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...
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...
Recolight launches 'game-changing' Reuse Hub - FMJ: Recolight CEO Nigel Harvey added: “At Recolight, we recycle, but as we move towards a Published by:Cergy Papers Source: Read more...
Recolight launches 'game-changing' Reuse Hub - FMJ: Recolight CEO Nigel Harvey added: “At Recolight, we recycle, but as we move towards a Circular Economy model, recycling is not always the best ...
Recolight launches 'game-changing' Reuse Hub https://t.co/aaqZ1RzePt Published by:Facilities Management Journal (FMJ) Source: Read more...
The Recolight Reuse Hub is a new digital marketplace for lighting. An online platform to facilitate the donation of new and used lighting products and equipment. Currently, there are considerable volumes of new and used lighting products that are needlessly recycled when they could be reused....
Signify has introduced a range of pendants manufactured from what the company terms ‘bio-circular materials’. At least 55 per cent of the Essential series is made from materials derived from waste and residues of biological origin from agriculture, forestry and related industries, such as tall oil...
A raft of lighting projects where lighting has been reused has taken top honours in the lighting category of the Build Back Better Awards 2024. It was an unrivalled year for Green awards, with a total of 13 awarded, reflecting significant investment in sustainability by the...
The reuse of luminaires is being normalised. That was one of the key ...
Circular Lighting Report editor Ray Molony selects a dozen exemplars of low impact lighting which challenge the current take-make-waste norms of luminaire manufacturing and point to an alternative sustainable future. These inspiring developments in materials, modularity, upgradability, replaceability, demountability, and reuse point to a future...