Renting lighting: Schiphol Airport

Schiphol Group, Cofely and Royal Philips, have entered into a collaboration for the new lighting in the terminal buildings at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.  Schiphol Airport boosts the principles of sustainability with the goal to generate zero waste by 2030. Supporting circular economy, it concluded the agreement with Philips Lighting, which has been working on a lighting retrofit at the airport based on a lighting-as-a-service business model. This business model puts focus on relationships via services instead of equipment selling.

WHAT WORKED WELL

• The light as a service means that, Schiphol pays for the light it uses, while Philips remains the owner of all fixtures and installations.
• Philips and Cofely are jointly responsible for the performance and durability of the system and ultimately its re-use and recycling at end of life.
• In association with architects Kossmann.dejong and Philips Design, lighting fixtures were specially developed for Amsterdam Airport Schiphol that will last 75% longer than other conventional fixtures as the design of the fixtures improved the serviceability and therefore improved the lifetime. In addition, the fixture components can be individually replaced. This will reduce maintenance costs and means that the entire fixture does not have to be recycled, resulting in the greatest possible reduction in raw material consumption.

LESSONS LEARNED

• By using energy-efficient LED lamps, a 50% reduction in electricity consumption will be achieved over conventional lighting systems.

WORKING GROUP

• Schiphol Airport
• Philips
• Cofely