Before jumping online to find the cheapest and brightest LED for your facility, you should double check this list to make sure you’re getting the best product. Here are 5 quick and easy steps that will help you [...]

At some point, you might have wondered, “Aren’t all LED lights the same?” But actually, they aren’t.  Three main factors distinguish high-quality LED fixtures from others: the efficiency of light output and resources, the correct optical options of [...]

LED Direct can help you take advantage of the increased KCP&L Rebates incentives until the end of the year! Any qualifying LED lighting product that is installed before 12/31/19 will receive an increased rebate. This includes [...]

We’ve all seen commercial spaces with seemingly endless amounts of grid ceiling. What can only be described as plain and outdated, drop ceilings are rapidly becoming a thing of the past. Companies are focused on creating fun [...]

The Energy Policy Act of 2005 created a tax deduction for energy efficient improvements to commercial buildings. A building may qualify for a Federal tax deduction as much as $0.60 per square foot for lighting upgrades to LED technology. [...]

So a photon walks into a hotel. The desk clerk says, "Welcome to our hotel. Can we help you with your luggage?" The photon says, "No thanks, I'm traveling light." Ok, ok settle down the point is every [...]

Choosing a Kelvin Color for your Facility What is Color Temperature Color temperature is the description of the light being emitted from a fixture. Its color is measured on a scale of 1,000 to 10,000 [...]

How does lighting affect the safety of your workplace? Limiting Liability with LED A major concern within the manufacturing industry is the safety of its employees. With the increasing number of regulations impacting the way these businesses operate, [...]

Every year, around October, the people in the LED lighting industry convene in Hong Kong for the largest LED Lighting trade show in the world.   Over 2700 exhibitors from 37 countries overtake the Hong Kong Convention Center for [...]

Quality Pieces There are a handful of pieces we need to look at in order to determine the quality of an LED fixture. One of the most important is the power source. There are several manufacturers of LED [...]