Thorlux tree

Thorlux plants its final tree

After 12 years and 180,000 trees, the final sapling has been planted at the Thorlux Carbon Offsetting Project at Devauden in Wales. The last one was put in the ground by retiring FW Thorpe group director David Taylor, pictured above, at the 215-acre site. The woodland – ...

liquid window

‘Liquid windows’ could help buildings save energy

Inspired by the dynamic colour-changing skin of organisms such as squid, researchers at the University of Toronto have developed a multilayered fluidic system that can reduce the energy costs of heating, cooling and lighting buildings. The platform, which optimises the wavelength, intensity and dispersion of light transmitted...

Remanufacturing lighting

Nigel Harvie, CEO of Recolight, discusses the uptake of remanufacturing lighting equipment All too often, we think that getting products Published by:eksido.org Source: Read more...

SG

Lighting firm installs 2,000 solar panels

Leading European lighting manufacturer SG Lighting has installed 2,000 solar panels on the roof of its factory in Lillesand, Norway. The photovoltaic installation – which covers 7,200 square metres – represents one of the most ambitious PV projects in the industry. The panels have an estimated annual...

LETI spec guide

LETI unveils spec guide

The Low Energy Transformation Initiative has published a specification and procurement guide to support lighting and other designers and contractors ‘who are facing the difficult task of trying to reduce embodied carbon without a clear roadmap to follow’. LETI, formerly known as the London Energy Transformation...

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