top lighting products of the year. As they come through, we'll feature a few here on the blog.

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Topics: LED, Product Comparison, Inside the Industry

How long does LED lighting really last and what is actually covered by your warranty?

Posted by Cameron Craig on Nov 28, 2016 12:10:00 PM
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What's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear "LED lighting"? If you're like most people, you probably think of long life ratings or extreme energy efficiency.

But the excitement around LED has actually caused some confusion in many circles. Claims that some products will last seven years or more, for example, make things pretty muddy, especially when those same products fail at the three-year mark.

In fact, the primary frustration I hear from my customers is related to this very topic.

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Topics: LED, Product Comparison

Download our LED Buying Guide before you make your next lighting purchase

Posted by Jules Tompkins on Nov 17, 2016 4:15:00 PM
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LED has taken the lighting industry by storm. The price of entry into lighting manufacturing has never been smaller, opening up the floodgates for new, innovative manufacturers with little overhead to introduce a myriad of new products and ideas to the market. 

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Topics: LED, Product Comparison, Inside the Industry

A rule of thumb for vetting new lighting products and manufacturers

Posted by Brad Newbold on Aug 25, 2016 4:35:00 PM
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If you’ve been considering LED lighting over the last few years, you’ve probably been approached by at least a few different manufacturers touting the superiority of their products. You’ve probably also noticed the explosion of new vendors and products on the market. It’s enough to make your head spin.

But some big questions still loom over the LED decision-making process. How do you commit to a product and avoid the anxiety that something better is going to come out in two months? How do you weed through the onslaught of new technologies, vendors, and options in the lighting industry?

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Plug-and-play vs. ballast-bypass and other linear LED solutions

Posted by Ron Pilner on Jun 23, 2016 11:45:00 AM
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This article has been updated to include new linear LED solutions and current recommendations. It was originally published in September 2015. 

Thanks to continuing changes in the linear LED solutions available in the market, there are now more options and additional risks to consider when choosing to convert your linear fluorescent lamps to linear LED lamps. And in addition to those technological advances, prices have come down to make upgrading to more energy-efficient linear LED lamps more affordable. 

Proven, well-known traditional lamp manufacturers have lowered their pricing on LED linear lamps so that it no longer makes sense to choose products made by riskier, lesser-known lamp manufacturers due to lower pricing.  

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Topics: Product Comparison, LED, Fluorescent, Office Building Lighting, Hotel Lighting, Education Facility, Multi-Family Lighting

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