Driven lighting is quickly becoming the ideal option for a wide range of outdoor lighting applications. The explanations for this are simple: LEDs are by far the most energy-efficient light on the market, have a lengthy lifetime, 2-10 times above the closest rival technology, and deliver acutely high-quality light with a wide variety of features. They are thin, steady-state lamps that ensure that they do not pose concerns of breaking or recycling common to legacy lighting technology. The only drawback is that they are not the cheapest in the Market.
Types of Lighting
Task Lighting
It is necessary to start with task lighting for illuminating pathways and entrances. Job lighting is of the utmost importance when doing complex tasks. This style of outdoor lighting can be done by using road lights, deck lights, and outdoor phase lights. If your fixture is open to the elements, you’re going to want to make sure you have a damp fixture. Often make sure that the light fixture is marked as outdoor lighting.
Ambient Lighting
This lighting offers an area of total outdoor lighting. A typical error is to use a bulb outside too brightly. A lamp that uses a lower wattage or has a lower lumen output is usually satisfactory in the dark. Usually, these are external wall lights or post lights. Ambient lighting is also known as general lighting, which radiates a comfortable level of visibility without glare and helps you to see and walk-in peace.
Accent Lighting
Accent lighting brings drama to the outdoor space, adding visual appeal. Take time to design and base the lighting on specific features: walkways, doorways, landscaping. Trees, planting areas, and architectural appearance are visible clearly. Typically, this form of illumination is seen through spotlights. Here, the use of up-lighting helps to create a drama with a taller frame or tree.
Outdoor Lighting Fixtures
Path Lights
It is the most common kind of landscape lighting system. Path lights are small posts with a light built-in and capped with a diffuser. To frame a room or feature in a yard or extend around a walkway, Path Lights helps. Usually, Path Lights are kept along a pond, along a road, or a pathway.
Celling and Hanging Lights
Ceiling lights and hanging lights are commonly chosen for wet areas where they are never immediately exposed to rain. Made to be inserted into the surface or as a featured lamp, they are usually specified as brighter fixtures. You can find hanging lights in a wide variety of models that provide differing degrees of brightness.
Wall Lights
Classic front or back porch lights, wall lights can be placed on almost any vertical surface. One of the most often used exterior light fixtures, the wall light is sturdy and appealing. Outdoor wall lights are commonly used for aesthetic purposes, offering atmospheric or accent lighting rather than focussed, bright lighting. They are the perfect option for patios or porches.
Pier Mount Lights
As the name implies, the mounting of these lights is on top of the posts. When more architectural light is required, the post mounting lights help to spread the rays to a greater area. They are usually used for entrances, exits, walls, or around a deck. Since they are commonly installed in open-air environments such as driveways and sidewalks, most of the post lights are “Wet Graded.” It means that they are developed to survive direct exposure to rain and moisture. Pier mounting lights look like post lights but are built to be mounted on top of columns or walls.
Safety and Security
Some solutions help improve protection when designing outdoor lighting. For everything ranging from Wi-Fi-controlled LED light bulbs to motion-sensor lights with distance and size sensors, the protection starts with an understanding of the venue. The primary focus is generally on the front entrance, the driveway, and the garage. Motion sensor lights are a good option because they are activated by motion. Safety lights have a vivid, flood-like light that helps ward off burglars or intruders.
Dusk to Dawn Lights: These fixtures are equipped with special photo sensors that trigger them to automatically turn on and off as the sun sets and rises. They’re a convenient way to make sure your outdoor lighting is on when it’s required.
Motion Sensor Lights: Sensor lights are activated to switch on surrounding gestures, making them suitable for security lights and high-traffic areas of the house, such as entrances and walkways. The range and angle of the motion sensor vary depending on the configuration.