CATULLO - Sustainable urban luminaire

Lead Designers Federica Fulici

Entry Description

Catullo is a LED urban luminaire born from an innovative and ultra-resistant polymer based on recycled and 100% recyclable plastic. In fact, Catullo luminaire is made of sustainable materials that are PSV (Plastic Second Life) certified, with a post-consumer plastic content ranging from 50% to 98%. Moreover, it is sustainable at every stage of its service life: from the choice of green materials for its manufacturing – e.g. household waste (each Catullo luminaire contains a quantity of recycled plastic of about 60 single-use bottles) - to a 100% recyclable lighting body at the end of fixture's useful service life. Thanks to the development of an innovative patented manufacturing technique, the PSV-certified polymers create an anti-UV and self-cleaning protective shield that gives the product both structural and UV-resistance. In this way, Catullo luminaire is immune to corrosion by atmospheric agents and pollutants, to discolouration and to remarkable mechanical impacts such as free falls from 10 meters high. Moreover, Catullo luminaire, whose mechanical properties remain unchanged from -76 °F to +176 °F (-60° C to +80° C), is “transparent” to radio waves, making it possible to place remote-control devices inside the luminaire’s body without compromising its aesthetics.

Sustainability Approach

Catullo luminaire is in line with the circular economy principles, since it is sustainable at every stage of its service life: from the choice of green materials for its manufacturing – e.g. household waste (each Catullo luminaire contains a quantity of recycled plastic of about 60 single-use bottles) - to a 100% recyclable lighting body at the end of fixture's useful service life. A cycle that can be repeated an infinite number of times. From a structural point of view, the luminaire is ultra-resistant to scratches and impacts, with wall thicknesses greater than 5 mm, and a useful service life longer than 50 years. This makes it possible to upcycle or upgrade the LED engine even once it has been installed at height, thanks to a fast and easy patent pending assembly/disassembly system, thus saving the environment around 15 kg of CO2 for every replacement avoided (source: LCA study).