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Acuity Brands, a market leader in innovative energy efficient lighting and control solutions, is pleased to announce completion of a pilot outdoor LED lighting project using its Holophane® brand of luminaires that has brought energy savings and sustainability to the streets of Central Indiana. For over 110 years, customers have been buying Holophane brand products, which now provide energy efficient lighting systems for a range of commercial, industrial and outdoor applications.

The scenic campus of Anderson University is located in downtown Anderson, Indiana and is home to 2,800 students. With help from the City of Anderson and a grant from the Indiana Department of Transportation, the University recently became a model for a new energy efficient lighting system designed to outlast traditional high pressure sodium (HPS) luminaires and reduce energy consumption by approximately 40 percent.

While designers originally planned on using HPS fixtures, the design changed and the campus area is now illuminated with Holophane GranVille® LED luminaires because of their expected life of 50,000 hours as compared to 24,000 hours for HPS luminaires.

According to Tom Donoho, transmission and distribution supervisor, Anderson Municipal Light & Power, this campus project provides an excellent lighting solution and is expected to reduce carbon emissions by 17,106 pounds annually. The city also anticipates a 40 percent annual savings in lighting related electrical utilization over the HPS lighting solution that was in place.

“We have received many great comments about the quality of the lighting,” Donoho said. “It has made a big difference in the campus appearance.” Due to this success, the City of Anderson intends to light the rest of the campus and other downtown areas using Holophane GranVille LED luminaires.

Precision optics with tight tolerances in the Holophane GranVille LED luminaires direct light where it is needed to maximize energy savings and help ensure design effectiveness. The GranVille LED housing and system mount to industry-standard poles. Existing Holophane GranVille glass globes are compatible with GranVille LED luminaires.

The Holophane GranVille LED fixtures are offered with classic or premier optics and a variety of trims, luminaire shapes and uplight options. Asymmetric and symmetric distributions provide added flexibility for applications such as parks, city streets, residential areas, campuses, walkways and parking lots. The Holophane GranVille LED luminaires’ door assembly allows simple access to the electronic driver for ease of maintenance. The fixtures' borosilicate glass optics is permanent and never turns yellow or cloudy with age.

“The Holophane GranVille LED luminaires are designed for areas that require a long system operating life combined with an aesthetically pleasing appearance that complements the environment,” said Jack Ries, Acuity Brands Lighting Vice President and General Manager, Holophane.

About Acuity Brands

Acuity Brands, Inc. is a North American market leader and one of the world’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 Company’s lighting and system control product lines include Lithonia Lighting®, Holophane®, Peerless®, Mark Architectural Lighting™, Hydrel®, American Electric Lighting®, Gotham®, Carandini®, RELOC®, MetalOptics®, Antique Street Lamps™, Tersen®, Synergy® Lighting Controls, Sensor Switch®, Lighting Control & Design™, and ROAM®. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Acuity Brands employs approximately 6,000 associates and has operations throughout North America, Europe and Asia.

About Anderson University

Anderson University is located near Indianapolis in Anderson, Indiana. AU is a Christian university ranked as one of America's top colleges and universities in U.S. News and World Report's America's Best Colleges. Anderson University offers undergraduate degrees in business administration, management, marketing, accounting, finance, computer science, elementary education, education, communication, journalism, broadcasting, art, visual communication, music, voice, and others. Anderson University offers graduate degree programs in business, nursing, theology, music, and education.