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.
United States law requires that anyone who flies a flag at night must use flagpole lighting. This is a simple law to abide by because the government puts no stipulations on the type of fixtures or lamps used for this purpose. Nor does it regulate foot candles or wattage.
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.
The demand for flagpole lights is gradually increasing given the heightened need to emphasize patriotism, especially nowadays when public spirit is regarded as a major factor of a nation's success or a business' survival.
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.
United States law requires that anyone who flies a flag at night must use flagpole lighting. This is a simple law to abide by because the government puts no stipulations on the type of fixtures or lamps used for this purpose. Nor does it regulate foot candles or wattage.
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.
The demand for flagpole lights is gradually increasing given the heightened need to emphasize patriotism, especially nowadays when public spirit is regarded as a major factor of a nation's success or a business' survival.
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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