Commercial Parking Lot Pole Installation Tips

The installation of commercial parking lot lighting poles is a systematic process that begins with the purely conceptual with the systematic and precise. This process is similar to a flowchart, with every segment depending on the segment before it, and every following segment resting on the foundation of the preceding segment. Each step along the way must be successfully completed without error, or the entire system is severely weakened and rendered ineffective.

Because of the interrelationship between the parts and the whole, the consequences of making miscalculations at any stage(s) of the installation of commercial light poles can be error multiplied by error. Mistakes like this often happen when too many vendors become involved in a project. A design source may not have access to the best commercial light poles, and the actual lighting pole vendor may not be able to seamlessly coordinate installation.

You will save yourself a tremendous amount of time and money when you obtain a turnkey outdoor commercial lighting pole installation from RLLD Commercial Lighting. Our representatives will handle the complete installation as a seamless consultation->design->procurement->installation project from start to finish, being careful to impeccably execute each of the following steps summarized below.

Idea
Your idea begins with inspiration. You visualize an outcome that is both affordable to your budget and satisfactory to your commercial lighting needs. This original idea functions as a “big picture template” that our representatives will respectfully consider as the starting point of the process.

If you consult with one of our commercial lighting pole installers who can preserve the integrity of your initial idea, and expand it according to all logistical, legal, and technically sound principles, you will be much more satisfied and see your new lighting system as something you actually helped participate in creating.

Conceptual Design
Your idea will then be expanded into a conceptual design that provides a visual model of how your lighting system will look after it has been installed. Our many years of experience working in high-end parking lot lighting design ensure you an exceptionally detailed and attractive visual piece upon the completion of this step.

Photometric Calculations
Photometric calculations specify the placement of poles, pole type, and the necessary pole height for optimal quality and quantity of light. These lighting design calculations ensure the technical and functional integrity of the conceptual design and allow us to make any necessary changes to the conceptual design prior to actual equipment purchase. They also help us narrow our focus on fixture procurement before the next stage even begins.

***Please take note of this special fact: RLLD Commercial Lighting uses some of the most sophisticated parking lot lighting design software currently on the market to develop your conceptual design and perform all photometric calculations accurately and expediently.

Fixture Specification
Certain lighting fixtures will work better than others at different heights and in different environments. As part of our turnkey commercial light pole installation service and fixture specification, we identify the types of fixtures you will need, how many we need to provide you, and what customization options you will require for optimal lighting results.

Wind Zone Research
Wherever you are in the United States, you reside within an area designated by the EPA as a “specific wind zone.” This designation refers to the speed of the wind in your area at various elevations. WIND LOAD refers to the ability of a commercial concrete lighting pole or steel light pole to safely withstand the strongest possible winds in your area without collapsing. To install the right commercial light poles, you have to know all the specifics about your particular wind zone, and you have to know how to equivocate the wind load of a pole you may be interested in buying in relationship to the specifications mandated by Federal law.

This is too much research, too much math, and too much time for your staff to cost effectively handle. As a nationwide specialist in commercial lighting pole installs, we already have this data for most parts of the country. If you live in a remote area, we can easily find it.

Local Codes/Lighting Restrictions
Your commercial lighting pole installation is also subject to local regulation. The height and fixture mount on each pole has a direct impact on the direction and intensity of the light. RLLD Commercial Lighting will ensure that you have the best possible poles that produce the best quality and quantity of light within the boundaries of local laws and area lighting restrictions.

Quote
The quote you receive from us will always represent a fair, cost-effective, and accurate estimation of multiple values. First, we build upon your idea in a technically sound manner, researching and detailing all of the technology involved to ensure its longevity, legality, and viability. Secondly, by calculating exactly how much LIGHT you need, we can show you exactly how many commercial poles and fixtures you need without wasting money or time. Consider how much more value you will gain when you receive design, research, technical calculations, equipment, and installation all from the same source. Single source means less wasted time, lower margin for error, and greater opportunity for long term return on investment.

RLLD Commercial Lighting carries a wide variety of industrial & commercial lighting fixtures. If you can not find what you are looking for call us toll free at 1-866-654-3961 and we will find it for you.

