Sustainability Actions at Acuity Brands
Our commitment to environmental sustainability begins in our own operations. Reducing our environmental impact is integrated to our daily activities at Acuity Brands Lighting. Our Sustainable Operations Council includes representatives from all of our North American facilities with the goal to achieve year over year reductions in our use of natural resources. Some specific examples of our accomplishments include:
• Reduced our overall electricity consumption by 13.4% since September 2005. In 2008 Electricity was reduced by 4% and 7% respectively in 2008 at our two largest manufacturing facilities in Monterrey Mexico and Cochran Georgia.
• Reduced 37% of the water used in our paint system with modifications that enabled us to reclaim water for this process at three facilities.
• Reduced our impact on landfills by 40% by establishing corporate recycling and green procurement standards. Office paper use has been reduced by 47% since September 2006 and revenue from aluminum recycling is contributed to community projects.
Acuity Brands also supplied all of the lighting and lighting controls for Eco-Office, an 10,100 square foot, environmentally responsible building project built by the Southface Energy Institute, to showcase some of the innovative green building technologies available in today’s market. Click here for more details about our contribution.
LEED Buildings at Acuity Brands
Holophane Awarded LEED® Silver Certification for “Green” Headquarters Building. Lighting manufacturer’s facility is first in Columbus area to receive prestigious designation. Click here for more details.
Acuity Brands Lighting’s NYC Office/Showroom Earns LEED® Gold Rating. Click here for more details.
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Introducing DoM
Defining the shape of LED downlighting
The dome has long been a cornerstone in architecture. From the Pantheon in Rome built in 125 AD to the United States Capitol building, the dome is a feature of grand civic architecture. The dome conveys structural strength and spaciousness. Lithonia Lighting brings the classic shape of the dome (DōM) together with the latest advancements in solid state lighting technology to provide an LED downlight solution for all general illumination applications.
The DōM series is a family of high-performance downlights with clean aesthetics and a low-glare, uniform light distribution.
LED technology provides a sustainable solution for worry-free maintenance, energy efficiency and environmental friendliness. Integrating this technology, the DōM system: Reduces overall cost of ownership
LEDs operate on less energy than standard downlights - No lamps to replace over a life of 50,000 hours
- Long lamp life means virtually no maintenance
- No mercury reduces lamp recycling costs
Averages 27% energy savings over comparable CFL luminaries. Averages 26% efficacy improvement over comparable CFL luminaries.
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