Finelite Wins Three Product Innovation Awards from Architectural SSL Magazine

Finelite Inc., a leading manufacturer of high 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 Magazine's 2012 PIA judges. Winners were announced in this month's 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.Finelite's 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 there's 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).West Branch DDA approves LED lighting for pathway project.The collection has also received prestigious recognition in the Illuminating Engineering Society's (IES) 2012 Progress Technical Report.
Finelite's 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.The Architectural 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.