The future is bright for sustainable lighting

This is truly an exciting time in the green building industry. The rapid advance of sustainable lighting technology now alllows architects, designers and green builders to help their clients save money and increase efficiencies while significantly lowering their environmental impact.

Along with technological solutions like energy-efficient LED light bulbs, and using renewable energies for electricity generation, simple practices such as turning lights off, using dimmers and motion switches all help make lighting more environmentally friendly.

The building/construction industry is committed to reducing the environmental impact of lighting. New buildings now include lighting-design issues from the outset. Demand for sustainable lighting must also be driven by end-users, helping build a solid market and moving us all towards a truly bright and sustainable future.