Acuity Brands, Inc., is an electronics manufacturing company. It was founded in 2001 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.
Acuity Brands Service Under 501C3. Acuity Brands has spun off its specialty chemicals business effective November 1, 2007. The new company is known as Zep Inc. and is traded on the NYSE under the ticker symbol ZEP.
Lighting equipment made by the company includes indoor and outdoor lighting fixtures for commercial and institutional, industrial, infrastructure, and residential applications. The company offers its lighting equipment to electrical distributors, retail home improvement centers, national accounts, electric utilities, utility distributors, municipalities, contractors, catalogs, and lighting showrooms. It distributes these products through independent sales agents, factory sales representatives, distribution centers, regional warehouses, and commercial warehouses.
Acuity Brands 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.
Employee Gift Matching for Education
Employee Gift Matching. The Foundation matches employee donations of $25 or more made to eligible nonprofits up to $10,000 per employee, per year. Unlike many matching gift programs, the Foundation has very few restrictions. Most IRS-recognized charitable nonprofits are eligible for a matching grant. In this way, the Foundation affirms where you choose to give and volunteer.
Studies have proven that optimal lighting environments improve learning for students. Our Education Application integrates lighting, daylighting, controls and software to deliver the best lighting solutions for K-12, colleges and universities inside and outside of the classroom. Together, lighting and controls provide an optimal learning environment, while maximizing energy savings and return on investment for all indoor and outdoor educational spaces.
Acuity Brands provides lighting and control solutions for core facilities such as classrooms, media centers, libraries, labs, auditoriums/gymnasiums and dormitories; support facilities such as offices, cafeterias, kitchens, hallways and restrooms; athletic facilities such as fitness centers, athletic fields, locker rooms; and outdoor applications, such as building façade, parking lots and garages, pedestrian walkways, landscaping and campus streets.
Acuity Brands serves as a provider of training courses certified through the American Institute of Architects (AIA). AIA education providers undergo a comprehensive evaluation to verify the quality of their training courses. We strive to provide valued opportunities for AIA members to maximize their professional skills through continued educational opportunities. Only CES providers can offer professional learning units, which are considered the highest quality standard in continuing education and training.
