High-Performance CR Series is Now Bigger, Better, Faster and Even More Affordable

DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--One year after introducing the revolutionary CR Series LED Troffer, Cree, Inc. (Nasdaq: CREE) is expanding the CR Troffer family to address more applications and to eliminate the use of antiquated fluorescent technology in new or retrofit commercial and industrial settings. Cree is also announcing new pricing to drive even faster payback for building contractors, designers and owners.

In my 28 years in the electrical industry, I have never had as much excitement and success with a product line as I have with the Cree CR Series LED Troffers

The CR Series offers payback-friendly pricing and a no-compromise alternative to fluorescent lighting consuming nearly 50 percent less energy than a comparable linear fluorescent and delivering more than twice the lifetime. With an estimated payback of less than one year in a typical new office installation, Cree troffers provide superior performance and greater energy savings over fluorescent options.*

The new troffers now address three times the number of applications, including surface-mount, in-ceiling retrofits and suspended light engine luminaires. The popular CR24 and CR22 Troffers are available to ship directly from stock to accommodate high demand and jump-start end-user payback. Pricing for 0-10V dimming control to five-percent is significantly reduced, which means daylight harvesting has never been more affordable.

In my 28 years in the electrical industry, I have never had as much excitement and success with a product line as I have with the Cree CR Series LED Troffers, said David Fredd, manager lighting business development, Graybar. No other lighting manufacturer offers this level of energy saving performance and color quality Cree CR Series Troffers deliver a combination of performance, pricing and efficacy that is truly untouchable.

The CR Series has expanded three-fold by offering CR24 upgrade kits, a standalone light engine and SMK Series surface mount kits. The CR24 UPKIT provides a quick upgrade solution to replace existing, outdated fluorescent luminaires while leaving the ceiling intact. The light engine, CR-LE, is now available as a standalone luminaire and offers an economical alternative to replacing fluorescent strips in back-of-the-house lighting applications. The entire CR Series of troffers and light engines can now be installed in surface mount applications extending payback beyond T-bar ceilings. All of these solutions are built on the same great performance of the CR Troffer and are now available in the new 3000 Kelvin color temperature for retail and hospitality applications demanding beautiful, warm light.

Cree CR Troffers, CR24 UPKIT and CR-LE products are also now available with an integrated LED battery pack. The 1400 lumen battery pack eliminates the cumbersome task of rewiring a fixture just to change the battery. CR Troffers continue to outperform traditional lighting options and now deliver the widest range of lumen levels (2200, 3100, 4000 and 5000 lumens) for the popular CR24, CR14 and CR-LE products. The CR Series is powered by Cree TrueWhite Technology to deliver an unprecedented combination of 90 CRI and up to 110 lumens per watt.

Cree changed the indoor lighting industry one year ago when we introduced the first affordable LED troffer series, said David Elien, vice president, Cree lighting. The CR Series is now the industrys best-selling LED troffer. With this success, Cree announces major extensions and says thank you by making our CR Series even more affordable to drive faster payback.

The Cree CR Series is made in the United States, sold through Cree lighting sales channels and is currently shipping in volume. For additional information about the Cree CR Series, please visit http://www.CreeLEDLighting.com

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Judges select four Lithonia Lighting indoor ambient LED luminaires and one American Electric Lighting outdoor LED luminaire for Product Innovation Awards.

ATLANTA - March 29, 2012 - Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE:AYI; "Company"), a market leader in innovative energy-efficient lighting solutions, announced today a total of five indoor and outdoor LED lighting products, including three general ambient lighting products, one linear cove/wall wash and one area lighting product, have been selected to receive 2012 Solid-State Lighting Product Innovation Awards (PIA) from Architectural SSL magazine. The awards, representing a peer-recognized selection of quality LED products, identify and honor the market`s best LED and solid-state luminaires and fixtures.

The innovative and significant new Acuity Brands products selected by PIA include: Lithonia Lighting RTLED Relight indoor ambient LED series, Lithonia Lighting VTLED indoor ambient LED series, Lithonia Lighting STLED indoor ambient LED series, Lithonia Lighting Z Series LED striplight and American Electric Lighting Autobahn outdoor area LED lighting.

