Abu Dhabi has become one of the first cities in the Middle East to target light spill with pro-active management as part of its environmental legislation. Under a unique decree issued this week, interior lighting from private spaces including homes and businesses will be checked to...
The construction sector is increasingly focused on the issue of embodied carbon and circularity in manufacture. The lighting sector is arguably ahead of the curve. Here Dan Lister, incoming President of the CIBSE Society of Light and Lighting, explains the role that professional institutions can...
Intra Lighting has unveiled a ceiling lighting and acoustic system which is based on acoustic panels, 60 per cent of which comprises recycled material. The Pyrymyd from Slovenia-based Intra is designed to reduce noise in office while providing a contemporary look with low-glare illumination. The grey version...
A shoe retailer has upgraded its failing LED spotlights to the latest generation LEDs rather than replace them. Scottish chain Begg Shoes discovered that it was less costly and better for the environment to refurbish the gimbal-style luminaires rather than send them into the waste stream...
Edinburgh-based luminaire manufacturer Stoane Lighting has won two King’s Awards for Enterprise, one for its sustainable development and one for innovation. The Sustainable Development prize acknowledges the company’s ‘sustainable practices, leadership and commitment to driving positive change within the lighting industry’. The brand has long been an...
Erco has unveiled the latest generation of Optec spotlight, the first to be made according its new eco-design protocol, which mandates that they be designed to last for a continuous operating time of 75,000 hours. Mounted on either on the classic Erco track or on the...
The world’s biggest lighting manufacturer Signify has introduced ambitious Net Zero emissions reduction targets. The company has introduced a 2040 net-zero target and a commitment to reduce absolute scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions by 90 per cent without the use of carbon credits....
What’s believed to be the industry’s first 3D-printed, bio polymer recessed spotlight has been unveiled by retail lighting manufacturer Shoplight. The Raider Bio is 3D printed as a single part and, says the company, it requires less time and effort to disassemble, recycle and repurpose at...
A street light whose housing is made from European Oak has achieved a record 3.1 rating under the Cibse circularity measure, TM66. The Oaken, manufactured by Thorlux Road and Tunnel (TRT), was assessed by the Lighting Industry Assocation’s Product Verification scheme and is believed to be...
The use of recycled metals can have a transformative effect on a lighting company’s sustainability – and the environmental metrics of its luminaires. This is a key area to be explored in next week’s Net Zero Lighting conference. Tom Bull and Andy Olde of Wieland Nemco will...