NHS unveils plan to decarbonise lighting The National Health Service has unveiled an ambitious plan to decarbonise its lighting and other services over the next 15 years. The organisation, which has a goal of achieving net zero by 2040, has through its Shared Business Services arm published its Decarbonisation of Estates framework agreement. Worth £500m over four years, the framework agreement includes lighting, electric heating and ventilation as well as works such as internal and external wall insulation, ground source and air source heat pumps and photovoltaic systems. ‘It’s geared towards helping the NHS modernise and decarbonise aged assets and buildings throughout the public sector’s estates.’ said Anjub Ali, senior category manager at NHS Shared Business Services. The framework allows for both further competition and direct award and can be used by all NHS and wider public sector authorities. Although the agreement doesn’t specifically address the circular economy, individual NHS Trusts have been enacting measures such as the reuse and upgrade of luminaires rather than replacement. For instance, at St Thomas’ Hospital in London, recessed luminaires in the wards were recently reconditioned and upgraded with an LED gear tray by Trojan Lighting Solutions Limited, with Mymesh by Chess UK intelligent nodes added. The NHS is rolling out the technology across the extensive St Thomas’s site with plans to extend it to sister facility, Guy’s Hospital. • Read more: Link in the comments • The Circular Lighting Report is powered by Recolight
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2moamazing to hear the NHS embracing the reuse agenda! Hattie Emerson