In this special Circular Lighting Report, Ray Molony meets Max Robson, Recolight’s new environmental metrics manager. The new data service will help lighting manufacturers to streamline the creation and provision of EPDs and other information for the market. This is a preview of a full presentation by...
Paul Beale, founder of 18 Degrees, tells Circular Lighting Report editor Ray Molony about the turning point in his environmental consciousness. It occurred on site at a business park in Cambridge, where he confronted a vast expanse of newly manufactured luminaires bound for landfill. Here, Paul shares...
The replacement of lighting systems including associated fittings and electrics is set to become a separate ‘reportable works’ under the new UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard. This means that a lighting-only retrofit project falls within the scope of the new standard and can be assessed...
The parent company of TK Maxx is featuring reconditioned and restored pendants in the sustainability-orientated fit-out of its Watford headquarters. Home to the TK Maxx and Homesense brands, TJX Europe’s new campus has been adorned with a large run of decorative opaline pendants which have been...
The CEO of the International Association of Lighting Designers Christopher Knowlton tells Circular Lighting Report editor Ray Molony why his organisation has changed it code of ethics, why it is developing its own. https://vimeo.com/1007646397?share=copy...
Recolight has announced a partnership with the carbon assessment consultancy Auditel to help manufacturers of luminaires begin their journey to net zero. The agreement will see the launch of a Recolight service which will help lighting brands with their carbon accounting and management to global standards...
Bluewater Shopping Centre in Kent has reconditioned and upgraded its 57 iconic ‘lighthouses’ which punctuated the main mall. The destination, managed by Landsec, is one of the UK's busiest retail locations, welcoming over 27 million visitors annually. With a commitment to maintaining its architectural integrity and enhancing...
Global environmental software platform OneClick LCA has published a guide to help specifiers and lighting designers read its Environmental Product Declarations. EPD are a standardised and internationally recognised form of environmental labelling for products. EPDs provide detailed information about the environmental impact of a luminaire. They are...
A US firm is manufacturing architectural luminaires from salvaged wood. Stickbulb, based in New York, makes a range of linear fittings, freestanding units and pendants using pin-oak, a popular tree in North America due to is fast growth and tolerance to pollution. The company says over 12,500...
The menswear brand Moss has used 3D-printed and bio plastic spotlights at its latest outlet in Bluewater Shopping Centre in Kent. The retail designers specified 126 high-efficiency Nort GS spotlights from UK manufacturer Shoplight. The track-mounted luminaires offer 72 per cent reusable and recyclable components. The Nort is...