Low consumption and an ecological footprint - all this is offered by eco-friendly lighting

Nowadays, it is essential to think about the environmental impact of everyday objects, as this can also affect the overall energy efficiency and ecological footprint of buildings and their subsequent assessment.

How can we reduce our carbon footprint without sacrificing quality lighting?

By choosing the right quality lighting that also takes into account the environmental impact.

Labelling can help to make it easier to find your way around, letting the user know that the environment has been taken into account in the production process. These are certifications, one of which is the EPD (Environmental Product Declaration).

Our experience

And this is the certification we have for our Lina family of luminaires (Lina60-S, Lina80-S, Lina60, Lina80, Lina45, Lina45-S). Linear luminaires that meet the UGR (Unified Glare Rating) have high efficiency and are variable. They are both stand-alone luminaires and lighting systems with a wide range of applications, for example in shops, social or even public spaces, both in small offices and especially in large office buildings. This is evidenced by numerous implementations. Currently, these luminaires are used, for example, in the recently completed Plaza Roztyly, in the Máj Shopping Centre, which opens in June, as well as in the House of Doctors of the Czech Medical Chamber, the Jaroslav Ježek School and in various office spaces (such as Nová Waltrovka, Workday and Second Foundation offices in Masarycka).
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We monitor the carbon footprint of our luminaires at all stages of their life cycle, from development, through production, to marketing, and during disposal or recycling. We have been addressing ecology and recycling for a long time. However, we do not only focus on the final product, but also on the way and choice of packaging material and the way the product is sent to the customer. We pack everything in a carton that is easily recyclable both on site and at the end customer. In terms of production and our operations, we address the environmental impact in all areas. For more than ten years, we have installed photovoltaics both on an office building in Prague and on the roof of our production facility in Nové Město nad Metují. We use as many local sources as possible, energy-saving technological processes and our company cars are hybrid or electric.

Award-winning international projects The Northcliffe House London and Danish Cobot Hubb

The ability to produce luminaires with a low ecological impact has opened the way to world-renowned projects. One of these is the refurbishment and modernisation of The Northcliffe House, a historic building in London built in 2023. Built in 1927, the building was used as a printing press and headquarters for the Daily Mail newspaper.
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The project aimed to transform this historic building into a modern office space, but it had to meet the latest sustainability standards. The new lighting in the building came from us. Around 4,000 Lina80 luminaires were used as the main office lighting, which had to be specially adapted to be built into the architect-designed metal ceiling. The precision of this connection and the visual clarity of the transition between ceiling and luminaire was one of the decisive aesthetic elements in the selection of the luminaires.

Due to the extremely high sustainability requirements of the entire building, it was necessary to develop a new optical system of luminaires with regard to their lower energy consumption, not only during operation, but also in terms of the materials used. For example, the luminaires were able to save approximately 40% of the amount of aluminium used. The building subsequently met the conditions set by the RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) in its 2030 Climate Challenge. By retaining the structure and façade whilst reconfiguring the building, the maximum reduction in carbon emissions was achieved and the building achieved BREEAM Outstanding and WELL Enabled highly sustainable accreditation. Less than 1% of all projects in the UK achieve this rating!

Another international project is the Cobot Hub - a new Danish robotics centre for Universal Robots (UR) and Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) in Odense, to be completed in 2024. This centre offers highly specialised environments for robot research and development. It has also been designed to improve collaboration between employees and place an emphasis on their well-being.

We are proud that architects and general building contractors have chosen our luminaires for several high-profile buildings that have received these stringent certifications and have even achieved the very best ratings.

Certification is gaining popularity