by Ann Withanee — October 13, 2010—Acuity Brands, a market leader in innovative energy efficient lighting and control solutions, announces 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 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.
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 is expected to reduce carbon emissions by 17,106 pounds annually and is expected to produce a 40 percent annual savings in lighting-related electric use 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.
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