Outdoor living spaces have come a long way from the days when outdoor furnishings meant a few inexpensive folding chairs around a flimsy plastic table.

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Gloster's Oyster Reef collection, featuring a teak farmhouse-style table, blends contemporary and rustic.

Today's outdoor chairs might be wrought iron or wrought aluminum, with upholstered seats. The table might be stone or wood or an elegant faux version of either, and would not look out of place inside in the dining room. Add outdoor sound systems, carpets and lighting, and the back yard or balcony can look and feel like an extension of the home.

Designer Michael Berman's Marin collection for Brown Jordan includes a lounge chair in flame suede with leather pillow.

That notion is being ramped up this spring and summer; manufacturers are offering new furniture, textiles and materials that resemble indoor furnishings yet can withstand the elements.

Getting the right look can be tricky. You don't want it to seem as if you just plunked a sofa from the living room down onto the patio.

Here's a look at what's hot for Warm Weather 2015:

VINTAGE MODERN AND ULTRAMODERN: Watch for midcentury modern styling in outdoor pieces to coordinate with this popular interior style. Gloster's Dansk collection (gloster.com) includes a chair with marine-grade, leather-look upholstery and teak tables, designed by Povl Eskildsen.

After World War II, the California designer Walter Lamb was helping salvage sunken warships at Pearl Harbor when he started messing around with the brass tubing and fittings. His prototypical outdoor furniture collection was put into production by Brown Jordan, a Pasadena-based company that pioneered outdoor furniture. Today's versions of Lamb's pieces, available through Design With Reach (dwr.com), are still crafted from brass, which you can leave alone to develop a patina or polish to retain a shine. The seats are marine-grade cording.

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LED Cuts City Government Outdoor Lighting Costs
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It all began over100 years ago, when electroluminescent phenomenon was first discovered in 1907 by a British experimenter, H.J. Round, using an electrified probe on a chunk of silicon carbide crystal, produced the first visible shafts of light, however Russian scientists credibly reported the first creation of LED in 1927.

After various experimental reports in the 50s, American experimenters Robert Brady and Gary Pittman, working at Texas Instruments in 1961 found that gallium arsenide emitted infrared radiation when electrical current was applied, although this light was not visible to the naked eye is allowed mass adoption of LED for infrared control devices.

General electric company employee; Nick Holonyak Jr in 1962 produced the first practical visible red LED and is considered by some as the grandfather of LED

in 1968 the Monsanto company first organized mass produced visible LEDs using gallium arsenide phosphate. Quickly propelled into mass adoption in handheld devices such as calculators, wristwatches, and digital displays of all types but until around 1995, were not considered bright enough for any replacement of traditional lighting.

The introduction of high brightness blue LEDs, demonstrated by the Nichia Corporation and eventually leading to the 2006 millennium technology prize for Shuji Nakamura, todays high-tech LED lighting is all based on this research. High output blue LEDs have revolutionized the computer industry with advancements in blue Ray technology.(The first blue LEDs using gallium nitride were made in 1971 by Jacques Pankove at RCA Laboratories)

Growing LEDs

Although silicon dioxide or Quartz is an abundant compound in the Earths crust, it must be converted into pure silicum or silicon, through advanced scientific precipitation process. Other processes (Zohnenschmelz or Czochralski process) are required and then it is pulled or grown into crystals up to 20 cm wide with a length of up to 2 m! These crystal extrudes are now called wafern and must go through a further crucial doping procedure in which the wafer in are bombarded with ions from foreign atoms in sophisticated accelerator chambers.

LED Lights technology has evolved from the early days of the first generation D.I.P. 5mil LED, with its inherent heat management problems to todays High-output MCCOB LED technology .

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Outdoor living spaces have come a long way from the days when outdoor furnishings meant a few inexpensive folding chairs around a flimsy plastic table.

Todays outdoor chairs might be wrought iron or wrought aluminum, with upholstered seats. The table might be stone or wood or an elegant faux version of either, and would not look out of place inside in the dining room. Add outdoor sound systems, carpets and lighting, and the backyard or balcony can look and feel like an extension of the home.

Heres a look at whats hot for Warm Weather 2015:

Vintage Modern And Ultra-Modern

Watch for midcentury modern styling in outdoor pieces to coordinate with this popular interior style. Glosters Dansk collection includes a chair with marine-grade, leather-look upholstery and teak tables, designed by Dane Povl Eskildsen. (www.gloster.com)

After World War II, California designer Walter Lamb was helping salvage sunken Navy warships at Pearl Harbor when he started messing around with the brass tubing and fittings. His prototypical outdoor furniture collection was put into production by Brown Jordan, the Pasadena-based company that pioneered outdoor furniture. Todays iterations of Lambs pieces are still crafted from brass, which you can leave alone to develop a patina or polish to retain the shine. The seats are marine-grade cording. (www.dwr.com)

Luxe looks evoking old Hollywood are also in. Beautiful on an urban terrace, these pieces are chic and sophisticated, with tailoring details on upholstery, elegant finishes and striking colors.

