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Amerlux: DOE Recognizes Company for 3 NGL Indoor Solid State Light Products at LightFair
New York City — May 19, 2015 — Amerlux was honored for three commercial LED indoor lighting products during the eighth annual Next Generation Luminaires (NGL) Solid-State Lighting Design Competition.
MURRO LED Wall Wash, LINEA 1.5 Linear Direct/Indirect LED, and FINO Ceiling LED received the awards for excellence and technological development, which were sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), and the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) at LightFair International.
The NGL Awards were launched in 2008 to encourage technical innovation and promote excellence in the design of energy-efficient LED luminaires for commercial, industrial, and institutional applications.
"We’re very proud to have won three NGL awards this year, as we have achieved this extraordinary industry recognition seven out of the past eight years,” said Amerlux CEO and president Chuck Campagna. "Murro, Linea, and Fino are truly lighting innovations and we are honored that they have been recognized by the NGL’s distinguished panel of judges.”
Winner of Outstanding Indoor Lighting Product for Efficacy (up to 105.7 lumens per watt), MURRO LED Wall Wash is a compact, passively cooled, track-mounted wall wash available in 2000 delivered lumens or 3000 delivered lumens. The spacing ratio of 2:1 (e.g., 4 feet from wall, 8 feet on center) gets more light on the wall with fewer fixtures. Judges commended MURRO for “very high efficacy, nice aesthetic appearance and unique design, impressive dimming performance and good color quality.”
Recognized in the category of Pendants, LINEA 1.5 Linear Direct/Indirect LED pairs with GRUV1.5 to be used for both recessed and pendant applications and can be specified in custom lengths. Delivering up to 3560 lumens with an efficacy of 95 lumens per watt, LINEA was complimented by the judges on its “sleek clean design, nice soft uplight distribution and good glare control on a small lens.”
Recognized in the categories of Wall Wash and Downlights, FINO Ceiling LED is a 5/8-inch shallow, ceiling-mounted wall wash, which runs seamlessly across ceilings without interfering with the studs while creating a beautiful visual impression. With engineered optics that deliver 630-plus lumens per foot onto the vertical surface, FINO was acclaimed by the judges who “loved the look and creative design of its minimalistic appearance and great thin profile.”
“It’s not an easy feat to achieve NGL recognition,” said DOE Solid-State Lighting Program Manager James Brodrick. “The judges are a tough-minded bunch who look for every flaw imaginable and don’t issue their stamp of approval lightly.”
For more information, visit www.amerlux.com.
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