What’s on Your Lighting Wish List This Year?
- December 16, 2021
- Best Practices
- Lighting
If lighting projects will be part of your plans in 2022, then your holiday wish list might look something like this:
Dear Santa,
This year for Christmas, I would like:
- Strip Lights
- Wall Packs
- Troffers
- Surface-Mount Wraps
- Area Lights
- Flood Lights
- Down Lights
- Photocells
P.S. I've been good this year, I Promise!

That list is a lot for Santa to fit inside his sleigh! Traditionally, every lighting project needs different fixtures with appropriate specifications (like lumen/wattage and color temperature, for example) to match the application.
This year, we can help make your lighting wish list a lot shorter (and make it easier on Santa, who has to visit almost 500 million houses)!
Instead of a long list of SKUs, all you really need on your lighting wish list this year is a feature-rich LED fixture that can serve many purposes. It’s like having several fixtures in one. Highly adjustable and customizable, feature-rich LEDs can prepare you for almost any lighting project.
This new technology packs numerous features into one fixture that can be used in a variety of applications. Buy the quantity you want now and modify to fit your needs later; for example, you can change the lumens or wattage based on how and where the fixture will be installed.
If a fixture will be mounted above an exterior door, for instance, then it can be adjusted to operate at a low power setting. If that same fixture will be mounted 20 feet in the air on the side of a building, then power settings can be adjusted so the fixture illuminates the entire area.
When a fixture will be used in an office space where high-detail visibility is important, then the color temperature can be set at 5,000K. If you decide to use it for another application, then it can be bumped down to 3,000K.
Many of these LED fixtures also come with built-in photocells for lighting control and automation so they don’t have to be purchased as separate items and wired up later.
Why should you add these feature-rich LED fixtures to your Christmas list this year?
- They save valuable time. Instead of sending a journeyman to several places to find a fixture with the exact specs you need, the fixture can be customized onsite for a project.
- You can service almost any lighting need while out on the job—without having to stop working because you don’t have the right fixtures.
- They save precious space in service trucks.
- They reduce the amount of time you spend trying to determine which fixture type to install.
- They make the lives of warehouse and facilities managers easier. With this type of fixture on the shelves, they’ll always have the right product ready to go.
- They’re not only feature-rich, but also easy on the pocketbook.
Wondering whether feature-rich LEDs will work for your lighting projects? Van Meter’s team of lighting experts is always available to answer your questions. These fixtures just might fulfill every item on your lighting wish list this year.
ARTICLE BY:
CHARLES DIX
EMPLOYEE-OWNER, LIGHTING SPECIALIST
Dix has been in the lighting industry since 1995. He joined Van Meter in 2021 as part of Werner Electric and works closely with customers on lighting projects, ROI calculations, and utility rebates.