Peerless Lighting

Peerless makes lighting for people and the places we inhabit: offices, classrooms, libraries, retail centers, transportation terminals, convention halls and other public spaces. Peerless architectural luminaires – indirect, indirect/direct, direct, fluorescent and LED – deliver the finest in quality illumination, visual comfort, modern design and energy-efficient performance.

The original Peerless Light Company was founded in Chicago in 1892 by three immigrant brothers. All three were inventors, holding some 50 patents among them, and the company developed and manufactured a number of their original ideas. By the 1920s, Peerless had expanded, with operations in Chicago, New York, St. Louis and San Francisco.

For decades upon decades, we have been obsessed with learning more about lighting, studying its principles, examining how it's perceived and exploring ways to enhance its performance. Over the years, we’ve discovered much and come to understand a great deal more. And whenever and wherever possible, we have applied this new intelligence to improve our products.

More than 100 years of lighting knowledge and know-how is built into every Peerless luminaire. But the studies themselves merit perusal; therefore, we are pleased to share some of our more significant research papers with you, our fellow lighting pros.

As a part of Acuity Brands, which is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council, we have a history of designing not only innovative products, but sustainable products as well. When lighting a space using Peerless performance-based suspended fixtures, the requirements of the IES recommended practice for open office lighting (RP-1) can be achieved with fewer fixtures than typically needed, saving energy, material and money. We further design for sustainability by striving to use packaging with high levels of post-consumer recycled content and biodegradable luminaire protection bags. Finally, all our fixtures are designed for disassembly, which means all parts can be mechanically detached and recycled or reused.

We embrace the creative journey. Thoughtful product solutions, services and processes. We challenge assumptions and change conclusions. Taking pride in how we think and what we do. Great ideas and most importantly, consistently great execution of the customer experience

We continue the Peerless legacy of designing performance-based, beautiful LED luminaires that are energy efficient, packaged using recycled and recyclable materials, and designed for disassembly.

So whether you’re designing to local code, ASHRAE 189.1 or to meet LEED® green building program certification requirements, Peerless can help you achieve your aesthetic and sustainability goals.