Acuity Brands' Trilia OLED luminaires win 2014 IES Innovation Award

May 27, 2014
Award-winning Acuity Brands OLED luminaires are designated as one of the electrical industry’s most innovative lighting products.

ATLANTA --Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) announces that its Trilia™ OLED luminaires are honored with the prestigious 2014 Illumination Engineering Society (IES) Innovation Award presented at the Mechanical Electrical Electronic Technology trade show (MEET). The award recognizes the most revolutionary and innovative products that exceeded expectations in the mechanical and electrical industries.

“Trilia OLED luminaires are both stimulating and artistic, while featuring a soft illumination for a purely unique lighting experience,” said Greg Holm, Vice President and General Manager, Acuity Brands Lighting. “We are proud to be recognized as a leader of innovative and significant advancements in modern lighting.”

The Acuity Brands OLED luminaires are designed to inspire creativity and imagination. They allow designers to shape single or expansive networks of OLED lighting technology to create exquisite and flexible lighting. Innate patterns form into designs that combine architecture with nature. The luminaires are best suited for general or feature lighting in office, conference, lobby, library, atrium, retail, corporate, meeting, reception, hospitality and restaurant spaces.

MEET is one of the top industry events in Canada and attracts thousands of exhibitors and attendees from across Canada and the United States.

Available through Winona® Lighting, the Trilia OLED luminaire was previously distinguished for its advanced level of innovation in the 2012 IES Progress Report. To learn more about Trilia OLED luminaire innovations and technology from Acuity Brands, visit www.acuitybrandsoled.com

About Acuity Brands

Acuity Brands, Inc. is a North American market leader and one of the world's leading providers of lighting solutions for both indoor and outdoor applications. With fiscal year 2013 net sales of over $2 billion, Acuity Brands employs approximately 6,500 associates and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia with operations throughout North America, and in Europe and Asia. The Company's lighting solutions are sold under various brands, including Lithonia Lighting®, Holophane®, Peerless®, Gotham®, Mark Architectural Lighting™, Winona® Lighting, Healthcare Lighting®, Hydrel®, American Electric Lighting®, Carandini®, Antique Street Lamps™, Sunoptics®, Axion™ Controls, Sensor Switch®, Lighting Control & Design™, Synergy® Lighting Controls, Pathway Connectivity™, Dark to Light®, ROAM®, RELOC® Wiring Solutions, Acculamp® and eldoLED®.

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