Tag: Lighting

Digital Billboard Light Mitigation

“More and more regulatory authorities are requiring a lighting analysis for digital sign permitting.  I was getting 1 request a month a year ago.  Now I get 4-5 a month.” – Daktronics lighting expert Eric Johnson on the importance of lighting studies at a recent IBOUSA show. One of the […]

LED Billboards Can Be Thoughtful Neighbors

In September Insider heard Eric Johnson speak at the IBOUSA show on LED light emissions.  Insider asked Johnson to talk about the role lighting analysis plays in digital billboard design and siting.  By Eric Johnson, Applications Engineer, Daktronics, Eric.Johnson@daktronics.com Digital billboards are often a source of scrutiny, especially when they […]

Your OAAA: Untying Regulatory Knots

The OAAA hosted a webinar July 25 for non-members, to offer a look inside the national trade association.  Insider will publish a three-part series with the webinar highlights.  The first of three parts features longtime OAAA expert Myron Laible, explaining problem-solving. By Myron Laible I came to OAAA over 30 […]

Kevin Conlin on Solar Powered Billboards

At last year’s Geopath/OAAA convention, Lamar’s CEO Sean Reilly predicted that within 10 years most of Lamar’s billboards would be off the power grid or feeding the power grid due the use of solar power.   Autonomous Power Solutions wants to make this happen.  The company has installed solar powered billboards […]

Blue Light Special

AMA Raised Questions About Outdoor Lighting . . .Here are the Answers By Bill Ripp, Chairman of the OAAA Digital Billboard Committee.  At Lamar Advertising Company Ripp is vice president of digital development Six months ago, the American Medical Association (AMA) generated headlines by issuing health warnings about outdoor lighting, […]

Catalyst and Community Groups at Tree Standoff

Philly.com reports that Catalyst Outdoor and Downingtown PA residents are at a deadlock over trees.  Downington is demanding that Catalyst plant a buffer of evergreen trees to prevent light from a digital sign shining into homes.  Catalyst has agreed to plant 35 trees but Borough Council members say that will […]

Solar Power and Billboards

Insider has been skeptical of solar power and billboards.  Batteries run down and then it takes two days of sun for the lights to come back on.  Also the equipment is generally unreliable and expensive. IQ Power systems is developing a better solar alternative: a hybrid solar/generator system. The system […]

Reliable Launches New Lighting Website

Insider wrote last week about the savings which you can achieve by installing energy efficient LED lights.  Reliable Electric has launched a new website which contains everything you need to know about light design, coverage patterns and installation.  A good resource if you are researching energy efficient lights along with the Irvin  […]

44% ROI on Billboard Lights Retrofit

If you have a static billboard plant with old, inefficient lights you should consider upgrading to high efficiency LED lights.  Insider achieved a 44% return on capital by replacing the old lights on a 14 by 48 static billboard with high efficiency Cree LED’s.  Here’s the analysis. The 14 by […]

Light Wars In Arizona

OAAA President Nancy Fletcher comments in in a recent OAAA report that lighting is becoming a digital sign permitting hot button.   A bill to open up additional areas of Arizona to digital billboards has passed the Arizona state house and it drawing flak from astronomers.  See “America’s Stargazing Capital Is At […]