Sta-Green is proud to recommend Hadco exterior lighting. For 50 years, Hadco has built its products to a superior standard of quality and craftsmanship, using only the finest raw materials and components available. Hadco has also built its business to a superior standard of consistency and reliability. Hadco inspects every piece it manufactures multiple times for fit and finish. Each design is precision engineered, backed by ISO-9001 Certification.

Hadco provides the broadest selection of styles, finishes, and lamping options in the industry. In combination with Sta-Green, Hadco's superior service helps you navigate the choices and ensures you’re getting just what you need, when you need it.

When you light with Sta-Green installation of Hadco products, you can rest assured it’ll be done right. On time and on budget.

Hadco Products

Hadco's Low Voltage Lighting System offers the greatest versatility with up to 1,000 fixture combinations for every landscape lighting application. High performance halogen lamps, available in many styles, produce greater lumen output and last longer than conventional incandescent lamping.

Hadco Low Voltage transformers include a multiple-tap voltage setting that allows for easy adjustment of load and distance variations. Fixture housings are constructed of the most durable materials that include die-cast aluminum, composite, stainless steel, copper, cast bronze and die-cast brass. All painted finishes are applied through a special five-stage powdercoat process to retain their beautiful appearance for many years.

METHODS OF OUTDOOR LIGHTING

SPOT LIGHTING
Interesting features, architecture and statuary can be showcased at night with a focused beam of light. When possible, positioning the spotlight overhead minimizes glare and tends to supply a direct light path to the subject.

SILHOUETTING
A great way to highlight trees and plants with interesting branch structure. Placing a fixture directly behind the subject and pointing it at a vertical surface displays a dark outline of the subject to the foreground observer. This technique accents the shape of an object, but not the color or texture.

SHADOWING
Another way to highlight interesting shapes and branch structure. Place a fixture directly in front of the subject and aim the light through it to cast a shadow on a vertical surface. To enlarge the shadow, position the luminaire closer to the subject. This type of lighting also adds security to a home or business.

SIGN LIGHTING
Well-placed floodlytes keep signs working after dark. Optics should be selected to complement the orientation of the sign: horizontal flood optics are ideal for lighting across a wide object, while vertical optics better illuminate tall objects.

MOON LIGHTING
Concealing a fixture in a tree and aiming it downward creates the tranquil effect of light filtering through the branches on a moonlit night. Moon lighting fixtures should be hidden and positioned as high as possible. For a complementary effect, a luminaire may be installed on the ground and pointed upward to illuminate the tree itself.

UPLIGHTING
An excellent way to highlight the beauty of trees and architectural design. Repeating patterns in architecture (including windows, archways, etc.) and flowering trees come alive with the proper uplighting treatment.

WALKWAY LIGHTING
Used primarily to create a symmetrical pattern of light for navigation. Fully shielded fixtures may be positioned along landscape cutouts and pathways to add safety, security and visibility at night. Partially shielded lights may be positioned behind taller greenery; this allows light to filter through onto paths and distributes more illumination throughout the landscape.

SPREAD LIGHTING
The technique of low-level, evenly dispersed illumination for flowers, shrubs and other types of ground cover. Fully shielded luminaires work best to reduce glare. However, partially shielded fixtures may be positioned in deeper foliage landscapes where the additional light will serve to backlight greenery. Spread lighting may also be used underwater to illuminate an ornamental pond.