Many cities and businesses spend weeks decking the halls to welcome the most wonderful time of the year. They all agree that holiday lighting is one of the most commonly used decorations to dress up streets, facades, and window displays and encourage residents to take a stroll through the most emblematic areas of their cities.
Fortunately, in addition to this festive and celebratory ambiance, large cities have planned responsible and efficient holiday lighting and are using lights that are more environmentally friendly.
To achieve this goal, holiday lighting has been manufactured to be more energy efficient and use technological solutions that will facilitate more responsible, environmentally-conscious, and sustainable consumption.
Holiday lighting: efficient and festive lighting
In Spain, cities like Madrid and Vigo are aware of the huge efforts made to fill the streets with Christmas decorations. Other cities, such as Paris, and Christmas markets like the ones in Berlin, Vienna, and Prague are the most notable European destinations for their holiday lighting and use of sustainable solutions, as is the case in Berlin, where all outdoor lights run on solar energy.
This year, Madrid made the headlines because it put up more holiday lights than ever before and expanded into new areas of the city as a way to create a more festive atmosphere, promote local businesses, and create new tourist attractions this time of year.
To achieve this ambitious decor challenge, all the lights chosen by the city comply with the environmental requirements, thanks to their efficient consumption. The city put up a total of 10 million LED lights in a multitude of types of decorations.
Given the environmentally-friendly nature of these lights, the city has ensured that energy consumption will not increase and the heat and light pollution that can be created by intensive use of holiday lighting over the course of the following few weeks will remain under control.
The advantages of using LED lights for energy efficiency
Using energy efficient lighting based on energy savings and reducing CO2 and heat emissions is as important as how these holiday lights look. They should have a low, highly-controlled environmental impact.
That is why holiday lighting has been designed using LED light solutions; this is the kind of light that offers greater versatility for use outdoors.
Outdoor LED lights are designed based on the idea of creating a lighting system that allows for thermal management and intensity control based on the needs of the space.
It is important to note that LED lighting systems are designed to not give off heat, one of the most polluting aspects of outdoor lights. The use of mercury-free lights and lights made with recyclable materials help this kind of seasonal lighting to be more sustainable and comply with the environmental policies of many towns and cities.
Moreover, LED lighting is one of the most innovative technologies currently in use, so many systems can be managed automatically and be adjusted efficiently while on.
The fact that these lights have self-management systems also reduces the number of maintenance tasks required and extends their lifetime, leading to less waste, yet another positive point in favor of efficient and sustainable consumption.
LED solutions for outdoor lights
Given the effectiveness of these lights and their development to meet energy savings and efficiency objectives, it is not surprising that many cities use LED lights to light up their streets, parks, recreation areas, and sports facilities.
Televes offers a catalogue for these uses with different types of solutions such as street lights, Retrofit modules for easy replacement of older lighting solutions, and systems such as AtmosLED, which adapt to the different needs of outdoor areas with heavy-duty materials.
Some of these AtmosLED lighting solutions have been implemented to improve lighting on roads with a great deal of traffic and where visibility and light intensity are key to reducing accidents.
Retrofit modules are used in other areas because they offer an affordable way to update lighting systems while also providing uniform lighting with zero emissions, something quite necessary to illuminate buildings and monuments that are cultural or historical heritage sites.
Sustainability and energy efficiency are also compatible with holiday decorations; all we have to do is reconsider materials and consumption and choose solutions that allow for equal parts innovation, beauty, and savings.
Developing technology to provide responsible lighting is one of the most efficient ways to progress toward becoming a smart city, and it is therefore part of Televes’ corporate mission.
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