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...
Thorn Lighting has halved its water use compared to its baseline measurement from March 2021. The company installed callibrated flow meters to monitor and identify areas of high usage. It also made process changes such as reducing paint treatment waste by 66 per cent. Additionally, Thorn introduced...
Trilux has unveiled the Yonos luminaire system which is says has been designed to cut the material waste typically associated with Cat A installations. The company says that traditional Cat A installations are often designed without a specific tenant in mind, leading to neutral solutions and...
Luminaire printer LumiAdd is exploring the use of discarded coffee grounds as a raw material for making spotlights and downlights. The company says grounds combined with polylactic acid (PLA) can create fittings and bring compelling benefits. ‘This innovative blend re-purposes waste, transforming coffee by products into attractive,...
The Government of Canada has announced that it is to start the process of banning fluorescent lamps and other mercury-containing light sources from 2025. The Regulations Amending the Products Containing Mercury Regulations will prohibit the import and manufacture of the most common lamps containing mercury for general...