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...
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...
Engineering and lighting design consultancy Aecom has selected One Click LCA’s sustainability platform to help it decarbonise its projects. The collaboration enhances Aecom’s strategy that aims to deliver a 50% per cent carbon reduction on major client projects. The practice’s engineers will use One Click LCA’s...
The NHS Trust responsible for St Thomas’ Hospital in London has reused and upgraded luminaires on the site. Trojan Lighting reconditioned ageing fluorescent lights in situ, installing a LED gear tray with a MyMesh intelligent node. The engineer responsible for the project, engineering site lead David Crane,...
Recolight has unveiled an environmental data service for lighting manufacturers to help them create Life Cycle Assessments and Environmental Product Declarations for their luminaires. The organisation has teamed up with global software platform One Click LCA to streamline the process of measuring a light fitting’s carbon...