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...
THORN LIGHTING has announced that it is committing itself to achieving climate neutrality by 2025. The company says that this will take the form of developing more sustainable products and solutions as well as finding ways to improve its processes in a bid to reduce waste,...
A FRENCH company has unveiled a lighting concept which combines a street luminaire and a tree-like frame of growing foliage. The Linné from Valmont is effectively a combination of public illumination and horticulture, designed to bring greenery and biodiversity into urban environments. Composed of a modular structure...
A row has broken out over the sustainability of London’s remaining 275 Victorian gas lamps. Westminster City Council is said to be exploring the viability of converting its historic lamps to LED. Advocates of the change argue that the lights are responsible for significantly more carbon emissions...