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Science and Technology
Wed, January 19, 2011
Tue, January 18, 2011
Acuity Brandsa? Holophane to Supply LED Luminaires for Vancouvera?s aGreena Initiative
ATLANTA--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--[ Acuity Brands ] (NYSE: AYI), a market leader in innovative energy-efficient lighting and control solutions, is supplying [ Holophane® Washington Postlite® LED luminaires ] to revitalize an upscale neighborhood in the City of Vancouver, BC, Canada. 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.
Surrounded by the Coast Mountain Range and the Pacific Ocean, Vancouver has been hailed as one of the most livable cities in the world and boasts one of the smallest carbon footprints of any major city within North America. To further the image of the former Olympic Games host city, Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson, in February 2009, launched an initiative to become the worlda™s greenest city by 2020.
For this outdoor lighting project supporting the mayora™s initiative LED luminaires were the only types considered and objectives focused on lighting quality, sustainability and energy-efficiency. After a competitive selection process, the [ Holophane Washington Postlite Series ] was chosen, qualifying as the only units that met the full set of Vancouvera™s needs, including stringent and sustained performance criteria. The neighborhood being retrofit is sensitive to concerns about maintaining dark night skies and the Holophane full cutoff optics provide the strict light control required.
The City of Vancouver will install these LED luminaires along several thousand linear feet of roadway, with the project slated for completion this spring. The [ Holophane Washington Postlite Series ] combines a full-cutoff optic, and a vintage appearance, with the sustainability and reduced life-cycle costs associated with LED technology. The fixturesa™ precision optical system and high-output LEDs provide optimized light output to maximize pole spacing while maintaining uniform illumination. The [ Washington Postlite LED Series ] luminaires allow the city to space fixtures farther apart than would be possible with competitive units.
The city will mount the Holophane luminaires on custom 16-foot concrete poles, replacing the steel poles installed in 1946 that supported the existing cobra-head lighting system. The area has many large, heavy trees and city planners required that the new lighting fit beneath the tree canopy. The custom 16-foot poles being utilized accomplish this goal.
The luminairesa™ LED light output and system life are optimized through an advanced thermal management system, with a dedicated heat sink mounted into the fixture to pull heat away from the critical LED components. A unique housing design eases installation and maintenance, helping to reduce the unitsa™ lifetime costs.
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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®, MetalOptics®, 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.
