The Basics of Effective Outdoor Safety and Security Lighting

 It’s important not to forget outdoor spaces when it comes to great home lighting, as it not only makes your space more welcoming and useful in the evening hours, but also impacts home security. Here’s a rundown of outdoor lighting basics, from energy efficient lights to security, from accredited providers of free LED upgrades under the Victorian energy efficiency scheme. 


Lighting for Home Safety 

It’s important to make sure your home is safely accessible during low light hours by lighting pathways, driveways, signage (like your house number) and stairs. This will make your home easier to find as well as preventing painful falls and injuries caused by missteps in the dark.  

Good ideas for outdoor safety lighting include individual step lights at stair level or flexible strip lighting on stairs (this prevents people from blocking out lighting to the stairs as they navigate them), and standalone lighting at critical points like home and driveway entrances.  

Because this lighting is on frequently (often homeowners set these on a timer for the whole night), it’s best to use energy efficient lights like LEDs, which are durable, reliable and use much less energy to run. 

Home Security Lighting 

Of course, lighting plays a very important role in home security. You want to make your home an unappealing target, make it easy to spot potential intruders, and make it difficult for anyone to hide on your property. Flood lights, motion sensor lights and smart lighting all work well for standalone security or in conjunction with alarm systems or security cameras.  

Good ideas for security lighting include bright lighting at entryways, motion triggered lighting at key security points, and timed lighting that comes on at dusk and switches off at dawn. These days, you can also get great smart security lighting that you can control remotely, trigger independently, set on a schedule and connect to your security system. This is ideal if you are in a higher crime area, if the house is empty on a regular schedule or if you are going on vacation. 

To save on lighting costs, it’s best to choose energy efficient security lighting. These days, you can get a wide variety of regular and smart security LED lights that use a fraction of the energy of traditional lighting while providing bright results. You can make this project even more affordable with a free LED upgrade through the Victorian energy efficiency scheme. 

Live in Melbourne? Get a Free LED Upgrade and Enjoy Energy Efficient Lights! 

If you would like to upgrade your home lighting to energy efficient lights, the specialists at In2Energy can assist you. What’s more, the Victorian energy efficiency scheme allows you to get rebates for your upgrade in return for your commitment to saving energy at home. 

In2Energy is leading accredited provider of free LED upgrades under the Victorian energy efficiency scheme. All installations undertaken by our team are completed by registered electrical contractors (REC) and you will be provided with a Certificate of Electrical Safety after completion. 

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