If you’re planning an outdoor lighting project for a municipality, commercial property, educational campus, industrial facility, or parking lot, you’ve likely come across the terms area lighting and site lighting. While they’re often used interchangeably, they aren’t always describing the exact same thing. Understanding the distinction between area lighting and site lighting can help facility […]
When municipalities invest in new roadway lighting, they are making decisions that affect public safety, traffic flow, maintenance costs, and long-term energy consumption for decades. While fixture style, pole height, and LED efficiency often receive the most attention during procurement, one specification has an even greater impact on project success: selecting the appropriate foot-candle levels. […]
MORE LIGHT. GREATER EFFICIENCY. SAME TRUSTED PERFORMANCE. U.S. Architectural Lighting Significantly Boosts Performance Across the Razar, Linear EXT and ValuLume Families. U.S. Architectural Lighting, a U.S. Outdoor Lighting brand, has announced a major performance upgrade to three of its flagship area, site and roadway lighting families: Razar (RZR), Linear EXT (LXT) and ValuLume (VLL), bringing […]
What does “Made in the U.S.A.” really mean? At U.S. Outdoor Lighting, it’s more than just meeting BAA and BABA requirements. It’s about doing the work right here at home. Our products are designed, built, and assembled in our Southern California factory by workers who take pride in what they make and stand behind it […]
Our new branding reflects who we are today, a company that is committed to crafting high-quality architectural lighting across the spectrum of outdoor lighting applications. We’ve retooled the way we do business, bringing in new brands that aren’t just add-ons, they’re the new building blocks of who we are. Each one giving us more to […]
U.S. Outdoor Lighting Company Inc proudly announces the appointment of Dennis Wells as its new Chief Executive Officer effectively immediately. Wells’ rich experience in the lighting industry spans four decades. He will be based in Palmdale, CA. Dennis has over 30 years of experience in operational management and was employed by several of the largest […]
New York City, NY – While attending LEDucation 2025, EdisonReport’s Randy Reid sat down with Matthew Bindel of U.S. Outdoor Lighting to discuss a range of topics—from wildfires to economic pressures and product innovation. Bindel, based in Southern California, spoke candidly about the effects of recent wildfires on the Los Angeles area. Learn More
4 STEP process to design your outdoor lighting Sun Valley and US Arch Lighting have a 4 STEP process to design your outdoor lighting called SAS POP where: SA stands for Style of Architectural S stands for Sparkle Bling P stands for Proportion which you can think of as Scale and OP stands for Optical Performance Let’s go thru […]
Outdoor Lighting made in the USA In this excerpt from John Ratzenberger’s cable show Made in America, we show U.S. Pole Co., Inc. the parent company behind U.S. Architectural and Sun Valley Lighting. From melting aluminum ingot to lighting assembly, U.S. Outdoor Lighting company embodies Manufacturing in the USA.
Classifying Outdoor Lighting Many opportunities have resulted from the LED revolution in architectural outdoor lighting that are not simply limited to efficiency and longevity. Much progress has been made into understanding the three dimensional nature of outdoor performance luminaires and how they position light relative to where it is the most beneficial. The […]