The revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) was published earlier this year and member states now have two years to transpose the legislation at the national level. Healthy buildings are vital to the wellbeing of people and actively contribute to the productivity, creativity and safety of their occupants. By introducing the concept of indoor...Read More

Friday, 28 June marked the beginning of a new era in Ecodesign as the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) was published in the Official Journal of the EU. Following on from the European Commission’s legislative proposal in March 2022, EU co-legislators – the European Parliament and the Council of the EU – spent over...Read More

LightingEurope has issued two position papers related to the implementation of the revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). The revised EPBD was published in the EU Official Journal on 8 May last and member States now have two years to transpose this legislation at the national level. The Working Group on the Value of Lighting...Read More

The challenge with better lighting is that it just doesn’t happen – it must be designed. With better lighting being key to achieving the twin goals of improving energy efficiency and indoor comfort and wellbeing, specifiers – including lighting designers, installers and architects – must play a central role in driving the European Green Deal...Read More

We are now less than one year away from the restriction of several widely-used mercury-containing lamps in the EU. The 2019 EU eco-design rules for light sources and separate control gears, and the 12 RoHS Delegated Directives published in February 2022, will impact the placing on the EU market of compact and linear fluorescent lamps...Read More

Gay Byrne, EIFI President and LAI delegate, with Lionel Brunet, President, LightingEurope; Ourania Georgoutsakou, Secretary General, LightingEurope and Gavin Edwards, Vice-Chair, LAI Two Lighting Association Ireland (LAI) delegates – Gay Byrne and Gavin Edwards – attended the recent LightingEurope General Assembly dinner and conference. The occasion also featured the LightingEurope 2021 and 2022 President’s Awards...Read More

A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine. I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in...Read More