Lighting Design Tools

As a leader in the lighting industry, Acuity Brands provide a variety of software and other election tools to assist lighting professionals make good choices for their specific design, engineering and economic requirements. Tools include the following: 

Software

• Visual® Lighting Software - a collection of lighting calculation tools and powerful 3-D modeling software engineered to simplify the design process and provide a comprehensive analysis for advanced lighting projects.
• Photometric Viewer - allows the user to view or print full photometric reports. In addition, two reports can be viewed, side-by-side, for quick and easy comparison. Photometric Viewer processes photometric files constructed in accordance with the IESNA standard LM-63 "IESNA Standard File Format for Electronic Transfer of Photometric Data". The software will process data from any of these versions of LM-63: 1986, 1991,1995 or 2002. The Viewer will not process Type A floodlight data however.
• Economic Viewer - provides simple financial comparisons between lighting alternatives, allowing you to better weigh your options. The program considers both initial and annual costs to determine payback periods and internal rate of return. For more information, visit www.lithonia.com/software.

Downloadable Calculation Spreadsheets

• Energy & Economic Library - a series of worksheets including simple one page worksheets for estimating the energy savings of a simple renovation to multi-sheet tools for computing EPAct tax dedudctions and energy savings for more complicated projects.  It includes tools for:
  • EPAct Tax Deductions
  • Energy Savings
  • Simple Economic Calculations
  • Field Audit Forms
     
• KiloWatch Calculator - allows you to compare full power output versus a 50% power output for various lamps (a 50% lumen output version is also available). To fully appreciate the energy savings potential of the KiloWatch system, one must understand the energy consumption of a standard lighting system. Subtracting the energy consumption of the KiloWatch system from a standard system reveals the total energy savings using the KiloWatch multi-level lighting system. All inputted watts are based on the most recent published information from ballast manufacture. Up to date details specific to input wattage should be verified with ballast manufacture.
   
• Pulse Start Calculator - demostrates the energy savings avaiable from pulse start, allowing users to choose a wide range of available HID systems (recommendations are not available), moreover calculates simple payback based on estimated initial capital cost.
   
• Electronic Ballast Calculator - The age of electronic ballasts for HID pulse start lamps is upon us and the benefits are numerous. This new combination delivers optimal energy efficiency, superior quality of light, peak performance and lower installation and ownership costs. All this adds up to the best value.  This calculator allows you to examine some of these benefits.

Application Assistance

• RELIGHT Toolbox - A variety of resources (specification sheets, photometrics, technical data) all geared towards lighting renovation projects.