Posted by Richard Clarke on 13th Apr 2012
Diminutive windmills featuring spectacular colour-changing LED lights are being used to enliven the streets and boulevards in the US city of Ann Arbor, Michigan.But they’ve been designed not only to generate beautiful, vibrant light, but also to extol the virtues of clean, renewable wind energy, so says their creator, Ann Arbor Lawyer and native of Jackson, Timothy Jones.The imaginatively-named WhirlyDoodles, are small wind turbines with LED ligh… Read more
Posted by Amit Soni on 13th Apr 2012
Several of London's most iconic landmarks have had their famous features transformed by the addition of LED lighting.Yes, in the run-up to the 2012 Olympic Games, Tower Bridge underwent a comprehensive face-lift operation which included being decked out in the good old red, white and blue of the national flag.The astonishing feat was accomplished courtesy of a joint initiative between the London 2012 sustainability partners: The City of London C… Read more
Posted by Richard Clarke on 13th Apr 2012
In jest, it has been said of Paris’s Tour Montparnasse (Montparnasse Tower), that the views from its pinnacle are amongst the most beautiful in a city noted for its elegance, because it is the only location from which the edifice itself cannot be seen.Indeed, such was the capital’s chagrin that, shortly after building on the monolithic 690 foot structure was completed in 1972, Paris authorities forbade the construction of any more skyscrapers in… Read more
Posted by Amit Soni on 11th Apr 2012
Switzerland’s largest LED lights installation can now be found, perhaps fittingly, in its largest city.That is after LED lighting solutions designed by Dutch electronics company, Philips, were used to renovate the Hardbrücke Bridge in central Zurich, adding a new dimension to the surrounding areas and drastically reducing energy costs.The 2.3km Hardbrücke Bridge is one of the busiest roads in Zurich, used by over 70,000 motorists daily, and servi… Read more