Designing lights for a sustainable age is a key theme of next month’s Circular Lighting Live. What materials, legislation and metrics will be the key drivers?
How will circularity inform the sector’s future? And what will specifiers be looking for?
We’ve brought together expert speakers from across the supply chain to give you actionable insights into the direction of travel.
• Simon Fisher of luminaire design practice F Mark will look under the bonnet at ground-breaking lights designed for sustainability.
Teresa Selvaggio, Director of Public Affairs at LightingEurope, will offer strategic guidance to help you understand what UK and EU laws are coming.
Rosie Bard of Orms will look at the impact of the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard on lighting
• Scott Butler, adviser to the circular economy taskforce, will explores possible UK policies in the pipeline for the lighting sector.
• Kristina Allison, co-author of TM66, will tell us what to expect in the upcoming version
• Leela Shanker, founder of the industry study and Sustainability Director of WAP Sustainability’s Design Lab, shares key results from the Life Cycle Assessment report into five standard luminaire types
Gareth Petley, Sylvania Group regional director Gareth Petley, will walk us through the radical OptiClip, a fully compliant office light made of cardboard
Benz Roos, associate partner at Speirs Major Light Architecture, will discuss the challenges of luminaire reuse
James Martin, East Riding of Yorkshire building services engineer, will outline what local authorities want from lighting manufacturers with reference to some key recent projects
• Emer Gillespie of Spark + Bell will talk about how circularity is embedded in the company’s luminaires and processes
They’re some of 35 expert speakers brought together for one day only for Circular Lighting Live 2025. Organised by environmental compliance authority Recolight, this one-day conference and exhibition on Thursday 25 September at the Minster Building in London will put you ahead of the biggest trend in the lighting sector: sustainability.
There’ll be updates on key environmental metrics, standards and legislation, including the new version of TM66, the latest Life Cycle Assessment tools, the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard and EU and UK environmental legislation.
Adding to the mix is a series of inspirational ‘Just One Thing’ micro talks, the presentation ceremony of the prestigious Build Back Better Awards and debates on key issues affecting the lighting community.
Standby too for the unveiling of radical new initiatives and business models to tackle some of big environmental challenges facing the industry.
Other speakers include architect Hamish Angus McAndrew, Benz Roos of Speirs Major Light Architecture, Paul Beale of 18 Degrees and Society of Light and Lighting president Kristina Allison.
A ‘moon shot’ debate will explore ambitious ways to accelerate change in the sector.
You’ll be able to choose from eight specially curated sessions to get the most out of the day. Sessions include climate-driven lighting design, the regulatory roadmap, smart luminaire remanufacturing, managing metrics such as environmental product declarations and life cycle assessments, Cat A and commercial office lighting, innovations in circular lighting, the logistics of circularity such as take back schemes and fitting reuse and finally, inspiring and pioneering projects where sustainability is paramount.
Big brands dedicated to sustainable lighting will be there, showing the latest innovations and ideas, including Signify, Sylvania Group, Glamox, Prolojik Limited, Thorlux Lighting, NVC Lighting UK, Mymesh by Chess UK, SMART SYSTEMS UK LIMITED and ALBIS Distribution. Attendance is free for specifiers such as lighting designers, consulting engineers and architects.
More at www.circularlighting.live
