The womenswear brand self-portrait has used 3D-printed and bio plastic spotlights at its latest outlet in Bicester Village. Sustainability was said to be central to the brief to interior designer and architectural practice IDL Group, which specified the 3D printed high efficiency Nort GS and Colt...
The lighting industry must urgently fill in the data gaps relating to luminaires’ environmental impact if it is to have useful and comparable information with which to base specifying decisions, says a study by three sustainability experts. A ‘key gap’ identified by the paper written by...
Stoane Lighting is this week celebrating winning a King’s Award for Enterprise and a King’s Award for Sustainable Development. In a statement, the Scottish manufacturer said it was ‘very proud’ of the double achievement. ‘Seeking acknowledgement for both Sustainable Development and for Innovation in the same...
Abu Dhabi has become one of the first cities in the Middle East to target light spill with pro-active management as part of its environmental legislation. Under a unique decree issued this week, interior lighting from private spaces including homes and businesses will be checked to...
The construction sector is increasingly focused on the issue of embodied carbon and circularity in manufacture. The lighting sector is arguably ahead of the curve. Here Dan Lister, incoming President of the CIBSE Society of Light and Lighting, explains the role that professional institutions can...
Intra Lighting has unveiled a ceiling lighting and acoustic system which is based on acoustic panels, 60 per cent of which comprises recycled material. The Pyrymyd from Slovenia-based Intra is designed to reduce noise in office while providing a contemporary look with low-glare illumination. The grey version...
A shoe retailer has upgraded its failing LED spotlights to the latest generation LEDs rather than replace them. Scottish chain Begg Shoes discovered that it was less costly and better for the environment to refurbish the gimbal-style luminaires rather than send them into the waste stream...
Edinburgh-based luminaire manufacturer Stoane Lighting has won two King’s Awards for Enterprise, one for its sustainable development and one for innovation. The Sustainable Development prize acknowledges the company’s ‘sustainable practices, leadership and commitment to driving positive change within the lighting industry’. The brand has long been an...
Erco has unveiled the latest generation of Optec spotlight, the first to be made according its new eco-design protocol, which mandates that they be designed to last for a continuous operating time of 75,000 hours. Mounted on either on the classic Erco track or on the...
The world’s biggest lighting manufacturer Signify has introduced ambitious Net Zero emissions reduction targets. The company has introduced a 2040 net-zero target and a commitment to reduce absolute scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions by 90 per cent without the use of carbon credits....