Las Olas Mexican Restaurant Goes “Greener” with Lighting by Wellbrite
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| During the day the lights are unobtrusive. At night they really shine! |
Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA, July 18, 2012 – Las Olas Mexican Restaurant on Pacific Coast Hwy can claim they are more “green” than ever! By installing LED lights throughout their patio and outside their building they are saving energy.
“We were recycling before green was the ‘In Thing,’” says Nick Fierro, General Manager of the Las Olas location in Cardiff. With low-voltage wiring already existing at the restaurant, LED lighting was an easy choice. Light-Emitting Diodes (LED) use up to 70% less energy and can last 25 years or more. Although saving energy is a great feature, they were really looking for the right ambiance.
“Before installing the LED lights you couldn’t see the details of the restaurant from the highway and there were a lot of dark corners in the patio,” says Fierro. “We also like the dimming feature of these lights. I didn’t know there was such a thing. I thought (LED lights) were either ‘on’ or ‘off.’”
Fierro is referring to the dimming feature of the lights installed by Scott Nuschy of Wellbrite. The intensity of each light can be changed by the touch of a magnet which allowed them to fine-tune the lighting over a couple weeks to create the perfect ambiance. The entire room does not have to be dimmed or brightened at the same time.
Wellbrite’s Nuschy installed Ecolink’s accent lights at Las Olas. “These lights give a lot of flexibility for setting the right mood whether in a restaurant or in a residential landscape,” comments Nuschy. “I also like to use their lights because they are a local company (based in Carlsbad).”
Fierro admits that customers have yet to comment specifically on the new lights, but it “takes a few visits before they notice something has changed.” With hundreds of reviews for Las Olas available on the Internet, there is no denying that the atmosphere is one of the reasons people keep coming back!
Encinitas based Wellbrite has over 25 years of experience in landscape lighting design, installation, repairs and lighting controls. www.Wellbrite.com
Las Olas Mexican Restaurant has been serving North San Diego County since 1981 with locations in Cardiff by the Sea and Carlsbad. http://www.lasolasmex.com/
Update: See us mentioned in El Restaurante Mexicano Magazine, page 19. http://digitaledition.qwinc.com/publication/?i=120250
