Fashion retailer specifies 3D and bio spotlights
The fashion brand lululemon has used 3D-printed and bio plastic spotlights from UK manufacturer Shoplight at its latest outlet in Olso.
Sustainability was said to be central to the brief to the interior designers, which specified the 3D printed high efficiency Nort GS and Steller Line.
The Nort GS luminaires offer 72 per cent and 71 per cent reusable and recyclable components respectively.
The Nort is made from plant-based polymers rather than traditional aluminium housing, allowing the firm to reduce carbon emissions during manufacture by up to 95 per cent.
Surplus plastic from the production of the luminaire is recycled using an onsite 3devo shredder. Once granulated, the plastic is reformed using an extruding machine ready to be repurposed as a new product.
The Nort GS downlight is modular in design, allowing it to be repaired or upgraded quickly. At the end of life, it can be returned to Shoplight for a credit towards new bio-polymer products.
Peterborough-based Shoplight is also promising a take-back scheme for its bioplastic products, including the Nort. It says it can reuse all major components and reform the plastic back into new products. It’s also boasts a patented cooling system to take the heat away from the LED sources.
Shoplight also has a remanufacturing service for retailers and hospitality customers, dubbed Recycle. The company removes the luminaires from the store onsite and replaces them with temporary loaned replacements. It then upgrades the LED module and drivers and returns the upgraded light to the store. The luminaire has been tested and warrantied for five years.
Stoplight says the new LED module and driver will typically reduce the energy consumption by between 15 and 20 per cent due to the improved efficiencies of new LED modules.
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