LED lighting at UWC Maastricht

1063 light bulbs were replaced by LED lights in the school buildings in 2021.

After 8 years of intensive use of our Campus we recognized that certain elements were reaching the end of their life time. If aspects are up for renewing we are aiming for replacements that have less impact on our carbon footprint and contribute to our sustainability values.

Since October 2023 our school has also become a collection point for used writing stationary thus students and staff can dispose of their empty pens, markers and such writing instruments, making sure that these will be recycled accordingly.

Although the initial investment of replacing all the existing bulbs at the time with LED lights was higher than replacing them by (conventional) light bulbs, we decided to go for the LED-option as this was the most sustainable option. The return of this (extra) investment is about 5 years as the lifetime of these lights is longer and the energy use is lower . In 2021 we replaced the (1063) light bulbs in the School buildings. In 2022 we proceeded to install LED lights in all the Residential buildings.