The European Commission has presented a package of initiatives – the Clean Industrial Deal, the Action Plan for Affordable Energy and the Omnibus Simplification Package. – that have implications for the lighting sector. While LightingEurope and LAI welcomes the efforts to support European industry with the Action Plan for Affordable Energy and to reduce regulatory...Read More

Gavin Edwards, Chair of Lighting Association Ireland (LAI), urges legislators, statutory bodies, architects and consulting engineers to look at lighting with a fresh perspective in an article in the latest edition of Building Services Engineering. See PDF of article at The right light approach!Read More

LightingEurope has published a visual guide to provide a complete overview of the correct installation and maintenance of emergency lighting, referencing the latest standards and relevant legislation. The aim of this visual guide is to inform any interested reader about the specifics of emergency lighting applications and also to support the compliant installation, operation and maintenance...Read More

On Wednesday, 12 February, the European Commission unveiled its 2025 Work Programme, which focuses on strengthening EU competitiveness, advancing industrial decarbonisation, and ensuring regulatory efficiency. While the Commission has officially outlined its legislative and policy priorities for this year, the concrete steps of this new mandate are gradually unfolding. You will find an overview of...Read More

LightingEurope has published a visual guide to provide a complete overview of the correct installation and maintenance of emergency lighting, referencing the latest standards and relevant legislation. The aim of this visual guide is to inform installers about the specifics of emergency lighting applications, and also to support the compliant installation, operation and maintenance of...Read More

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