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Getting Ready for a Power Outage: 6 Essential Tips for Workplace Preparedness
Do you have a safety plan in place in the event your electricity goes out? Learn how to prepare for a power outage in your facility with tips every business owner needs to know.

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The Top 5 Types of Outdoor Lighting for Your Small Business

Plan your business’s outdoor lightscape with these popular products.

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How to Choose the Right Flashlight for the Job

Flashlights come in a variety of designs to meet the needs of a multitude of jobs. From tiny penlights to heavy-duty spotlights, we cover them all in this guide.

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Parking Lot Lighting 101: Best Practices for Small Business Owners

Learn how to keep your employees safe and deter crime by investing in your outside parking lot’s light design. This guide gets you started.

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The Must-Know Lighting Trends & Requirements for Today's Work Environments

When was the last time you considered the quality of the lighting in your business? Make sure you meet OSHA’s standards and learn plenty of fun facts along the way in this guide.

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Getting Ready for a Power Outage: 6 Essential Tips for Workplace Preparedness

Do you have a safety plan in place in the event your electricity goes out? Learn how to prepare for a power outage in your facility with tips every business owner needs to know.

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5 Tips for Minimizing Your Repair Tasks and Your Carbon Footprint

Failing to maintain your building can lead to unnecessary repairs and unwanted costs. Our experts compiled the top 5 tips you can use to minimize repair tasks—and your carbon footprint.

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The Facility Manager’s Guide to Lighting Ballasts

What are lighting ballasts and why are they necessary components in your business’s lighting systems? We answer these questions and more in this informative guide.

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Power Up with the Right Work Lights for the Jobsite

No matter where your jobsite is, you’ll likely need to light it up for safety, security, and visibility. Simplify your worksite lighting decisions with our guide to light types, bulbs, and power sources.

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How Do Emergency Lights Work, How to Install and Service

Learn about the different types of emergency lighting and exit signs, when they're required by law, and how to install them in your building.

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How to Choose the Right Light Bulbs

Determining the right light bulbs for your office isn’t as easy as it used to be. We’ll break down everything you need to know—from energy efficiency to warm and cool lighting.

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How to Check Whether a Fluorescent Light Ballast Has Gone Bad

Check if your flickering or buzzing fluorescent lights are caused by a faulty ballast by following these steps. Replace the bulbs with fresh ones to rule out any other issues.

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LED Troffer Information and Installation Guide

LED troffers are versatile light fixtures that allow for a flat, fully lit surface due to a recessed installation process. Modular, dropped-ceiling lighting has traditionally been powered by fluorescent bulbs, but their replacement with LED bulbs has become increasingly popular.

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How to Install Flood Lights

Installing flood lights outside of your home or place of business is an easy way to enhance security and provide an aesthetically pleasing nighttime element to the property.

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How Do Fluorescent Lights Work?

Popular in offices, schools, warehouses, and other industrial settings, fluorescents are efficient and reliable light sources.

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How to Dispose of Light Bulbs

With so many different types of light bulbs on the market—from incandescent to fluorescent to LED—it can be unclear how to dispose of specific bulbs once they burn out. If you’re throwing all of your bulbs straight into the trash, you could be unknowingly contributing to environmental issues.

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How to Replace/Install Linear Fluorescent Lights

Linear fluorescent lights (LFLs) are a staple in offices, schools, hospitals, warehouses, and a wide variety of other commercial buildings because of their efficiency, long life, and relatively low up-front cost.