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Acuity Brandsa? Holophane Providing Lighting Solutions for Boeinga?s New 787 Dreamliner Production Facility

^{Published on 2010-11-30 06:01:13 - Market Wire}
 

ATLANTA--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--[ Acuity Brands ] (NYSE: AYI), a market leader in innovative energy efficient lighting and control solutions, was chosen to provide an optimal lighting solution for a new Boeing production facility via its [ Holophane® ] Enduratron® brand of highbay luminaires. The Holophane brand has been a recognized leader in high-quality and lowest total cost of ownership lighting solutions for commercial, industrial, and outdoor applications for over 110 years.

A new state-of-the-art Boeing® 787 production facility, located in North Charleston, S.C., is under construction and is incorporating a number of sustainable design concepts to achieve a goal of LEED® Silver certification. The new 240 acre Charleston site will house production for both Boeing and its Global Aeronautica joint venture. This indoor production facility will perform fabrication, assembly, and integration of fuselage sections and is designed to accommodate the final assembly of Boeinga™s new 787 Dreamliner passenger jet. It is large enough to accommodate six complete aircraft in production at any one time. Construction began on this facility in June 2010 and aircraft production is scheduled to begin in July 2011.

BRPH, an internationalarchitecture and engineering firm that is a leader in planning, design, engineering, and construction of [ aviation ]and [ aerospace ]facilities, in a joint venture with Turner Construction and BE&K Building Group, specified the lighting products for this new facility. The Holophane [ Enduratron ] product was selected for this mammoth space because of its ability to deliver both strong horizontal and vertical illumination. With the luminairea™s highly-advanced electronic ballast technology, it provides optical and electrical efficiency, a critical ingredient for the facility achieving LEED® Silver certification. In addition to the Holophane high-bay luminaires in the production area, numerous other Acuity Brands products were selected by the installing contractor for general illumination applications within the facility, including fluorescent, HID and emergency luminaires from the companya™s [ Lithonia Lighting® ] and [ Peerless® ] brands.

The Enduratron luminaire is part of Holophane's [ Elite Series ], which brings to market a number of technologically advanced products that deliver optimized performance, thermal management and energy efficiency. With its next generation electronic HID ballast, the Enduratron provides an optimal solution that meets the highest standards of lighting requirements. Coupled with Holophane's [ ISD Superglass ]® technology, this luminaire provides superior performance in terms of light quality, light distribution and energy savings. Applications range from retail and commercial to various types of industrial installations.

For more information on the full range of Holophane luminaires, please visit [ www.acuitybrands.com ] and [ www.holophane.com ] .

About Acuity Brands

Acuity Brands, Inc. is a North American market leader and one of the worlda™s leading providers of luminaires, lighting control systems and related products and services with fiscal year 2010 net sales of over $1.6 billion. The Companya™s lighting and system control product lines include Lithonia Lighting®, Holophane®, Peerless®, Mark Architectural Lightinga", Hydrel®, American Electric Lighting®, Gotham®, Carandini®, RELOC®, , Antique Street Lampsa", Tersen®, Renaissance Lighting®, Winona Lighting®, Synergy® Lighting Controls, Sensor Switch®, Lighting Control & Designa", DTL® and ROAM®. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Acuity Brands employs approximately 6,000 associates and has operations throughout North America, Europe and Asia.

About Boeing

The Boeing Company is a major aerospace and defense corporation, founded by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington. Boeing has expanded over the years, merging with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Boeing Corporate headquarters has been in Chicago, Illinois since 2001. Boeing is made up of multiple business units, which are Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA); Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS); Engineering, Operations & Technology; Boeing Capital; and Boeing Shared Services Group. Boeing is the largest global aircraft manufacturer by revenue, orders and deliveries, and the third largest aerospace and defense contractor in the world based on defense-related revenue. Boeing is the largest exporter by value in the United States. Its stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.