Schreder ALURA LED Wins Gold ADEX Award for Design Excellence
Santa Monica, California--- Schréder Lighting US General Manager John Camp has announced that its ALURA LED family of outdoor energy efficient luminaires received a Gold ADEX Award for Design Excellence. From refined, artistic architectural lighting to durable luminaires that withstand the harshest elements of tunnel, DOT, and transit environments, Schréder Lighting is the epitome of quality and distinction.
The ALURA LED features state of the art LED technology for a broad range of outdoor lighting applications. Manufactured in Schréder Group's newest manufacturing plant in Addison, Illinois (outside of Chicago), the ALURA LED uses 40 x 1 Watt Osram Golden Dragon plus LEDs. Some of its many technological innovations include:
o Innovative molded acrylic optic design
o Efficiency and visual comfort
o Type 5 Distribution
o Color Temperature of 6000K with Neutral and Warm White options
o Optical compartment designed with an IP66 tightness level
ALURA LED features ideal luminiaires for installations in urban environments:
o Parks
o Playgrounds
o Residential
o College and corporate campuses
o Shopping centers
o Landscape and pathways
About ADEX
ADEX stands for Awards for Design Excellence and is the largest and most prestigious awards program for product design of furniture, fixtures and finishes marketed to the design trade. Design Journal, the international trade publication for interior designers, architects and facility managers, is the sponsor of the ADEX Awards.
An anonymous panel of professionals representing a cross section of the design industry conducts all voting for the ADEX Awards. ADEX judges are among the best in their respective areas of expertise and the ADEX represents the best product designs of the year in the opinion of those who themselves reside at the top of their specialty. Each category has potential for three award levels of platinum, gold or silver.
About Schréder Lighting US
Located just outside of Chicago, Illinois, Schréder Lighting US is a respected member of the Schreder Group G.I.E. and operates a state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Addison, Illinois.
Schréder Group G.I.E. was founded in Belgium in 1907, and has become an international organization with over 2,600 employees, in more than 44 facilities, in 38 countries and on six continents. Schréder Group G.I.E specializes in upscale, architectural and high performing outdoor lighting that is at the forefront of technological and aesthetic innovation. The members and affiliated companies of the Schréder Group share facilities and powerful, state-of-the-art tools for R&D, manufacturing, high-level photometric studies, and laboratory testing. Findings are shared within the group for the purpose of providing best options for the "The Right Light" worldwide.
The "Right Light" mantra pertains to the enabling of design performance criteria that best incorporates economical, ecological, and energy efficient fundamentals.
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