THE ZUMTOBEL Group of lighting companies has been exploring potato starch as a possible source of composable packaging. The company, whose brands include Zumtobel, Thorn and Tridonic, is trialling a material which looks like an ordinary reinforced cardboard carton but is, in fact, constructed from potatoes. The...
COMPLIANCE schemes for waste luminaires and lamps across Europe have called the European Commission to address the problem of vendors selling non-compliant luminaires and lamps over the internet. EucoLight, the European association of lighting WEEE compliance schemes, commends the European Commission for its propose of the...
A SET OF luminaires from the 1960s have been reused and reconditioned in a lighting upgrade at a prestigious school in Scotland. Dollar Academy, a private school in Clackmannanshire and regarded as one of the top schools in the country, was keen to preserve the style...
LIGHTING brand Scolmore has announced a number of initiatives the company has undertaken to limit the environmental impact of its warehouse operation. One of the key aims for the business was to reduce the overall amount of packaging used in the warehouse. The first step was to...
A RANGE of plastics for lighting applications made from renewable materials has been unveiled. German components supplier Elkamet used the Light + Building exhibition in Frankfurt to launch what it terms its most sustainable series of products yet for the sector. The family includes a polycarbonate replacement...
SIGNIFY has achieved the highest score for a lighting company in corporate sustainability list. The world’s biggest manufacturer of luminaires score 88 points from a possible 100 in the 2022 Standard & Poor Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment. It obtained full scores (100/100) in 64 categories including climate change...
AN ECOSYSTEM of remanufacturers and restorers is emerging in the lighting industry to help with the reuse of existing luminaires, often upgrading them from fluorescent and halogen to LED. Here’s our run down of 10 of the most prominent in the sector. 1 Commercial Lighting Systems This...
A BREAKTHROUGH in laser research could lead to lighter optics for luminaires and minimise the use of materials. The Fraunhofer Institute in Munich says it is making significant progress by combining hybrid materials with laser surface radiation. Its studies are being driven by an industry trend toward...
LIGHTING designers are set to gather this week to discuss the presentation of environmental information on their projects. Specifically, they’ll explore a standardised format for setting out data on their projects including environmental product declarations (EPDs) and life cycle assessments (LCAs). The roundtable meeting on Wednesday 19...
LEADING Danish architectural lighting brand Focus Lighting has become the latest manufacturer to offer a take-back services for its luminaires. It says that from now on it will assume responsibility for servicing its products for 25 years. If a fixture is taken out of service, Focus...