Acuity Brands, Inc. recently announced an expansion into the re-fueling vertical, which includes service stations, convenience stores and quick-service restaurants. The company is reimagining the customer experience using solutions specifically developed for these applications, in addition to other existing products from its lighting and controls portfolio.

The Robert J. Besal Memorial Education Fund, a trust established to provide a continuing scholarship program for the advancement of education in illuminating engineering disciplines, is proud to announce the recipients of its scholarships for the 2024-2025 academic year. This year, the Besal Fund has awarded 17 scholarships, totaling $114,500, to students from participating schools.

Craig DiLouie, LC, CLCP recently had the pleasure of interviewing Trevor Palmer, President, Acuity Brands Lighting and Controls, about indoor lighting trends for an upcoming article in tED Magazine, the official publication of the NAED. Here’s the transcript.

Hosted by Steve Roe, Vice President of Controls at Acuity Brands, Roe with Controls is a monthly series of videos in which Steve discusses a new topic that impacts the lighting and lighting controls industry and then shares insights and thoughts based on his experience.

The nLight® rPOD Micro by Acuity Brands is a wireless, battery-powered wall switch that is available either as a WallPod or Remote switch.

The nLight® AIR System Input Device (rSI) by Acuity Brands is a wireless system interface device that enables third-party integration with fire alarms, pillow switches, specialized switches for harsh environments, and many other interfaces to an nLight networked lighting control system.

The Lighting Controls Association is proud to announce the latest offerings in lighting controls from industry-leading manufacturers in this year’s annual product guide. Check them out!

A new report from Guidehouse Insights assesses the competitive landscape for leading manufacturers of nonresidential lighting controls.

Acuity Brands, Inc. recently announced that its former Unplanned Renovations (UPR) sales team has been rebranded as the Energy Solutions (ES) sales team focused on the retrofit, relight, and energy solutions market segment.

This educational video, produced by the Lighting Controls Association at the 2023 LEDucation event in New York City, introduces the building industry to the nLight Adaptive Phase Dimmer (PCD) by Acuity Brands.

This educational video, produced by the Lighting Controls Association at the 2023 LEDucation event in New York City, introduces the building industry to the nLight rPOD Micro, a wireless, battery-powered wall switch that provides an ultra-thin, modern design with high installation flexibility.

“Today, a fresh lighting design is really a lighting and controls design,” writes Acuity’s Steve Roe in this guest post. “Fortunately, leading manufacturers created a tool for lighting specifiers to do it all based on a simple formula: put the controls within the luminaire (light fixture).”

Atrius, part of Acuity Brands, Inc., recently announced that Environment + Energy Leader awarded Top Product 2023 status to Atrius Sustainability, its carbon accounting and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting software. Atrius Sustainability supports sustainability managers to better understand resource consumption across a portfolio with the tools to quickly measure, track, and report on sustainability progress. 

The United States is currently enjoying a dramatic surge in construction in manufacturing infrastructure. This suggests fresh demand for lighting and controls and the expertise to properly apply them to industrial spaces.

Acuity Brands, Inc. recently introduced Design Select™, a portfolio segmentation and service program that supports highly configured projects on tight deadlines, all produced and assembled in the company’s North American facilities. The program provides customers with a broad selection of the most popular and readily available lighting and controls products and options in Acuity’s portfolio that can be shipped in 15 days or less.

Acuity Brands, Inc. recently announced the launch of its DC2DC architecture, a distributed low-voltage DC power and digital controls platform. The architecture eliminates the need to convert AC to DC power at the luminaire, resulting in efficiency gains and increased reliability of the lighting system, leading to reduced maintenance and operation costs.

nLight recently announced that it was awarded a LEDs Magazine 2023 BrightStar Award for Product Innovation for their nLight® AIR Wireless EM Solution. This solution is designed for projects with external emergency power sources, such as generators or inverters, and delivers a lower cost of installation than traditional solutions by eliminating the dedicated wiring used to sense normal power.

Available from nLight, part of Acuity Brands, the Adaptive Phase Control Dimmer (PCD) simplifies the process of designing, installing, and controlling decorative lighting.

