About GreenSpec Light
Set-up in 2002 originally as a joint project with the BRE (Building Research Establishment) through government funding, GreenSpec has grown to be the leading source of information about sustainable construction in the UK.
The GreenSpec Light programme is a response to a need expressed by leading members of the lighting industry to engage fully with the emerging corporate sustainability agenda.
Prior to the launch of ISO 26000 the business of adopting a universal corporate sustainability programme was marred by the lack of commonly agreed key concepts and definitions. Though there had been much activity directed towards sustainability issues by individual companies looking to reduce their environmental impact, there was little harmonisation across the industry and even less the resources to establish a certificate denoting corporate sustainability.
The GreenSpec Light programme was developed throughout a year of consultation with lighting manufacturers. The programme is founded on the idea that each company has its own unique approach to corporate responsibility. Each company has its own particular vision built around its own circumstances and issues. The GreenSpec Light programme responds by offering expert collaboration in helping organisations identify, plan and implement their own initiatives directed at targets and objectives they have identified as important to company development.
The GreenSpec Light team is an exemplary combination of expertise in the field of sustainability.
Set-up in 2002 originally as a joint project with the BRE (Building Research Establishment) through government funding, GreenSpec has grown to be the leading source of information about sustainable construction in the UK.
The GreenSpec Light programme is a response to a need expressed by leading members of the lighting industry to engage fully with the emerging corporate sustainability agenda.
Prior to the launch of ISO 26000 the business of adopting a universal corporate sustainability programme was marred by the lack of commonly agreed key concepts and definitions. Though there had been much activity directed towards sustainability issues by individual companies looking to reduce their environmental impact, there was little harmonisation across the industry and even less the resources to establish a certificate denoting corporate sustainability.
The GreenSpec Light programme was developed throughout a year of consultation with lighting manufacturers. The programme is founded on the idea that each company has its own unique approach to corporate responsibility. Each company has its own particular vision built around its own circumstances and issues. The GreenSpec Light programme responds by offering expert collaboration in helping organisations identify, plan and implement their own initiatives directed at targets and objectives they have identified as important to company development.
The GreenSpec Light team is an exemplary combination of expertise in the field of sustainability.
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John Bullock John is a leading lighting designer, journalist and enthusiast for 'cradle-to-cradle' product development. |
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Sandy Patience Sandy is an expert on ISO 26000 as well as being an architect and journalist. |
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Brian Murphy Brian is a leading authority on sustainable construction as well as being an experienced construction specifier (he led the new British Library spec team) and lecturer. |
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Dr Andrew Norton Andrew is a materials scientist specialising in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), one of the key tools by which manufacturing processes can be analysed for their environmental impact. |