Frontgates Grayson Jade collection comes in a fashion-forward bright green, in a powder-coated finish that looks lacquered. Here too, a zebra-print outdoor rug and pillows with exotic botanical prints. (www.frontgate.com)

Glosters Wedge seating has a stainless-steel base and waterproof fabric over a new type of outdoor foam that breathes well and resists mold.

And Candace Olson designed a collection for Century that includes slipcovered furniture, and a smart accent table crafted of brass-finished aluminum and topped with a faux-croc surface. (www.centuryfurniture.com)

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Energy Efficient Fixtures from Delray Lighting Offer a Variety of Mounting Options and Finishes

Delray Lighting's Cylinders series feature seamless extruded aluminum housings, available in brushed metal, silver, bronze, white, black, and custom color powder coat finishes. They are available in ceiling, pendant, and wall mount styles. The electronic ballasts are mounted in the canopy for easy access. Dimming and emergency power are available for some models. U.L. listed for damp locations, a convex lens option is available for some models, which allows installation in wet locations.

Orbit/Evergreens low voltage 5010 Series of well lights is now available with an adjustable gimbal and in range of finishes, including cast aluminum, cast brass, stainless steel, marine grade 316 stainless steel and fiberglass. The adjustable gimbal allows the light to be precisely directed for optimum illumination of entry signs, architectural details or landscape features, including specimen trees, statuary and fountains. All fixtures are can be specified with an open aperture, louvers, hood or shroud, depending on the application.

Rig-A-Lite is pleased to announce our MAR2 LED Series lighting fixture. This addition to our hazardous and severe environment product offering offers a copper free extruded aluminum housing suitable for use in offshore rigs, land drilling rigs, oil and gas production, refineries, chemical plants, pharmaceutical plants, industrial manufacturing, wastewater treatment plants or other areas where hazardous gases are present. It is also rated for marine and heavy hose-down environments where salt spray and corrosive chemicals may be a factor. Available with an 80 watt LED system tested at 90.1 lumens per watt in two foot or four foot lengths; there is a configuration for your application. The superior light output will provide almost triple the output of a two lamp T-12 MAR2 and double the output of a two lamp T-8 luminaire with no maintenance for 60,000 hours. The fixtures are covered by a five year warranty against manufacturers defect and lumen loss greater than 30%. Features include non-metallic UV resistant hinges, watershed design, 360 degree rotation for unlimited mounting options, a shatter and heat resistant acrylic lens and stainless steel cam action latches.

Compact profile, 3 3/8 H x 4 W

Recessed, ceiling, wall, pendant mounting

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New Product Introduction: SEPCO SolarSlide outdoor lightinghigh powered LED contemporary/transitional design solar lighting systems for outdoor area and site luminaires. Multiple LED lamp options, interchangeable shades, domes and poles. Custom solar-power designs and surface-mount choices.

SolarSlide LED is 100% solar powered continually; 100% off the grid; self-storing and self-recharging. Each SolarSlide system is comprised of a solar-power assembly, fixture, bracket and all mounting hardware ready to attach to a SEPCO or other pole.

Product Design: SEPCO Solar Electric Power Companys in-house solar lighting product development and engineering team. SEPCOs custom solutions meet the needs of the customer and project, by looking at project details; design and lighting requirements; and geographical location.

Manufacturer: SEPCO, founded 1994, is a U.S. entrepreneurial family-owned manufacturer of solar lighting systems and off grid solar power systems for use where grid power is prohibitive or areas looking for a green alternative to traditional lighting and power is sought.

Product Applications: SEPCO state-of-the-art SolarSlide produces high-performance white light, with low-glare beam projections and aiming capability on various models. Its LED outdoor lighting system provides powerful, ultra long lasting, low-maintenance illumination for commercial, institutional, industrial and municipal areas; walkways and pathways, parking lots, parks, streetscapes and roadways.

Product Description: SolarSlide is a contemporary / transitional design. It comprises a complete unit with LEDs and a solid-state driver that operates each fixture from an integral solar charged battery system. Fixture wattages range from 15 to 60 watts and can be specified with IES Type II, Ill and V full cutoff light distribution patterns, for task-specific lighting. For ocean shore areas, SEPCO endangered sea-turtle lighting is also available.

SolarSlide solar power assemblies range from 10 to 425 watts, with battery sizes providing a minimum of five-days autonomy. Compact solar panel assemblies for SolarSlide are selected and programed by companys in-house solar lighting engineers for recharging the concealed storage battery assemblies.

Units provide custom illumination for specific locations and uses. SolarSlide light pole options are available in accordance with power assembly size, local wind load requirements, and with direct in-ground burial, anchor and transformer base options. Poles available in aluminum, composite fiberglass or galvanized steel, with heights from10 to 35 feet. SolarSlide can mount directly to decorative post top poles, with a separately mounted solar battery, or with the solar panel mounted lower on the pole.

Construction and Finishes: SolarSlide decorative fixture shade housings are offered in three designs, each 25.5-inches round by 24.25-inches high. All system components are made from rugged low-copper marine-grade cast aluminum for longevity. Each LED in the light source has an individual optical lens. Fixtures meet high IP66 ingress protection standards; are UL, cUL listed. The complete system ismade in America at SEPCOs modern plant in Florida. LEDs have greater than 70% retained lumens after 50,000 hours. LED Driver life is 100,000 hours at 25 degrees C.

