Cree and Lumileds have teamed up to develop an LED lamp with the characteristics of high pressure sodium lamps. It will have the same correlated colour temperature of 1900K, a similar colour rendering index of 50 and a near-absence of blue. The companies say the light source...
The distinctive pyramid lights at the historic Royal Hall in Bridlington Spa in Yorkshire have been remanufactured and upgraded to LED. Sustainable lighting specialist The Regen Initiative developed a bespoke solution for the luminaires. Working directly with the electrical engineering team at East Riding Council, the site...
The Philips Copenhagen LED Gen2 exterior light has been hailed for its sustainability by the environmental metric platform One Click LCA in its Low Carbon Manufacturing Awards. The Copenhagen LED Gen2 reduces its product-stage (A1–A3) carbon footprint by 28 per cent — saving 25 kg CO₂e per unit...
CU Phosco is restoring 100 traditional street lights and columns in Brighton and Hove. During the initial phase, five lampposts will be removed for full restoration. Each column is being individually logged to ensure correct reinstatement. The project has been carefully developed in collaboration with Historic...
UK downlight brand Lucent says its latest luminaire is made using 86 per cent recycled materials. Additionally, 90 per cent of the components of the Mix85 range are recyclable. Lucent says that ‘sustainability has been a key driver’ in the development of the range, which has been...
Chinese LED lighting brand EXC Technology says its latest street has broken the 250 lm/W efficiency barrier for the first time. The Shenzhen-based company describes its MYS4C/MLS6C module, which it says delivers a luminous efficiency of 250.5 lm//W, as ‘ground breaking’. EXC attributes the ‘remarkable’ performance to...
Durham-based lighting maker and remanufacturer Artech Lighting has bought Powerlite Fitzgerald for an undisclosed fee. The deal gives the company two respected industry brands and access to laser metalwork cutting, an SMD line, and in-house photometric and testing capabilities. Artech Lighting, pictured, has a specialist 'Revive' service,...
Retail illumination specialist Shoplight says it has received the first return of its Nort biopolymer lights under its take back scheme. The Peterborough-based manufacturer said that 63 spotlights were sent back by designer shopping mall Bicester Village in Oxfordshire after a refurbishment. Shoplight said the spots ‘had...
Lighting manufacturer Dextra has reused luminaires at the office of an education provider in the East Midlands while delivering energy savings of 60 per cent. The company replaced the T5 fluorescent lamps and associated components with LED gear trays and wireless controls in the existing housing. The...
A report into Jersey's refurbished Opera House found its lighting system uses an ‘unethical’ amount of energy. It said the traditional technology was ‘completely incompatible with a modern requirement’ using up to 83 per cent more electricity than LEDs. The tungsten sources, which require hefty phase control...