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LASN PMBR April 2010: A Compendium of Paving Lights03-30-10 | News

A Compendium of Paving Lights

By Ashley Harbaugh, LASN





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Photo courtesy of Naomi Castillo.
90 Degree Photo, Inc.

Since lighting allows people to enjoy a landscape even after dark, lighting is a crucial part of a landscape?EUR??,,????'?????<

Focus Industries

Tammy Impagliazzo, Marketing Manager for Focus Industries, shares the following information about her company?EUR??,,????'?????<

When paver, step and ledge lights are installed into hardscape applications, such as embedded into a series of stone pavers in a walkway, or on the back walls of steps leading up to the entry of a home, there is an entire new feeling of unity and peaceful ?EUR??,,????'?????<



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The Evening Star Lighting paving lights install directly into a standard paver, flush with the surface, and the 4-watt Lamp Modules?EUR??,,????'?????< coastal environments.
Photo courtesy of Evening Star Lighting, Inc.


Combining aesthetics with function, the beautifully rugged design of Focus Industries?EUR??,,????'?????<

With all hardscape lighting, the landscape architect is able to fulfill his or her most extraordinary concepts in lighting design within variable applications?EUR??,,????'?????<

Evening Star Lighting, Inc.

Evening Star low voltage architectural accent lighting for interlocking concrete paving stones, with its small footprint and understated round design, embodies both function and flair. Instead of taking the place of a paver, the 2 1/2?EUR??,,????'?????<





An amphitheatre in Denver, Colorado, guided
by SL-08 step lights from Focus Industries.

Photo courtesy of Focus Industries


Using a diamond-tipped core drill, a hole is made through the paver to receive the Lamp Support Assembly and Lamp Module?EUR??,,????'??????????????. The 4-watt Lamp Modules- available in five designer and five architectural colors- have a life expectancy of 15,000 hours. Sealed and recessed, the Lamp Modules are unaffected by water, corrosive de-icing salts, and coastal environments.

The durable polycarbonate construction allows Evening Star Lighting Systems to be specified for projects where both vehicular and pedestrian traffic will occur. The recessed luminaire is also resistant to snow removal damage. Applications, which are many, include patios and pool decks, entranceways, walkways and steps, driveways, retail stores, office buildings, restaurants, alfresco cafes, hotels, motels, conference centers, parking lots and other commercial landscapes. This versatile system is also ideal for parks, transportation terminals and other municipal and urban development projects, as well as on ramps for the physically challenged.





Pave Tech?EUR??,,????'?????< colors, shapes, sizes, and styles.
Photo courtesy of PAVE TECH, Inc.


Pave Tech, Inc.

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These paver lights have a 100,000 hour life expectancy and are available in varying colors, shapes, sizes, and styles. These nearly indestructible paver lights (they can withstand loads of up to 7 tons when installed) weigh as much as actual pavers and are a great addition to any landscape project- commercial or residential.

LightWild

LightWild Tiles are unique, impactful lighting fixtures for floor and ground applications. The tiles are available in squares, rectangles, long linears and circles, with sizes ranging from narrow 2???12 inch rectangles to 28???28 inch squares. The stainless steel housings, frosted tempered glass lenses, and high slip ratings (co-efficient of friction) ensure that every size tile can endure pedestrian foot traffic. Tiles have been used with a variety of materials such as concrete, pavers, hardwood and simulated wood flooring, and ceramic and marble tiles and in numerous settings such as patios, lobbies, sidewalks, pathways, and landscaping.





The phosphorescent, glow-in-the-dark pavement marking system by Glow-Mark Technologies allows for the design and installation of brick paving or retention stones that will provide 8-12 hours of
continuous illumination.

Photo courtesy of Glow-Mark Technologies


Glow-Mark Technologies

Glow-Mark Technologies, LLC (Glow-Mark) is a technology provider and manufacturer located in Royal Oak, Michigan. Glow-Mark?EUR??,,????'?????<

These different paver lights offer many choices for people looking to highlight their landscapes in distinctive, striking ways.

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