Austrian luminaire maker XAL has introduced a 3D printing division to create luminaires using sustainable materials. The brainchild of XAL founder Andreas Hierzer, IQ Lux is promising to 3D print luminaires using recycled and bio materials such as PLA and regenerated PET. The company showed some of...
Lighting manufacturers, importers, contractors and specifiers all have specific responsibilities under environmental legislation when it comes to dealing with waste. There are legal duties regarding the sale of new lighting, and the storage, transport, and reporting of waste lighting – most of which is now...
Swedish lighting maker Ateljé Lyktan has unveiled a pendant luminaire built with bio materials reinforced with hemp fibres. Superdupertube – a collaboration with the acclaimed Norwegian architectural practice Snøhetta – has a housing made from the biodegradable polymer polylactic acid (PLA), a material derived from sugarcane. The PLA is...
The French outdoor lighting brand Roger Pradier has unveiled a range of wall luminaires made from standard Pyrex bowls and food dishes. The company – which is located just 4 kilometres from the Pyrex glass factory in Chateauroux – said that it has long held...
The Lighting Industry Association and Recolight have teamed up for the first time to create an event to support lighting manufacturers with the reduction of their environmental impact. The two organisations have come together to launch the Net Zero Lighting Conference 2024, which takes place on...
A number of major lighting companies have reused either most of all of their stands at the Light + Building 2024 exhibition in Frankfurt. Erco, XAL and RZB were among the luminaire makers who sought to burnish their sustainability credentials with exhibition stands that were constructed...
A start-up company is combining the use of AI technology, 3D printing and post-consumer waste to create what it terms ‘luminous works of art’. LumiBuilder is promising that its Waste to Wonder philosophy will allow unprecedented customisation for its customers and lead to hundreds of variations...
A UK firm which prints its downlight range in bio-plastics says it will buy back its luminaires at the end of their first life. LumiAdd has also expanded and updated its Heilis range. It is now available in four sizes in a range of colour temperatures...
Spanish luminaire giant Lamp has unveiled a light renewal and upgrading service aimed at promoting what it terms ‘a genuine circular economy’. Dubbed CircLight, the offer will result of savings of 15 to 30 per cent compared to the expense of purchasing and installing new luminaires,...
The industry’s biggest luminaire maker Signify has been included in an ‘A-List’ of top companies who have exceptional sustainability measures and are open about their climate impact. The company appears on the Carbon Disclosure Project’s climate ranking for the seventh consecutive year. The register– based on data...