LEDs light-up New York skyline
A fixture in the New York skyline is set to beam LED lights around the night sky.
The Con Edison building was erected in 1926 and consists of a clock tower supported by Romanesque columns.
On top of the 26-storey building is a monument to staff employed by the company who lost their lives in World War One.
Until now the clock tower used high density discharge lighting but this system has been replaced by 344 LED lights.
The night skyline is set to glow with LED technology which enables millions of colours to be beamed from the building.
Pete Jacobson, lighting specialist at Con Edison, stated that the lighting will use significantly less energy than the traditional systems.
"The new LED lighting is a win-win both for New Yorkers and the skyline we see," he said.
"When fully lit by the LED fixtures, the new tower light installation uses 63 per cent less energy than conventional lighting sources."
Recent reports suggest that LED technology may soon be incorporated into the Empire State Building.
Wednesday, 1st October 2008
