Acuity Brands, Inc : Triumphs at Major LED Lighting Awards Competitions

Acuity Brands, Inc. received an unprecedented 11 prominent industry awards, including prestigious "Best in Class" designation, for its newest commercial and industrial indoor and outdoor LED lighting solutions during last week's LIGHTFAIRR International 2012 trade show.  Acuity Brands was the most honored LED lighting luminaire manufacturer.The Company led the Next Generation Luminaires(TM) (NGL) Solid State Lighting Design Competition, winning a total of six awards for its LED indoor ambient and industrial lighting products, including "Best in Class" honors for the Lithonia LightingR ST Series luminaire. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, and the International Association of Lighting Designers, the NGL contest was launched in 2008 to promote excellence in the design of energy-efficient LED luminaires for general illumination in commercial lighting applications.
In addition, Acuity Brands was honored with five awards for its indoor and outdoor LED lighting luminaires as part of the 2012 Solid-State Lighting Product Innovation Awards from Architectural SSL magazine, which were presented during Lightfair 2012. The awards identify and honor the market's most innovative LED and solid-state luminaires and fixtures as selected by a group of distinguished industry peers."We are honored to be recognized by our industry peers with 11 prestigious awards for our indoor and outdoor LED lighting solutions," said Rick Earlywine, Acuity Brands Lighting Senior Vice President, Innovation & Technology. "The significance and number of awards proves yet again why Acuity Brands is the leading lighting company in North America.  We are committed to providing smart and simple solutions that deliver the best quality of lighting for a better quality of life. These industry honors clearly recognize that our innovative high-performance luminaires with integrated digital controls solutions are effectively increasing the quality of light, reducing maintenance and energy requirements, improving sustainability and lowering the total cost of operation."Our ongoing goal is to envision and create lighting solutions that customers both need and want; solutions that are not only high quality, reliable and affordable, but are also innovative, integrated and aesthetically pleasing," said Earlywine.