London's West End Christmas lights are sustainable

Recycled Oxford Street lights to add Christmas sparkle

Oxford Street’s Christmas lighting will be the most sustainable ever, the New West End Company has vowed. The LED illuminations for London’s shopping thoroughfare will be on a timer which will cut energy use by 67 per cent, and the lighting displays will be made from...

Cibse's TM65 document

Carbon results 68% higher with TM65 than LCA, study finds

The amount of embodied carbon in a luminaire calculated with TM65 is around 68% higher than those calculated with LCA, a study has found. Researchers found that the weight of the products plays a crucial role in creating discrepancies between the two methodologies. The paper – published...

Rickard Lundell of Rebel Lighting

‘Easier to sell new lights, even with a higher price’

A leading distributor of lighting has said that it’s easier to sell new luminaires even when they’re more expensive than reconditioned. Rickard Lundell, sales and marketing director at Scandinavian distributor Rebel Light, says that even in projects where sustainable options are considered, ‘we still find that...

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