BUILDING owners and managers have been warned to prepare for the forthcoming ban on the most popular and ubiquitous types of fluorescent lamp. Trade association LightingEurope says those responsible for lighting –including facility and maintenance managers, purchasing managers, contractors and retailers – need to start preparing now...
A Strange Form (Xenomorph) from design house Matt Black is a concept to create the most circular downlight possible. The idea – which has just won a prestigious Build Back Better Awards GOLD – originated in a search for singularity, says Murray Ward, founder of Matt...
THE LATEST edition of the PEP Ecopassport rules governing lighting and electrical products has been unveiled. Edition 4 of the Product Category Rules (PCR) covering electrical and electronic equipment has been published in Paris this month. Backed by LightingEurope and used by major brands such as iGuzzini,...
The UK and Ireland’s largest lighting manufacturer has called for standardisation and regulation in the industry to manage the transition to a circular economy. Steve Meadows, services and operations director at Signify UKI, said the company was increasingly being asked to supply environmental metrics. "What will become...
iGuzzini has become one of the first major lighting manufacturers to publish Product Environmental Profile (PEP) ecopassports of its products. The Italian architectural luminaire maker has started uploading PEP ecopassports to its website. The PEP ecopassport is an environmental declaration based on an electrical product’s life cycle...
DOWNLIGHT manufacturer Phos has become B-Corp accredited, it has announced. The Hertfordshire based company says the move is the logical next step for a company that has put sustainability at the heart of its strategy in recent years. B Corp measures a company’s entire social and environmental...
THE LIGHTING industry should focus on the use of a luminaire because that is the dominant phase in its environmental impact, says a study by Ledvance. Much of the sector interest in recent years has been in the design, manufacture and management of a light fitting’s...
A LIGHTING roll-out across a UK chain of 69 gyms includes 3D printed luminaires made of 100% recyclable polycarbonate. The lights at the Everlast gym chain have been designed and developed by Signify to suit the exact needs of each individual location. The fixtures are lightweight...
A ‘complete rethink of the way luminaires are designed and manufactured’ is the force behind Leeds-based start-up LumiAdd. The concept uses bio plastics to 3D print each luminaire to order. 3D printing to order results in zero waste and enables unconstrained design innovation. It also enables LumiAdd to...
THE £50 million refurbishment of the Grand Hotel in Birmingham has seen its huge inventory of original lights restored and reused. The iconic grade II listed building had been closed for 20 years and fell into a state of dilapidation and disrepair. Refurbishment contractor Michael Nugent appointed Fritz...