Glamox has unveiled a noise-dampening luminaire with an external fibre coating made largely from recycled PET plastic bottles. The FX Silence suspended luminaires are aimed at transforming noisy open-plan workspaces and classrooms. The secret to their noise-dampening properties is a unique acoustic sandwich construction. The lights are made...
Zumtobel has partnered with technology giant ABB to create electrical and lighting systems which run on direct current only. The agreement follows the introduction by Zumtobel in June of a direct current version of its best-selling Tecton continuous row lighting range. The two brands intend to develop...
Thorlux Lighting has begun recycling the powder coating at its factory in Redditch, Worcestershire. Launched in January this year, the programme has so far collected 150 bags of powder totalling over 3 tonnes. This recycled powder has now been used to spray nearly 63,000 components for luminaires. The...
Spanish luminaire manufacturer has reduced its scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions – its direct and energy-use emissions respectively – by 33 per cent, it has announced. This has prevented the equivalent of 74 tons of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere. The dramatic decrease, revealed in...
The fashion brand lululemon has used 3D-printed and bio plastic spotlights from UK manufacturer Shoplight at its latest outlet in Olso. Sustainability was said to be central to the brief to the interior designers, which specified the 3D printed high efficiency Nort GS and Steller Line. The...
Recolight has created a ‘hierarchy of lighting’ visual tool which it believes can help lighting professionals make informed decisions about the sustainable installation and replacement of luminaires. The inverted-triangle graphic, unveiled by the organisation’s CEO Nigel Harvey at its flagship Circular Lighting Live 2024 in London...
In this special Circular Lighting Report, Ray Molony meets Max Robson, Recolight’s new environmental metrics manager. The new data service will help lighting manufacturers to streamline the creation and provision of EPDs and other information for the market. This is a preview of a full presentation by...
Paul Beale, founder of 18 Degrees, tells Circular Lighting Report editor Ray Molony about the turning point in his environmental consciousness. It occurred on site at a business park in Cambridge, where he confronted a vast expanse of newly manufactured luminaires bound for landfill. Here, Paul shares...
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...