Acuity Brands’ Lithonia Lighting RTLED Luminaire Named Best LED Interior Commercial Product

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Acuity Brands, a market leader in innovative energy efficient lighting and control solutions, received theLEDshow’s™ award for best interior commercial product for the Lithonia Lighting® RTLED™ luminaire. theLEDshow is a mini-convention and lighting industry consortium focused on marketing and promoting LED and solid-state lighting. The award honors LED lighting that is innovative, provides a high-quality of light output and eliminates cumbersome installation processes. Acuity Brands’ Lithonia Lighting accepted the award at theLEDshow in Las Vegas in August 2010.

“We are honored to receive the award for best LED interior commercial product”

“We are honored to receive the award for best LED interior commercial product,” said Dave Ranieri, Vice President and General Manager, Lithonia Lighting Commercial Indoor Products. “The RTLED fixture is an intelligent, controllable and adaptable LED lighting solution designed to meet current and future needs. Volumetric lighting, embedded controls and plug-and-play features make it ideal for various commercial applications, including office, retail, education and healthcare facilities.”

First introduced in May 2010 and now available nationally through Lithonia Lighting sales representatives and authorized distributors, the RTLED is a high-quality, volumetric recessed luminaire that delivers ambient white light uniformly throughout an entire space while reducing energy and maintenance costs and a building’s environmental footprint.

Powered by an advanced LED light engine, the RTLED luminaire delivers an expected 50,000 hour system life and a superior lighting environment: high color rendering (80+ CRI), 3500K color temperature, and full range dimming with 0-10V DC control.

For more information, visit www.lithonia.com/RTLED.

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 2009 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.