Polyester powder-coated finishes for luminaires, solar power assemblies, poles and other exposed components may be specified in Black, Bronze, Gray, Green, Metallic Bronze, Metallic Titanium, orWhite standard; custom colors are available.

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Outdoor living spaces have come a long way from the days when outdoor furnishings meant a few inexpensive folding chairs around a flimsy plastic table.

Todays outdoor chairs might be wrought iron or wrought aluminum, with upholstered seats. The table might be stone or wood or an elegant faux version of either, and would not look out of place inside in the dining room. Add outdoor sound systems, carpets and lighting, and the backyard or balcony can look and feel like an extension of the home.

That notion gets ramped up this spring and summer; manufacturers are offering new furniture, textiles and materials that resemble indoor furnishings yet can withstand the elements.

Getting the right look can be tricky; you dont want it to seem like you just plunked a sofa from the living room down onto the patio.

Heres a look at whats hot for Warm Weather 2015:

VINTAGE MODERN AND ULTRA-MODERN

Watch for midcentury modern styling in outdoor pieces to coordinate with this popular interior style. Glosters Dansk collection includes a chair with marine-grade, leather-look upholstery and teak tables, designed by Dane Povl Eskildsen. (www.gloster.com)

After World War II, California designer Walter Lamb was helping salvage sunken Navy warships at Pearl Harbor when he started messing around with the brass tubing and fittings. His prototypical outdoor furniture collection was put into production by Brown Jordan, the Pasadena-based company that pioneered outdoor furniture. Todays iterations of Lambs pieces are still crafted from brass, which you can leave alone to develop a patina or polish to retain the shine. The seats are marine-grade cording. (www.dwr.com)

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Outdoor living spaces have come a long way from the days when "outdoor furnishings" meant a few inexpensive folding chairs around a flimsy plastic table.

Today's outdoor chairs might be wrought iron or wrought aluminum, with upholstered seats. The table might be stone or wood or an elegant faux version of either, and would not look out of place inside in the dining room. Add outdoor sound systems, carpets and lighting, and the backyard or balcony can look and feel like an extension of the home.

That notion gets ramped up this spring and summer; manufacturers are offering new furniture, textiles and materials that resemble indoor furnishings yet can withstand the elements.

Getting the right look can be tricky; you don't want it to seem like you just plunked a sofa from the living room down onto the patio.

Here's a look at what's hot for Warm Weather 2015:

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VINTAGE MODERN AND ULTRA-MODERN

Watch for midcentury modern styling in outdoor pieces to co-ordinate with this popular interior style. Gloster's Dansk collection includes a chair with marine-grade, leather-look upholstery and teak tables, designed by Dane Povl Eskildsen. (www.gloster.com )

After World War II, California designer Walter Lamb was helping salvage sunken Navy warships at Pearl Harbor when he started messing around with the brass tubing and fittings. His prototypical outdoor furniture collection was put into production by Brown Jordan, the Pasadena-based company that pioneered outdoor furniture. Today's iterations of Lamb's pieces are still crafted from brass, which you can leave alone to develop a patina or polish to retain the shine. The seats are marine-grade cording. (www.dwr.com )

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In this photo provided by Brian Patrick Flynn/HGTV.com, for the design of the HGTV.com Spring House outdoor dining deck, the designer Flynn made entertaining easy with a weather-resistant mobile bar cart. Flynn suggests using mobile carts as bars or buffets when space is tight and can't accommodate console tables or sideboards.

Outdoor living spaces have come a long way from the days when outdoor furnishings meant a few inexpensive folding chairs around a flimsy plastic table.

Todays outdoor chairs might be wrought iron or wrought aluminum, with upholstered seats. The table might be stone or wood or an elegant faux version of either, and would not look out of place inside in the dining room. Add outdoor sound systems, carpets and lighting, and the backyard or balcony can look and feel like an extension of the home.

That notion gets ramped up this spring and summer; manufacturers are offering new furniture, textiles and materials that resemble indoor furnishings yet can withstand the elements.

Getting the right look can be tricky; you dont want it to seem like you just plunked a sofa from the living room down onto the patio.

Heres a look at whats hot for Warm Weather 2015:

Watch for midcentury modern styling in outdoor pieces to co-ordinate with this popular interior style. Glosters Dansk collection includes a chair with marine-grade, leather-look upholstery and teak tables, designed by Dane Povl Eskildsen.

After World War II, California designer Walter Lamb was helping salvage sunken Navy warships at Pearl Harbor when he started messing around with the brass tubing and fittings. His prototypical outdoor furniture collection was put into production by Brown Jordan, the Pasadena-based company that pioneered outdoor furniture. Todays iterations of Lambs pieces are still crafted from brass, which you can leave alone to develop a patina or polish to retain the shine. The seats are marine-grade cording.

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AEL #39;s Post Top LED Luminaire Collection
Overview of all AEL Post Top LED Luminaires for Architectural Outdoor Lighting.

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