Simon Fisher opinion

Death of the payback calculator?

• Simon Fisher, host of Recolight’s sustainable luminaire design workshops, believes the phasing out of fluorescent light sources will alter the traditional payback calculations. Instead, why don’t we take the opportunity to move to carbon-based comparisons? Amendments to the RoHS directives will soon prohibit the manufacture...

Cranes over a building. Whole life carbon assessments are on their way.

EU set to make carbon assessment of buildings mandatory

The European Union is moving closer the making the mandatory carbon assessments of buildings compulsory. A reworking of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) has received the support of the European Parliament, setting the scene for the adoption of whole life carbon assessments (WLCAs) for...

waste luminaires

Experts unveil ideas to tackle waste from Cat A lighting

A number of experts from across the supply chain are set to unveil their ideas for tackling waste from Cat A office lighting installations. A lighting designer, an interior architect and a sustainability specialist from the interiors sector are among the participants in a Recolight-organised webinar...

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