"We are truly honored that our innovative LED lighting solutions have been recognized and appreciated by the industry," said Rick Earlywine, Acuity Brands Lighting Senior Vice President, Innovation & Technology. "As the recognized leader in the lighting industry, it is our responsibility to maximize the potential of digital technology - smart luminaires, robust controls and advanced toolsets - to create the best lighting solutions for every indoor and outdoor environment."

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 2011 net sales of $1.8 billion, Acuity Brands employs approximately 6,000 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(TM), Winona Lighting, Healthcare Lighting, Hydrel, American Electric Lighting, Carandini, Antique Street Lamps(TM), Tersen, Sunoptics, Sensor Switch, Lighting Control & Design(TM), Synergy Lighting Controls, Pathway Connectivity(TM), Dark to Light, ROAM, RELOC Wiring Solutions, and Acculamp.

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The Fugu Quick Connect model includes a shade, socket set and xenon lamp, and an adapter that operates with WAC's line of low and line voltage track and rail systems.

The Fugu Canopy pendant includes a socket set, xenon lamp and the Quick Adjust Canopy that allows suspension cable to accommodate a variety of ceiling heights and applications.

Fugu uses low voltage xenon lamps as the light source and is 3 5/8 inches tall and 6 inches wide.

Designer hardware finishes include Brushed Nickel, Chrome and Dark Bronze.

The pendant is backed by a 5-year warranty.

The WAC Lighting Story

WAC Lighting is a leading global manufacturer and innovative designer of lighting for Luxury Residential, Commercial, Hospitality, Institutional, Retail and Architectural applications, specializing in track, recessed, under cabinet, monorail and decorative lighting, as well as new step and wall lights and a sustainable LED collection.

WAC has developed a stellar reputation for upscale decorative and task lighting lines backed by an extraordinary level of service, an unprecedented shipping record, and a Five Year Product Warranty. To reflect Green energy saving strategies, social progress and community involvement, WAC uses the brand standard "Responsible Lighting" that reflects the company's holistic approach to business, encompassing a deep commitment to responsible eco-friendly manufacturing, extensive research/development, energy saving technology, and altruism.

WAC offers a broad range of award-winning products: Low/Line Voltage Track and Rail Systems; LED and Low/Line Voltage Recessed Downlights; InvisiLED, LED tape systems for indoor and outdoor applications; Artisanal Glass Pendants and Wall Sconces; LEDme Fixtures and Pendants; Display Lighting; LED Step and Wall Lights; Organic LED fixtures; SMART Transformers; and specialty lighting. Nearly 90% of WAC Lighting products are fabricated, to a component level, within its wholly owned zero-landfill manufacturing campus.

WAC Lighting Global Headquarters and Eastern Distribution Center is located in Garden City, New York with Western Offices and Distribution Center in City of Industry, California. WAC may be reached at 1.800.526.2588 or by visiting the company's newly designed, state of the art website, http://www.waclighting.com.

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Formosa Epitaxy to expand MOCVD capacity in 2012

Siu Han, Taipei; Adam Hwang, DIGITIMES[Tuesday 27 March 2012]

Taiwan-based LED chip maker Formosa Epitaxy, in view of increasing demand for LED chips used in backlight units of LCD TV panels and lighting products, will expand its production capacity through adding six MOCVD sets at its domestic factory in the third quarter of 2012 and 12 sets at the factory of Canyang Optoelectronics, its subsidiary maker in eastern China, beginning in April.

Formosa Epitaxy has obtained increasing orders for LED chips from South Korea-based vendors of LCD TVs and additional orders from China-based LCD TV vendors. Consequently, Formosa Epitaxy has had utilization of its production capacity rising from 80% in January 2012 to 90% currently.

In addition to backlights for TV panels, Formosa Epitaxy has obtained orders from a China-based vendor of LED lighting products. Because its domestic production capacity is not enough to meet increased demand, Formosa Epitaxy has shifted portion of orders to Canyang and therefore will expand the subsidiary's production capacity by adding 12 MOCVD sets to 37 in total.

