Circular economy
May/June 2021
VIRTUOUS CIRCLE
The SLL has developed three tools aimed at both manufacturers and designers to help promote the circular economy and sustainability in the lighting industry. Bob Bohannon explains what they are and why they are urgently needed
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uild Back Better was the theme of my SLL presidential address back in May 2020, but on its own, without definition and without action, Build Back Better is just a slogan – the first big question must be what does better look like in terms of lighting when we are being tasked with delivering net zero carbon buildings? From around 2015, much of our industry was driven by a laser focus on luminaire energy efficiency. While officially predicated on a need for carbon reduction, the true
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