The nLight AIR® rPOD Micro by Acuity Brands offers a stylish and versatile wall switch, designed to blend in with modern, sophisticated environments while providing convenient control.

The Haleon BTP series of fixture integrated occupancy sensors with dimming photocells by Acuity Brands/SensorSwitch™ are designed for standalone industrial lighting control applications.

Atrius, part of Acuity Brands, Inc., recently released its first State of Corporate Sustainability Report, an analysis of how organizations create, enact, and communicate sustainability goals. This year’s report, a survey of sustainability and energy leaders across a dozen industries, reveals that sustainability and technology have intersected to create a new megatrend – an effort to minimize the impacts of climate change while maximizing the impacts of technology.

The Lighting Controls Association is proud to announce the latest offerings in lighting controls from industry-leading manufacturers. Check them out!

nLight, a brand of Acuity Brands, recently published an applications guide for California’s Title 24, Part 6 (2022) energy code.

LEDucation and LightFair are right around the corner, so be sure to register soon for these major industry events, both of which are occurring in New York City this year.

Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc. recently announced it has entered into an agreement with Biological Innovations and Optimization Systems, LLC (BIOS) to participate in the BIOS ILLUMINATED™ partnership program.

Hydrel® recently announced it will now offer its SAF7 and SAF14 static white architectural floodlights with nLight® AIR wireless lighting controls.

In this episode of The Lighting Controls Podcast co-produced by the Lighting Controls Association and NAILD, Robert Bell, Consulting Director for Product Market at Acuity Brands, talks about how switches designed for entertainment are making their way into architectural lighting and “architainment” applications.

The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) recently announced that its Progress Committee has selected 81 design tools, products and publications for the 2022 IES Progress Report.

Acuity Brands, Inc. recently announced the 2022 charitable donation recipients of their “EarthLIGHT in Action” philanthropic campaign, which challenged and inspired their Independent Sales Network to get involved and give back to their communities.

Acuity Brands, Inc. recently announced that CLAIRITY™ Link by nLight® and SensorSwitch™ SSW Series: Sealed Wall Plates were selected for the 2022 Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) Progress Report, which showcases the year’s most significant advancements in the art and science of lighting.

Acuity Brands recently announced that nLight® has joined MasterSpec® to make writing lighting control specifications easier.

The nLight® IECC 2021 applications guide is designed to help lighting practitioners increase understanding of the IECC 2021 code, apply it to spaces and projects, and use nLight® lighting controls on these projects.

This month, we explore a detailed lighting control solution installed at Brookhaven Service Center in Brookhaven, NY.

SensorSwitch™ recently announced its Just One Touch (JOT) wireless solution is now listed on the DesignLights Consortium® (DLC) Qualified Products List under the category of Networked Lighting Control Systems. JOT enables single touch pairing of JOT enabled controls, luminaires, and other lighting controls capabilities without the need for 0-10V dimming wires, mobile apps, or additional software.

nLight®, a brand within the Acuity Brands portfolio, recently announced that it was awarded the LEDs Magazine 2022 BrightStar Award for Product Innovation for their nLight Snapshot Controller.

UL 924 changes became effective May 6, 2022 that make many industry-standard emergency solutions obsolete by requiring an input signal to indicate the presence of normal power. Acuity Brands’ nLight AIR embedded luminaires and emergency devices with EM options have been updated, offering compliance, significant savings, and versatile response to the loss of power.

Luminaire-level lighting controls (LLLC), also called embedded controls, are lighting control systems in which sensors and controllers are installed within luminaires to enable autonomous, individual luminaire control. By making each luminaire a control point, control is highly flexible, responsive, and therefore generally more energy-saving. Serving as a preview for an upcoming Education Express course, this article describes LLLC technology, system types, advantages and disadvantages, studies characterizing energy savings and cost, and what’s familiar and distinctive in regards to design and installation.

The Lighting Controls Association is proud to announce the latest offerings in lighting controls from industry-leading manufacturers. Check them out!

Acuity Brands, Inc. recently announced the release of STAR-enabled Life Safety solutions for providing wireless access on mobile devices to code-required emergency lighting test and status reports.