Back in 2021, Recolight set a target to be net zero by 2030. And we also said that we would not use carbon offsets. To keep our focus on this most essential of targets, we also agreed annual carbon reduction targets. So how have we done?...
Erco has unveiled a guide to help specifiers and lighting designers read Environmental Product Declarations. EPD are a standardised and internationally recognised form of environmental labelling for products. EPDs provide detailed information about the environmental impact of a luminaire. They are focussing on resource consumption, energy consumption...
Egg Lighting has remanufactured the luminaires at Kelvingrove Bandstand in Scotland in a project which has saved 600 kilograms of embodied carbon. The historic venue required a sustainable solution that would preserve its aesthetics. With a busy schedule of events, it would a challenge to rapidly remove,...
Halogen-based luminaires have been reused in the lighting of the King’s Gallery at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh. Originally opened in 2002 as The Queen's Gallery, EFLA Kevan Shaw Lighting Design was asked to re-design its original scheme to incorporate LED technology and adapt the lighting...
Signify has fully recycled its 3D-printed lamp shades into post-consumer recycled filament in a pilot project with specialist firm Polymaker. These filaments – which has been reformulated to compensate for the material degradation during use and recycling – were in turn used to create new shades. ‘Despite...
Tamlite Lighting says it is urging the lighting industry and the wider built environment sector to embrace remanufacturing as a step towards achieving net zero. In a newly-published white paper, Tamlite explores how significant sustainability gains can be made throughout the supply chain by applying ‘This...
Signify has announced that it is ahead of schedule to achieve its 2025 target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40 per cent compared to 2019. That’s double the pace required by the Paris Agreement. Earlier this year, the company announced that it had halved emissions since 2019,...
Heritage luminaires have been reconditioned and reused in a major refurbishment of Bromley town hall in Kent. The period fixtures, some installed in 1907 and others in 1939, have been upgraded to LED by heritage specialists Madson Black in a scheme by independent lighting design practice...
Some 25 kilometres of extruded aluminium profile has been saved from the waste stream in a fluorescent-to-LED reconditioning project involving the reuse of 20,000 luminaires. Barcelona-based Lamp remanufactured its previously-supplied Fil fittings locally in the project for the National Institute for Professional Training (INACAP) in Santiago,...
Lucent Lighting has unveiled a modular downlight that’s predominantly made from recycled materials. The Oculus Mini is also modular to ensure easy refurbishment to extend the lifetime of the fixture. The eyeball-style light – aimed at high end hospitality, retail and residential applications – is adjustable in all directions...