Upcycled luminaires rescued from the potential waste steam have been used to create a lighting landmark at Senate House Steps for the University of London. Lighting consultants BDP asked its suppliers for their discontinued stock and obtained a linear exterior tape which influenced the precise location...
Manufacturers who have published TM66 ratings for their luminaires will not need to recalculate for future editions, one of the co-authors of the standard has declared. Bob Bohannon, head of policy and sustainability at the Lighting Industry Association and, with Kristina Allison, one of the original...
Almost 200 luminaires have been reused in a lighting upgrade at Haberdasher’s Hall in London. The lights were upgraded by the luminaire remanufacturing firm Silent Design using control gear from Tridonic. The team at Tridonic UK were asked to provide wireless lighting solutions for the refurbishment of...
Electrical contractors dropping off end-of-life lamps and luminaires at wholesalers will no longer need paperwork. The Environment Agency has announced that it would no longer enforce certain documentation when customers drop off trade waste at collection points. The change is contained in a new Regulatory Position Statement...
Lighting manufacturers are fighting a proposed ban on polystyrene as a packaging material in France. The trade body LightingEurope has written to the European Commission about French legislation called ‘Loi Climat et résilience’, which introduces the possibility of a ban on the use of styrenic polymers...
Salvaged luminaire supplier Skinflint has teamed up with London based sustainable design consultancy Dodds & Shute to get its reclaimed lights into hospitality projects. The strategic partnership will see Skinflint products on Dodds & Shute’s approved roster for specification to its clients. It will also sell...
A family of three suspension lamps made of recycled plastic has been unveiled by fashion brand Diesel. The Reglobe is made by Lodes using rotational moulding to assemble variously-hued plastic grains to create a terrazzo-like effect. These speckled accents feature random chromatic variations that render each design...
A set of outdated spotlights from a Manchester department store have been reused in an art school in a remanufacturing project by Scottish firm EGG Lighting. The lights were transported to the company’s Glasgow factory where the company disassembled each spotlight, cleaned it, inspected it, and...
A German chemical firm has unveiled a special plastic made from post-consumer and post-industrial waste which it says is suitable for lighting diffusers for cars and other applications. In what the company is describing as an industry first, Mocom has launched diffusing compounds based on recycled...
Arup has teamed up with luminaire remanufacturing business The Regen Initiative to reuse the lights in a refurbishment of its Manchester offices. The fluorescent gear and lamps have been replaced with LED modules and drivers, and some additional luminaires were repurposed from a Category A fit-out...