A striking trend in lighting in recent years has been for luminaires with wooden housings. From spotlights to streetlights to emergency lighting signs, they’re all getting a natural makeover with sustainable materials. Here Circular Lighting Report editor Ray Molony selects a dozen exemplars of the...
A reusable lighting packaging system developed by Whitecroft Lighting has eliminated over two tonnes of waste from the supply chain at Fife Learning Campus, Scotland’s first net zero college. The innovative Geopak™ solution replaces traditional single-use cardboard and plastic packaging with modular, GPS-tracked polypropylene totes. Designed...
Industrial giant Schneider Electric has published 50,000 environmental product declarations for its products in what’s believed to be a record for the industry. The EPDs, which include lighting and lighting accessories, have been released on the OneClick LCA platform, taking the number of mechanical, electrical and...
Lighting rafts originally designed for T5 fluorescent lamps have been reused and upraded to LED in a sustainable project at a Manchester office. For P&A Projects, the company tasked with the upgrade, this represented a challenge as none of the rafts was identical, and each one...
Engineers have used a wireless control system to solve an urgent lighting issue at an operating theatre. Trojan Lighting recently supplied smart lighting to Lewisham Hospital in London during an upgrade of the existing luminaires. After installation, it became clear that one of the fittings had been supplied with the incorrect...
Lighting controls and intelligence specialist Prolojik has unveiled a smart sensor whose housing is made from 99 per cent recycled orange drink bottles. The company says that the limited-edition sensor demonstrates its commitment to supporting the local supply chain as it is manufactured within a 100...
Thorlux Lighting has rolled out the latest addition to its electric vehicle fleet with a Volkswagen ID Buzz minivan branded in the company’s colours and imagery. The van has a range of around 200 miles and will be used primarily for delivering Thorlux luminaires to local...
Lighting designers are collaborating to help Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) impact data on luminaires be applied in project designs. The discussions are part of the work of a newly established LCA Task Force within the International Lighting Designers Association (IALD) following work initiated through the Life Cycle Assessment...
Outdoor clothing retailer Mountain Warehouse is using 200 luminaires made from biopolymer in its latest outlet in Ireland. The three-storey store in Cork features the track-mounted Nort GS track spotlights from UK brand Shoplight around its perimeter. The lights are modular in design, allowing them to be...
The housings and optics of lights installed at a car park in the Netherlands have been recycled and reused in the creation of new luminaires. During the upgrade of the Trilux fittings at the facility in Arnhem, the previous lights were carefully removed and the optics,...