Commercial Lighting

The Benefits of Commercial Lighting Fixtures

Commercial lighting fixtures are crucial for the modern business environment, from offices and retail stores to hotels and restaurants. Commercial light fixtures are diverse and versatile, providing adequate layering of light in every space of the commercial property. Employees and office personnel need to be able to work in a comfortable, safe environment, and the right commercial lighting can make all the difference.

Choosing the best commercial lighting fixtures matters on a functional level to make sure staff can easily move from room to room, while improving the sense of well-being and efficiency of the workplace. Besides its productive value, commercial lighting fixtures and architectural lighting design can also help cut energy costs by incorporating daylight into the lighting experience and selecting energy efficient models like commercial LED lighting.

Plus, there is a diverse selection of lighting designs to choose from that will beautify the workplace from industrial to mid-century modern. From art galleries and restaurant lighting to lighting for colleges and universities, commercial lighting fixtures are an essential component to support the contemporary workplace environment.

Illuminating the Workplace with Commercial Lighting Fixtures

General or ambient lighting is the foundation of the lighting experience for the modern commercial space. Commercial ambient lighting provides basic adequate lighting to create a comfortable, functional workplace environment.

Each space will have specific needs based on the size, capacity, and function of the space. For instance, the lighting in the reception areas needs to be functional and create a welcoming, positive atmosphere. Alternatively, commercial lighting fixture in private offices needs to provide adequate ambient light and effective task lighting so employees can work without strain. Since commercial lighting fixtures are an integral part of the interior design, it’s important to also think about wall colors and areas that will need to be highlighted. Selecting light with the best color temperature will help keep the environment comfortable.

To help break it down, here are the four main tips to consider when selecting lighting for a client:

1. Task Lighting: Task lighting focuses illumination on concentrated areas to brighten specific tasks such as at a work desk, above a cash register, or above a Sushi bar where chefs prepare food.

2. Accent Lighting: Accent lighting accentuates certain features within the environment. Examples include illuminating art within an art gallery with picture lights or track lighting or cabinet lighting for underneath shelves within a bar.

3. Ambient & General Lighting: This type of lighting provides common area lighting that focuses mainly on functionality – lighting for hallways or office settings. Common light fixtures include recessed lighting, ceiling lights, and track lighting.

4. Decorative Lighting: Decorative lighting elevates the visual interest of the space and creates a pleasing atmosphere. For example, adding a stunning chandelier can help create a memorable experience for a customer at a business or adding unique pendant lighting viewable from outside can perk the interest of passerbys. 

Types of Commercial Lighting

These are the common types of commercial lighting that will be used for each project. Each type consists of LED versions as well.

Commercial Outdoor Lighting

• Landscape Lighting: Creates a welcoming and safe outdoor atmosphere. With a creative implementation, landscape lighting can create a dramatic and stylish for any building or courtyard.

• Flood Lights: Essential for basic building lighting, flood lights provide proper illumination for large outdoor areas.

• Post Lights & Bollard Lights: An easy, attractive way to light up walkways and stairways while providing safe passage ways for pedestrians.

• Outdoor Wall Lights: Improves functionality in outdoor areas and accentuates architectural features of the commercial workspace.

• Patio Lighting: Illuminates areas of high traffic to increase comfort, safety, and aesthetics. Essential for restaurants, hotel courtyards, apartment complex community and pool areas.

Commercial Indoor Lighting

• Pendants: Attractive fixtures that suspend from the ceiling to provide ambient lighting. Simple to catch the eye for both customers, clients and staff.

• Chandeliers: Stunning ceiling lights that are both highly functionally, aesthetically pleasing and inspirational. Often used for lobbies, entry rooms, great rooms, coworking spaces, and restaurants.

• Ceiling Lights: Provide adequate ambient lighting to create a safe, productive commercial environment.

• Track Lights: A series of fixtures on a track that are a flexible lighting solution. These can be used to highlight unique areas of a room, art installations, or for general lighting.

• Recessed Lighting: A popular choice because of its high functionality and relatively inexpensive price tag. Particularly useful for areas that need focused lighting – such as food preparation areas and kitchens, cashier checkouts, or to add simple, even illumination for hallways.

Commercial Ceiling Fans

• Ceiling Fans help create a cooler and comfortable working environment and also can provide lighting. Commercial outdoor ceiling fans skew to larger blade widths and higher CFMs to accommodate larger rooms. However, common ceiling fans (46 inch – 62 inch) are used throughout restaurants, offices, and other commercial buildings.

Commercial lighting comes in many different styles and designs. YLighting specializes in modern, contemporary and mid-century modern lighting design and offers LED lighting systems from top brands such as TECH Lighting, SONNEMAN Lighting, WAC Lighting and more.