A major lighting design practice has set itself a target of achieving a minimum TM66 circularity rating of 2 for at least half of the luminaires it specifies over the next six months. Nulty – which has offices in London, Dubai, Miami, Bangkok and Pune – said...
The provisional programme for this September’s Circular Lighting Live 2023 conference and exhibition has been unveiled by the organisers Recolight. The event, which takes place on Thursday 21 September 2023 at the Royal College of Physicians in London, will feature two separate tracks for the first...
A product designer has created a series of luminaires made from waste coal ash and discarded ceramic. Rosy Napper, a ceramic specialist and a graduate of the Central Saint Martins art school in London, says that the recycled material has a unique translucent quality. She has created...
A fast and simple way to check the ‘mileage’ of a LED driver could lead to greater reuse of the devices, it is believed. An increasing number of apps allows lighting professionals to use a mobile phone to see the competed operating hours of compatible electronic...
Tridonic is set to be first electronics company to achieve Cradle to Cradle certification for both its LED modules and its DALI drivers. Here Circular Lighting Report editor Ray Molony talks to Tridonic UK Limited managing director Richard Strode about the company’s sustainability strategy, the...
What’s believed to be the first bioplastic to pass the UK’s TP(a) and TP(b) flammability tests has been unveiled. The PC Lexan EX9332T – a polycarbonate made from ‘tall oil’ from wood –has been tested by Warringtonfire and found to pass both standards. The amount of the bioplastic...
Signify has reused all 1,800 lights in a major upgrade of the lighting at Dublin Port Tunnel. The company has reconditioned the 17-year-old luminaires in the five and a half mile shaft, replacing the high-pressure sodium lamps and gear with LED. Installers made use of the existing...
Thorlux Lighting has designed and engineered its latest luminaire in a bid to keep waste to a minimum. During the development of the SkyCore range, Thorlux engineers were tasked with dramatically reducing waste during manufacture. Through careful selection of steel sheet size and optimising the...
A French company is planning to commercialise bioluminescence as an alternative to artificial light. Glowee focuses on producing versions of urban furniture which currently include some sort of artificial lighting technology – such as signage and ambient lighting – that instead incorporate an appropriately sized and...
The City of London Corporation has thrown its weight behind the battle against light pollution by becoming a signatory of the Lighting Urban Community International (LUCI) pledge. As the governing body responsible for the Square Mile, this step solidifies the corporation's determination to wield its planning...