Our commercial lighting design studio and lighting supply house is located in Houston, Texas with warehouses located throughout the United States that enable us to service all 50 states including New York NY, Los Angeles CA, Miami, FL. Chicago, IL. Denver CO., New Orleans, La., Cleveland, Ohio, Kansas City, Mo., Mesa, Arizona, Virginia Beach, Va., Omaha, Nebraska, Oakland, California, Miami, Florida, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Arlington, Texas, Beaumont, Texas, Denton, TX, McKinney, Texas, Midland, TX, Killeen, Texas, Dallas TX, San Antonio, TX, Austin, TX, ALBQ, NYC, LA, MPLS.

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RLLD Commercial Lighting inventories a comprehensive selection of indoor and outdoor commercial lighting supplies. All of our equipment is American made by established and renowned domestic manufacturers. Our products are either standard commercial grade lighting products or specification grade lighting fixtures, lamps, poles, mounts, and other accessories. This allows the commercial lighting specialist to rely upon our sourcing as a single point of procurement. Because we assume an impartial distributor relationship with multiple manufacturers, commercial lighting designers can rely upon us to honestly recommend the very best types of fixtures and lamps to propose to their clients. Since we have no quotas to fill with our sources or specific brands to promote above others, this gives the contractor complete freedom of choice in obtaining commercial lighting supplies for their clients.

In many respects, RLLD Commercial Lighting is a virtual lighting agency.

Unlike many competing entities entrenched in brick and mortar, we have unlimited offerings from manufacturers located from Coast to Coast. We deliberately restrict our offerings to American made products, too. We believe in supporting American industry, and we are convinced that United States manufacturers still produce the very best commercial lighting supplies found anywhere in the world. This allows us to pull stock from a number of key geographic centers and fast track commercial lighting supply orders in as little as 2 weeks. Contrast this to the industry standard 4-6 week delivery time, and you can clearly see the advantage of working with a virtual lighting vendor whose access to commercial lighting supplies and expedited drop shipping give you the power not only to propose, but to deliver impeccable results to your clients.

Contractors who reside in certain areas often encounter parts shortages at the worst possible times. In places where light fixture regulations and dark sky laws suddenly change, the unavailability of the best commercial lighting fixture supplies can cost a company a bid. Brick and mortar supply depots in these areas usually cannot help because they are limited by the same geography and suffer from the same parts shortage themselves. Contacting manufacturer agents on a state or regional level often does little to improve the situation either. These agents are loyal to one or two major manufacturers and are going to take advantage of the contractors desperation by pushing only the commercial lighting supplies their representative distributorship is paid commissions and bonuses to source. This narrows the scope of the proposal to someone elseʼs profit margin, and it serves neither the lighting designer nor the client at the end of the day.

RLLD commercial lighting design labors to break the proposal free of these limitations. We not only maintain an impartial stance toward manufacturers during the procurement process, but prior to even invoicing a purchase order, we take an active role in planning, consultation, and systematic site analysis. We supply every commercial lighting contractor with a complimentary photometric lighting design analysis of the clientʼs location, detailing necessary light levels to comply with mandatory foot candle requirements and fixture placements to contain illumination within the boundaries established by dark sky laws and restrictions on glare. This gives the contractor not only the advantage of being able to choose from a Coast to Coast selection of top-brand manufacturers, but cuts the time of lighting fixture selection by more than half. The client has an easy to read, visual reference at the end of this process which makes winning the final bid a matter of simple demonstration rather than strenuous persuasion.

RLLD Commercial Lighting carries a wide variety of athletic sports lighting, industrial & commercial lighting pole fixtures. If you can not find what you are looking for call us toll free at 1-866-654-3961 and we will find it for you. Our home office is located in Houston, Texas with warehouses located throughout the United States that enable us to service all 50 states including like Ft. Lauderdale, FL (FLL), Orlando, Florida (MCO), Santa Monica, CA, (LAX) Columbus, Ohio (CMH) (LGA) New York, NY, (JKF), St. Louis, MO, Detroit, Michigan (DTW), Madison, WI (MSN), San Francisco, California (SFO), and Omaha, Nebraska (OMA)

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How has the Internet changed the nature of commercial lighting supply?
Online commercial lighting suppliers are beginning to offer traditional commercial light fixture distributorships some serious competition. Websites are selling everything from indoor office lights to recessed art lights and kitchen lighting fixtures. It is almost possible to buy anything you want somewhere online—particularly for jobs in the residential marketplace. This is not so easy, though, if you are looking for larger outdoor commercial lighting equipment orders used for large commercial outdoor lighting projects. Larger fixtures and lighting poles have to be transported on larger directly to the project site and require special offloading procedures that the average online commercial lighting supply source cannot provide.