For its LED chips of small, medium and large sizes for use in indoor lighting, Formosa Epitaxy has attained a level of 110-130lm/W for starting volume production. In addition, Formosa Epitaxy has been cooperating with the government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute to promote applications of LED lighting to agricultural production and fish farming.

Formosa Epitaxy gearing up for LED lighting applications Photo: Siu Han, Digitimes, March 2012

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UNION CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Finelite Inc., a leading manufacturer ofhigh performance lighting systems, takes home awards in the general ambient and decorative sconce categories with the High Performance Recessed (HPR-LED) collection receiving a special citation for Most Unique Product by Architectural SSL Magazines 2012 PIA judges. Winners were announced in this months issue of the magazine and featured products that show the greatest promise in the solid-state lighting arena. Companies will also be honored at LightFair International 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada this coming May.

Finelites HPR-LED collection received an award in the General Ambient category and a special citation for Most Unique Product noted for expanding lighting design and applications beyond the conventional.

Judges comments for HPR-LED: There are at least four strategies for LED troffers, and this is the only one using mid-power LEDs that are the least expensive and maybe the longest life. Plus theres no heat sink and a 10-year, worry-free warranty is very good.

The HPR-LED design uses mid-power LEDs driven at very low currents, yielding a luminaire that runs extremely cool and has a lifetime of over 100,000 hours (L90 lumen maintenance based on independent testing data). Finelite backs this performance with an industry best 10-year warranty. HPR-LED is the first complete indoor LED recessed troffer family (2x4, 2x2, 1x4, 1x2, 1x1, and wall wash). The collection has also received prestigious recognition in the Illuminating Engineering Societys (IES) 2012 Progress Technical Report.

Finelites sleek MURO LED luminaire wins in the decorative/wall wash category with seamless integration of LED T8 lamp technology and provides clean accent illumination for vertical surfaces. The MURO comes in three slim luminaire styles and multiple lengths.

Judges comments for MURO: Very nice design. Small with flair. Made in USA is very popular even in other countries.

About Architectural SSL Product Innovation Awards (PIA)

TheArchitectural SSL Product Innovation Awards (PIA) determine and honor the most innovative LED/ solid-state luminaires and fixtures on the market, while also recognizing the companies behind the components that make up these light sources.The PIA program also recognizes leaders in categories ranging from those conducting cutting-edge R+D, to those helping in the development of standards as well as those pushing to make solid-state lighting a truly sustainable technology. Construction Business Media, headquartered in Chicago, is publisher of Architectural Products, Illuminate and Architectural SSL magazines. The company also operates the ArchLED Conference, markets and partners in TheContinuingArchitect.com educational platform, and maintains websites and electronic extensions of its print publications.

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March 26, 2012 - Using 6 W total power, 120 V LED Pendants offer full 360 illumination for optimal appearance and downlighting. Design focuses on GU-24 based LED lamp and is engineered to properly manage heat at source, maximizing 30,000 hr LED life potential. Facilitating lightsource replacement, LED lamp features integrated driver. Cable, stem, and cord pendants, offered with range of Besa pendant families, each includes various handcrafted glass decors. Original Press release Besa Lighting Co., Inc. 6695 Taylor Rd. Blacklick, OH, 43004 USA Blacklick, Ohio --- Besa Lighting has now launched the new edition of 120V LED Pendants. Besa Lighting is a leading designer and manufacturer of decorative glass lighting.

Besa is committed to providing environmentally-friendly and energy-efficient lighting fixtures, while providing exquisite designs. The company's newly modified LED lightsource offers full 360 degree illumination, for optimal appearance and downlighting.

Besa's new 120V LED pendant design focuses on the GU-24 based LED lamp. New LED lamping features integrated internal driver allowing for easy lightsource replacement. It's also engineered to properly manage heat at the source, maximizing the long-life potential of the Light Emitting Diodes. The rated life is 30,000 hours. It uses a total power of only 6 Watts.

The company's new 120V LED lighting is now offered in cable, stem and cord pendants with a broad range of Besa pendant families. Each family includes a variety of attractive handcrafted glass decors.

The company is confident that their latest alternative lightsource is a perfect fit for the upscale yet practical attitude of their "Sensibly Contemporary" corporate premise.

