As the US flag code proclaims, "It is the universal custom to display the flag only from sunrise to sunset on buildings and on stationary flagstaffs in the open. However, when a patriotic effect is desired, the flag may be displayed twenty-four hours a day if properly illuminated during the hours of darkness," the thought of exposing a flag's symbolic figure even at night gave birth to the invention of flag pole lightings.
This simple but ingenious engineering enables the sense of nationality or belonging to come to life even in a nocturnal environment. It helps one to proudly display a flag any time of day or night. These are devices that emit a substantial beam of light in different directions depending on the flag owner's preference.
Most of the time, a sighting of a flag can happen in premises where its presence is highly valued as a setter for a conducive atmosphere or a symbol that a certain set of standards and core values are employed. We see them in schools, offices, plazas, board meetings and even business establishments.
While up lighting is being systematically phased out in many parts of the country, there are many places that still permit it. In these areas, flagpole lighting is still being done with either inground fixtures or above ground fixtures that shine light up the pole onto the flag. Either type is highly effective, depending on the size of the flag, the location of the pole, and the amount of luminance in the general environment as well.
However, flagpole lighting is becoming increasingly complicated with the passage of dark sky laws that prohibit all forms of up lighting. In these areas, a lighting designer will have to do a systematic photometrical analysis of the grounds and devise a method of down lighting the flag so it will comply with both Federal law and local ordinances.
There is a barrage of cheap and inferior flagpoles and their lightings being imported and sold, that do not comply with the flag statute. This is bad for a number of reasons. Imported stuff is cheaply made and more importantly, the designs, materials, colors, and methods do not compare well with the better quality, longer-lasting, and correctly designed flagpole lightings made by American manufacturers. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flags and flagpole lightings offered a special edition of flagpole lightings to provide innovative solutions for individual projects.
This simple but ingenious engineering enables the sense of nationality or belonging to come to life even in a nocturnal environment. It helps one to proudly display a flag any time of day or night. These are devices that emit a substantial beam of light in different directions depending on the flag owner's preference.
Most of the time, a sighting of a flag can happen in premises where its presence is highly valued as a setter for a conducive atmosphere or a symbol that a certain set of standards and core values are employed. We see them in schools, offices, plazas, board meetings and even business establishments.
While up lighting is being systematically phased out in many parts of the country, there are many places that still permit it. In these areas, flagpole lighting is still being done with either inground fixtures or above ground fixtures that shine light up the pole onto the flag. Either type is highly effective, depending on the size of the flag, the location of the pole, and the amount of luminance in the general environment as well.
However, flagpole lighting is becoming increasingly complicated with the passage of dark sky laws that prohibit all forms of up lighting. In these areas, a lighting designer will have to do a systematic photometrical analysis of the grounds and devise a method of down lighting the flag so it will comply with both Federal law and local ordinances.
There is a barrage of cheap and inferior flagpoles and their lightings being imported and sold, that do not comply with the flag statute. This is bad for a number of reasons. Imported stuff is cheaply made and more importantly, the designs, materials, colors, and methods do not compare well with the better quality, longer-lasting, and correctly designed flagpole lightings made by American manufacturers. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flags and flagpole lightings offered a special edition of flagpole lightings to provide innovative solutions for individual projects.
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