Are there any negatives involved in buying commercial lighting products online?
The average, commercial lighting supply website only offers you an online store with limited information on applications and vague information at best on manufacture and product engineering details. It is like walking through a retail mega chain, or browsing through an 800-page catalogue to navigate some of these sites. This makes it hard to find exactly what your client needs when all you have to work with are short product descriptions, lists of features, and an overseas call center that provides ordering services only. If you need more specific architectural lighting information on the manufacture and application benefits of specific luminaires, mounts, and poles, you will have to find a commercial lighting supply source beyond the limitations of the standard online store.

How is RLLD Commercial Lighting different than other online supply sources?
We are different because we provide you with both products and application-focused design services at affordable cost small and mid-sized contractors who want to stay on top of the competition and forge ahead in troubled times. The fact that our lighting design service offerings consists of building an individual relationship with each client and supporting our online community at every bend in the road makes us unique. We are certain that this is the key to success in any venture, and we have committed ourselves to this new commercial lighting supply process so that our commercial indoor lighting clients can continue to gain a winning edge in today’s marketplace.

How do you supply commercial lighting design services if you operate primarily online?
We provide design services and validate your specifications with sophisticated software that renders models of your client’s location with various options in lighting poles, fixtures, lamps, and mounts. We can use these models to run simulations and forecast performance and efficiency prior to you filling out a purchase order. This also allows us to give you multiple equipment options to choose from.

Such an application-oriented approach to commercial lighting supply works to streamline procurement more directly toward your project, improve your profit margins, and provide you with specification-grade equipment pursuant to winning you the bid.

Here are just a few of the many commercial lighting areas of specialty that RLLD Commercial Lighting can offer the savvy shopper:

Athletic & Sports Field Lighting
All RLLD Commercial Sports Lighting fixtures and mounts are manufactured from top commercial grade materials and feature a wide range of glare/light pollution shielding designs to keep your client’s facility fully compliant with dark sky laws and light level regulatory codes.

Commercial Parking Lot Lighting
RLLD commercial parking lot lights are constructed of formed aluminum that adds a contemporary touch to your building or commercial warehouse. Hinged doors on each fixture allow easy access for maintenance, and mounting options range from wall mounts to pole mounts in a broad range of optics and accessories.

Agriculture Barn & Horse Arena Light Fixtures
Metal halide lights are excellent retrofits for equestrian facilities with large creosote light poles. These lights are manufactured with sturdy brackets designed to mount on walls or buildings and feature both superb color rendering and power conservation. With RLLD commercial lighting pole adapters and metal halide box floods, existing outdoor horse arenas can be upgraded to an entirely new level of quality without having to rewire the facility.

Commercial Warehouse Lighting and HID Fixtures
Energy-saving commercial warehouse lights are an ideal choice for industrial clients who wish to recession-proof their businesses. Select from any number of HID, Fluorescent, and even LED Industrial warehouse lights to optimize your proposal for client savings and win/win bidding.

If you can not find what you are looking on our extensive website, lighting blog or lighting article section call us toll free at 1-866-654-3961 and we will find it for you. Our home office is located in Houston, Texas with warehouses located throughout the United States that enable us to service all 50 states including New York NY, Los Angeles CA, Miami, FL. Chicago, IL. Denver CO., New Orleans, La., Cleveland, Ohio, Kansas City, Mo., Mesa, Arizona, Virginia Beach, Va., Omaha, Nebraska, Oakland, California, Miami, Florida, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Arlington, Texas, Beaumont, Texas, Denton, TX, McKinney, Texas, Midland, TX, Killeen, Texas, Dallas TX, San Antonio, TX, Austin, TX, ALBQ, NYC, LA, MPLS.