Control gear giant Tridonic has been awarded the EcoVadis Silver Medal for the first time in recognition of its sustainability. This puts the firm in the top 25 per cent of more than 100,000 EcoVadis rated companies worldwide. With 68 points out of a 100, Tridonic was...
A leading architect says that better design is needed at the initial stages of a project to cut lighting energy. Toby Adam, director at Cardiff-based Gaunt Francis Architects, believes that the easiest and most cost-effective design solutions involve using the building itself to reduce energy needs,...
The University of Cambridge’s Estates Division has upgraded outdoor luminaires across its West Cambridge campus. With more than 300 new and upgraded lights, the project was delivered in six months – from initial discussions through to project completion – and is expected to generate significant cost...
Lighting designers have voiced concerns that clients, especially in the Middle East, are not yet ready for a circular economy in lighting and government action is needed to bring it into the mainstream. Speaking at the Light Middle East exhibition, lighting designer Paul Nulty, founder of...
Sustainability in the built environment is rapidly rising up the agenda in the Middle East and lighting professionals are in turn demanding higher performance luminaires and controls from manufacturers. In this video short, Circular Lighting Report editor Ray Molony talks to leading Middle East lighting designer...
Thorlux Lighting’s local mayor has been shown around the company’s factory and its environmental measures. Councillor Ann Isherwood was shown the extensive manufacturing capabilities along with recent green investments Thorlux has made. A key part is the extension of the roof-mounted solar photovoltaic system, which comprises 3,138...
A Swedish design house is creating the first prototype lights made from kelp-based bioplastic. It’s the latest in a range of products made from the marine plant by innovative studio Interesting Times Gang. The firm describes the tactile speckled effect of the material, which is compostable in natural...
A series of striking period luminaires in a school in the north of England have been reconditioned and upgraded to LED technology. Bradford Grammar School approached Leeds-based Kemps Architectural Lighting for assistance dealing with the light fittings, which used energy-hungry halogen sources. The school authorities wanted to...
The Zhaga Consortium of lighting brands is promising that its new standards for 2023 will be ‘key ingredients’ in circular lighting as they will allow LED modules to be easily replaced. The organisation – which standardises modules, connectors and protocols in the lighting industry to simplify...
German lighting control, switch and home automation specialist Jung has announced that it has obtained the Cradle to Cradle certification for a number of its products. The ranges are manufactured in accordance with the five Cradle to Cradle requirements of material health, material reutilisation, production using renewable...