UGR ≤19 Glare Control Products & Accessories

UGR ≤19

Small form factor (sub 1.5") linear lighting.

What is Glare?

Glare is a visual sensation caused by excessive and uncontrolled brightness. It is subjective, and sensitivity to glare can vary widely. Older people are usually more sensitive to glare due to the aging characteristics of the eye. There are two commonly considered types of glare:

Discomfort Glare – the sensation of annoyance or even pain induced by overly bright sources, but not actually stopping you seeing.
Disability Glare – the reduction in visibility caused by intense light sources in the field of view. It causes a loss of visibility from stray light being scattered within the eye.

UGR

The common metric that is used to quantify Discomfort Glare is the Unified Glare Rating or UGR.

UGR is lighting installation specific. The formula requires the knowledge of the position and brightness of each potential glare source. UGR measures the luminance of a luminaire divided by the background of visible luminance from the room. The UGR ranges from 5 to 40. Lower numbers are better and indicate less glare. For example, a low UGR of 10 means the glare is so discreet it will go unnoticed.

Recommended UGR Limits

Working area	Maximum allowed UGR
Drawing/Design Offices	16
Offices	19
Industrial work, fine	22
Industrial work, medium	25
Industrial work, course	28

MICROSquare [MSQ]

High lumens performance in small 1.4" square form factor

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MICROBeam [MBE]

High performance 1.4" aperture linear powerhouse with integral, field serviceable, driver

MICROSlot [MSL]

MICRO functionality and SmartBeam® technology for recessed applications

MICRO Performance Fixtures

Small form factor fixtures for cove, washing and ambient lighting

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MICRODash Downlights & Pendant

Small form factor downlights with wide ranging optics & LED choices

Fit for any space.

MICRO family of products, with sub 1.5″ profiles, are offered in recessed, surface, pendant, and wall configurations, including shapes. MICROBeam adds regressed lens options with two different cutoff angles to bring another level of glare control to the small form factor. MICRORail provides further design options in ultra low profile flat, wedge and dome formats.

Micro Cavity Optics

Low glare collimated beam delivers high foot candles.

Integral Driver

Field serviceable integral driver with range of control options.

Mounting choices

Pendant, Surface, Recessed, and Wall.

Fusion Optix® Inside

Patented Innovations in Optics & LED systems.

Low and zero plenum

Less than the height of a T-bar. XICO® products feature a variety of mounting options for ceiling grid systems, wood, metal, drywall, and mud-in applications.

Human-centric lighting

Lighting that enhances human performance, comfort, health, and well-being by balancing the visual, emotional, and biological benefits for humans.

SmartBeam® Controlled Beam Distributions

SmartBeam® is adaptive wavefront technology developed with the single purpose of delivering the ultimate control over light distributions. In addition to the standard SmartBeam® options XICO also provides a customization service. If you need a particular light distribution for your application, then you probably need SmartBeam®.

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Commitment to sustainability

Our performance focus, including the efficiency of our optical systems, reduces energy consumption in every project that specifies XICO® fixtures. We are combating waste in the lighting industry by reducing our footprint, reusing what we can, and utilizing recycled materials. From re-considering our inputs to re-thinking our supply chain, we are constantly working on ways to reduce our impact on the environment further and create a more sustainable world.

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