About Besa Lighting Co., Inc.

Besa Lighting designs and manufactures decorative lighting solutions that provide residential and commercial customers a broad range of choices. Utilizing fine handcrafted glass, Besa Lighting offers a myriad of unique luminaire styles, colors, metal finishes and lamping options.

Besa Lighting's product line includes: 12V and 120V Pendants; Monorail System; Flush-Mount Ceiling Lights; and Wall Sconces for indoor, outdoor and ADA-compliant applications.

Besa Lighting Co., Inc. is located at 6695 Taylor Road, Blacklick, OH 43004. Tel. 800-446-2372, Fax 614-475-7048 Website: http://www.besalighting.com. Email: contact@besalighting.com.

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China LED lighting subsidy program sees 110 firms compete for 20 slots

Siu Han, Taipei; Alex Wolfgram, DIGITIMES[Monday 26 March 2012]

China announced an LED lighting subsidiary program at the end of February. The list of firms that are eligible has yet to be announced but industry sources noted that there are about 110 firms bidding for 20 slots, including firms such as Philips, Osram, Panasonic and Toshiba. There were few bids by Taiwan LED firms because many of them said that the announcement to apply was presented too late. They also said the rules for applying were not clear and that the guidelines were unclear.

The subsidy was developed by China's Development and Reform Commission along with the Ministry of Finance and is the first subsidy ever to be given from China's central government to promote LED products. During the second half of 2011, the LED industry saw demand slump, which caused many industries to shut down. This subsidy program is receiving much attention from industries as a result and is seen as a way to revive China's LED industry.

Industry sources said the subsidy will be divided into four categories - indoor lighting LED lamps, reflective self-ballasted LED lights, LED street lamps and outdoor lighting, and LED tunnel lights. Each category will be given five slots for firms and there will be an immense amount of competition. Chinese firms admit that the competition for the bidding is fierce even though they do not know the amount of the subsidies. However, strategic significance will be greater than actual profit gains, especially for public LED industries in China.

Bidding industries all want to win, especially the ones that are moving from the traditional lighting industry into the LED one. Companies such as Yaming does not care about costs in their pricing strategies and plan to thrust into as many LED manufacturers as possible. Sources say that the prices of products with the same type of specifications are very different. For example, the high-end price of a 9,000 lm LED street lamp can run as much as CNY9,200 with a low-end cost of CNY920. As for the 9,000 lm LED tunnel lighting, high-end prices run CNY4,000 with a low-end price of CNY869.

What's worth noting is that although Taiwan LED firms are eager to obtain a part of China's LED lighting subsidy program, the actual amount of Taiwan participants that applied were not as much as expected. Delta Electronics is one of the few Taiwan-based companies participating, but Everlight and Liteon have chosen to stay on the sidelines. Taiwan LED firms said privately that the subsidy was announced in less than a month's time and that they were worried about "hidden rules" behind the scenes.

LED firms said that even though international companies were competing for the bid, it is expected that the vast majority of subsidies will be given to Chinese firms. Although Taiwan's LED firms in large did not participate in the bidding, they will see indirect advantages of the money given to Chinese firms due to Taiwan's high-grade technology products that are within the supply chain of LED products.

Delta Electronics is one of few Taiwan-based firms competing for China's LED subsidies. Photo: Shihmin Fu, Digitimes, March 2012

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Location: San Antonio, Texas

Capacity: 65,000

The Alamodome is an anomaly amongst indoor college football stadiums. It was built for the purpose of being an NFL stadium, but San Antonio was never able to attract an NFL team.

When the University of Texas-San Antonio started up a college football team in 2011 and became the main tenants of the Alamodome, the stadium became the largest indoor stadium whose main tenant is a college football team.

The large capacity of the Alamodome has been a huge help for the upstart Roadrunners. In their inaugural home game, they managed to attract over 50,000 fans, who were able to fit comfortably into the spacious Alamodome. They also managed to set the record for highest average attendance for a first year college football team, averaging over 35,000 per home game. The spacious confines of the Alamodome are a major reason for that.

