Back to School JANUARY 2009. Acuity Brands Lighting offers the largest portfolio of lighting products to support the learning environment

BETTER LIGHTING. BETTER SCHOOLS.

Back to School

JANUARY 2009


Acuity Brands Lighting offers the largest portfolio of lighting products to support the learning environment.


CURRENT SITUATION

• Need to Upgrade School Infrastructure as Average Building is 40 years old*

• Desire for “Greener” Technologies

• But Challenging Economic Conditions, Creating Budget Reductions

• Need to Reduce Energy Costs

• Desire for Economic Payback

*Source: National Center for Education Statistics, http://nces.ed.gov


WELL-DESIGNED LIGHTING IS ESSENTIAL

Poor lighting can cause :• Learning opportunities to deteriorate • Safety issues may arise• Headache, eye strain and fatigue• Reduced productivity

Quality lighting :• Enhances learning• Better visual environment• Reduced operating costs. Lighting

accounts for an average of 56% of electricity used*

*Source: School Planning & Management


ACHIEVE THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS

• High-quality, energy-efficient lighting system that works with both natural and electric sources

• Exceed the requirements found in state energy codes based on ASHRAE 90.1 and the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC)


VOLUMETRIC LIGHTING

• Fills the entire volume of space with just the right amount of light throughout the room.

• Makes space more attractive and improves visual acuity

• Eliminates glare and dark spots associated with dated lighting


MEETING YOUR UNIQUE NEEDS

Acuity Brands Lighting offers a complete line of products for your school. Our family of companies meets all of your lighting needs, both indoors and out:

• Classrooms• Libraries• Offices• Cafetoriums• Gymnasiums• Multi-Purpose• Parking Areas• Sports Facilities


CLASSROOMSClassrooms have a variety of teaching methods fromlectures to computer-aided learning, from small group guided projects to individual assignments:

• Energy-efficient lighting • Accessible control system • Programmed settings • Daylight harvesting• Motion sensors• Automatic after-hours

shut-off


LIBRARIESLibraries require special conditions: • Variety of visual tasks• Keen visual acuity • Both horizontal and vertical illumination• Increasingly, the use of computers is the

main visual task in today’s libraries.

Important features of library lighting:• Energy-efficient lighting fixtures• User-friendly control system • Programmed settings • Daylight harvesting• Motion sensors• Automatic after-hours shut-off


MULTI-PURPOSE ROOMS

The largest lit area in schools may function daily as a

cafeteria, weekly as a gymnasium and monthly as

an auditorium:• Energy-efficient lighting fixtures• Flexibility with control systems• Programmed settings• Daylight harvesting• Motion sensors• Automatic after-hours shut-off

with overrides for evening and weekend events


EXTERIOR LIGHTINGSpecial requirements: • Safety and security during off-hours. • Protects personnel and students during early morning and evenings• Guards against vandalism during weekends and breaks.

Important features:• Energy-efficient lighting fixtures• Nighttime-friendly products

equipped with full cut-off capabilities• Motion sensors• Automatic on/off based on

sunrise/sunset times • Programmed settings for special

events, including sporting events


RELIGHT: EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN

Renovating Existing Schools :• Aging building population • Tight budget and expansive expectations• No less-desired results than those of new

construction.

Solution :• May not need complete fixture replacement• Relighting Offers:

– Few components to recycle – Reduced carbon footprint – Less mercury entering the waste stream

Before relighting

After relighting


SHARED SUCCESSQuality Lighting for High AchieversJackson High School, Massillon, OH

SITUATION : A three-year constructionproject involving renovation of an existingfacility and a 150,000 sq ft addition, thisunique three-story structure forms a modellearning center.

SOLUTION: Move to indirect/direct lighting• “The teachers loved it. The students

loved it.”• The comfort and calming effect of well-

distributed indirect light was a big hit.• The project was completed under

budget. • “Reduced maintenance and life-cycle

savings will continue to pay dividends for decades to come.”


Smart Schools are Energy-WiseWinnona Park Elementary School, Decatur, GA

SHARED SUCCESS

SITUATION: Renovating portions of the 83 year-oldschool. The school decided to reduce its energy billand improve the aesthetics of its library and multipurpose room.

SOLUTION: Upgrade from parabolics to the RT5™• “Creates a better and more enjoyable environment

by reducing glare on computers and reading/ instruction areas.”

• Saved energy and more evenly distributed brightness levels, while using fewer fixtures.

• “The fixture is pleasing to the eye without drawing attention to the ceiling.”

• Allows school to spend its money and time concentrating on something a little more important—students and learning.


LEEDing the Way with LightingSan Francisco Waldorf High School, CA

SHARED SUCCESS

SITUATION: Extensive renovation of a 1970s call centerto become a LEED-certified school

SOLUTION: Peerless Classroom Lighting System• “Energy reduction was our primary lighting goal”• A daylight control system was installed:

– Automatic shut-off controls for energy code compliance yielding significant energy savings

– Continuous-dimming ballasts modulate light output to maintain the target

– Eliminates the need for a ‘one-hour teacher override’ switch that is commonly used in classrooms” with body heat occupancy sensors

• Result is one of the greenest schools in the country


GROWING OUR SCHOOLS GREEN

• Green schools use an average of 33% less energy and save $100,000 per year – enough to hire 2 new teachers, buy 200 new computers or purchase 5,000 textbooks.

• Research indicates that teachers are happier when they control their environments. Green schools commonly report reductions in teacher absenteeism and teacher turnover.

• Over the lifetime of a school, that amounts to huge savings

Partners with Green Globes® or USGBC LEED® for Schools. www.greenglobes.com www.buildgreenschools.org


GREEN BENEFITS

Benefits of Green lighting: • Healthier learning environment • Increased energy savings• Greater financial savings • Environmentally friendly • Happier students and staff


ACUITY BRANDS LIGHTING Portfolio of Products

Recessed Lighting• Lithonia Lighting RT5, RT8, SP5, SP8,

ES8, Avante• Mark Architectural Lighting

Suspended Lighting• Peerless CLS Classroom Solutions

Downlighting and Accent Lighting• Gotham Architectural Downlighting• Lithonia Lighting Commercial Downlighting

Multi-Purpose Lighting• Lithonia Lighting High Bay Fluorescent

Emergency Lighting• Lithonia Lighting Exit Signs and Units

Outdoor Lighting• Lithonia Lighting Aeris, Omero• Hydrel Ingrade and Floodlighting

Lighting Controls• Synergy Lighting Controls,

SIMPLY5 Lighting Intelligence

Relocatable Wiring• RELOC® Wiring Solutions

Renovation Products• Lithonia Lighting RT5R, ES8R


QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

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Back to School JANUARY 2009. Acuity Brands Lighting offers the largest portfolio of lighting products to support the learning environment