Buildings are the largest single point of energy consumption in Europe, accounting for 40% of use and 36% of GHG emissions, while lighting for the built environment is responsible for around 50% of a city’s total electricity use. Doubling the building renovation rate from 1.5% to 3% per year, along with energy-efficient lighting retrofits, are indispensable for reaching the Green Deal’s goals for carbon neutrality, energy efficiency, and renewables.
Connected LED Lighting: riding the Renovation Wave
Connected lighting is a key component of the EU Green Deal's building renovation plans to create greener, smarter, and more prosperous Europe.
Smart lighting can support the EU’s COVID-19 recovery
Switching to LED lighting will help the EU cut emissions and create a more prosperous digital future.
The Port of Antwerp accelerates towards operational excellence
The Port of Antwerp has become far more safe and sustainable thanks to Interact City and connected LED lighting, allowing for more focus on driving strategic objectives.
LEDs: a bright idea
Energy saving technologies such as LED lighting can help decouple economic growth and carbon emissions
Smart street lighting will help future-proof our cities
How smart street lighting saves energy and can provide infrastructure to deliver smart city services.
The essential importance of light in these challenging times
Harry Verhaar explains why lighting should not be taken for granted and is an essential industry in times of crisis.
European Green Deal: a tipping point for good
Choosing sustainability does not mean sacrifice, it actually drives progress.
Delivering more than just light to Pilkington Automotive’s new warehouse
Interact Industry delivers smart lighting to help optimize Pilkington Automotive’s new warehouse facility.
Driving sustainability breakthroughs with the IoT
Since sustainability is a system design issue, how can IoT systems help create the necessary conditions for making fundamental changes in how we consume and structure our economic life?
Clean energy
Harness the power of sunlight with hybrid and solar street lighting. Minimize emissions, build a citywide digital infrastructure, and scale up the use of renewables in your municipality. Use the energy savings to support integrated initiatives, such as powering electric vehicles.
Circular economy
The circular economy has everything to do with sustainable consumption, reuse, and eliminating waste. Signify’s recyclable 3D-printed luminaires cut the carbon footprint for lighting in half. Circular streetlights reduce maintenance costs by 60%, with zero waste to landfill. And Light-as-a-Service approaches promote sustainability along the entire lighting lifecycle.
Clean mobility
Charge stations built into digital streetlights support the Green Deal’s goal of a million EV charging points in Europe by 2025. Savings from energy-efficiency renovations and LED and solar street lighting can power tens of thousands of EVs without extra power generation.