The downside to the Alamodome is because it was a stadium designed for football that went almost two decades without a major football team as a tenant, it has not been kept up very well as a football stadium. The inside needs some renovations in order to modernize it and make it a more enjoyable football stadium.

With a little tender love and care, the Alamodome could become one of the premier indoor stadiums in all of college football.

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PEACHTREE CITY, Ga., March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Cooper Lighting, an industry leader committed to delivering innovative products and driving transformational technology in the lighting industry, announced that its Halo brand of recessed, track and surface lighting products has once again been named the Brand Leader in lighting by Builder magazine. Awarded for the fourteenth consecutive year, Halo was given top honors in the lighting categories of Brand Familiarity, Brand Used in Past Two Years and Brand Used Most. The company will be featured in Builder's April issue.

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"We are once again proud and honored that the builder community has chosen Halo as their number one choice for lighting products," says Mark Eubanks, President, Cooper Lighting. "We are constantly working to understand our customers' business goals and to develop innovative products that meet and satisfy their needs. Cooper Lighting has and will continue to adopt and adapt to the latest advancements in lighting technology to provide the most innovative, high-quality, high-performing lighting products available."

Cooper Lighting, which developed the first ENERGY STAR-qualified LED recessed downlight, offers a comprehensive selection of LED products to meet the challenging needs of builders in today's marketplace. The company opened a world-class 60,000 square-foot LED Innovation Center in 2009 to design, test and manufacture reliable LED products. As legislation requires lighting products to advance beyond the incandescent options used today, Cooper aims to help builders adhere to the changing energy landscape with industry-leading technology, variety and service.

The 2012 Brand Use Study, sponsored by Hanley Wood, LLC, publisher of Builder, and conducted by the independent research company Readex Research, provides an in-depth look at the product brands builders recognize and use most and how they rate quality. The report highlights respondents' opinions about brands in 80 product categories. The 2012 Brand Use Study can be viewed on the Builder website at http://www.builderonline.com in April.

Cooper Lighting has made a significant investment in people, resources and technology to ensure the company provides first-class solutions to its customers' lighting challenges. The company offers a range of indoor and outdoor LED lighting products and controls, all of which are specifically designed to maximize energy and cost savings. For additional information on Cooper's LED product offering, click here.

About Cooper Lighting

Cooper Lighting, a subsidiary of Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE - News), is the leading provider of innovative, high quality interior and exterior lighting fixtures and related products to worldwide commercial, industrial, retail, institutional, residential and utility markets. As lighting technologies have advanced over the years, Cooper Lighting has been at the forefront of the industry in helping businesses and communities leverage the latest technologies to improve efficiency, reduce costs and enrich the quality of the environment. For more information, visit http://www.cooperlighting.com.

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Warren Twp. A Good Friday Labyrinth Vigil will be held from noon to 3pm April 6 at Trinity United Church, 118 King George Rd.

The church doors will be open from noon to 3pm for people to walk the indoor labyrinth, sit in meditative prayer and light candles. This is the fourth year Trinity has opened its doors, turning the sanctuary into a candlelit haven for observing a traditional Good Friday vigil.

The 3 hour vigil will conclude the Lenten season, the 40 days of preparation leading up to the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, in the same manner with which it began: with candle lighting, prayers and a Lenten walk through its indoor labyrinth.

From walking the large in-door labyrinth to simply sitting in silence, there are several opportunities for those who wishing a quiet space for prayer, says coordinator, Cyndy Reames. For those who are looking for something specific to pray about, we offer Prayer Points, areas around the sanctuary dedicated to various needs including world hunger, our service men and women, inner peace for ourselves. But all are welcome to prayer in their own way and for whatever need is on their heart.

The labyrinth is one of the oldest contemplative and transformational tools known to humankind, used for centuries for prayer, ritual and personal spiritual growth, said Heather Vaklosin, Director of Pastoral Care at Trinity. It is a powerful spiritual symbol that speaks to our souls in a way that transcends all creeds and beliefs. Walking the labyrinth has something to offer everyone.

The church, a combined United Church of Christ/Presbyterian Church of the U.S.A. is also Open and Affirming.

Doors will open at 10:30am Easter Sunday April 8 for the annual Easter celebration.

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