Signify’s latest LED replacement lamp for traditional high-pressure sodium lamps cuts energy use by some 60 per cent per luminaire. The True Force Core LED Road Lamp is a direct retrofit for the hugely popular SON-T lamp, which has been used to illuminate the UK’s roads...
Thomas Paterson, director of Lux Populi and one of North America’s lighting designers, tells Circular Lighting Report editor Ray Molony about a practice initiative to request clients use renewable energy for the its lighting schemes. ‘We don't think that we have the power to force clients...
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...