Fewer fixtures. Integrated egress. Vertical illuminance that targets merchandise, not floors. Elevate is built for retailers who need a lighting plan that performs without adding cost or complexity.
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Metalux Elevate · Retail Lighting
Less hardware. More light where it counts.
Designed for the aisle face, not just the ceiling.
Most big-box lighting plans are modeled to horizontal footcandles at the floor. Elevate targets the vertical surface where customers actually shop.
The result is equivalent light levels with fewer fixtures, lower watts, and no separate emergency device required.
FOR FACILITY OPERATORS
Lower cost per store. Simpler close-out. Lower energy bill from day one.
PILOT RESULTS
We ran the test. Here's what happened.
In a big-box pilot, Elevate delivered equivalent vertical targets with fewer fixtures, lower watts per bay, and no additional emergency devices on the plan. Full data pending sign-off.
THE COMPARISON
Same targets. Fewer fixtures on the plan.
Conventional layouts over-specify horizontal footcandles and under-deliver on the vertical surface where purchase decisions happen. Elevate's asymmetric optics put light where it matters, reducing fixture count without giving up illuminance at the aisle face.
ENDCAP LAYOUT
More coverage at the end of the aisle. With fewer fixtures.
Endcaps carry the highest visual merchandising priority on the floor. The Elevate endcap layout maintains full vertical illuminance across the display face while reducing the total fixture count compared to a symmetric LED approach. Less hardware in the ceiling plan without sacrificing the light levels that drive product visibility at the cap.
SINGLE AISLE BAY
Vertical targets met. Fixture rows reduced.
In a standard single aisle bay, a conventional symmetric layout places fixtures to hit floor-level footcandle targets — leaving the shelf face under-illuminated. Elevate's asymmetric distribution redirects that output to the vertical surface where merchandise actually sits. Same aisle footprint, equivalent footcandle targets at the shelf face, fewer fixture rows on the plan.
Reading this diagram: You are looking at the end of an aisle, like standing at the aisle entrance looking toward the back wall. The two shelf surfaces (left and right walls) are shown in grey. Fixtures are mounted at the ceiling. The color gradient shows vertical footcandles landing on the shelf face: darker blue = lower illuminance, brighter blue/white = higher illuminance. Elevate’s asymmetric optic throws more light outward to the shelf faces with fewer fixture positions.
THE ENERGY SAVINGS
Lower watts per fixture. Compounded across a portfolio.
Lighting accounts for 20 to 30 percent of retail energy spend. Fewer fixtures at lower wattage means measurable savings per store — and those savings multiply across a chain. The Section 179D federal deduction is available through June 30, 2026, and utility rebates are averaging higher this year for qualifying LED upgrades.
THE CLOSE-OUT
One fixture. One inspection. One sign-off.
Separate emergency fixtures mean a second SKU in the purchase order, a second coordination loop with the GC, and a second line item at final inspection. Elevate's integrated egress removes all three. From purchase order to certificate of occupancy, there's one fixture type to track — and nothing added to the ceiling plan.
FOR SPECIFIERS
Smarter layouts. Cleaner plan sets. One fixture type for ambient and emergency.
THE GEOMETRY
Design to vertical targets. The fixture count follows.
When you model to the aisle face instead of the floor, Elevate's asymmetric distribution reaches equivalent targets with fewer fixture rows. Fewer rows mean a cleaner reflected ceiling plan and a fixture budget that's easier to approve.
THE PLAN SET
One fixture handles ambient and emergency. Nothing added.
A standalone emergency layer means a second fixture type, a second coordination loop, and a second inspection point. Elevate's integrated egress removes all three. One product in the schedule, one installation sequence, one close-out item.
THE SCHEDULE
Retail builds fast. Your spec needs to keep pace.
Tight remodel timelines and fast-track new builds leave little room for multi-SKU coordination. Elevate ships as a single pre-configured product with no separate emergency package, removing one dependency from the schedule and one fixture type from the install floor.
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