Comments on: New York City to Install Super-Efficient LED Streetlamps http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/12/29/new-york-city-to-install-led-streetlamps/ Future-forward design for the world you inhabit Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:48:56 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Widgethttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/12/29/new-york-city-to-install-led-streetlamps/comment-page-1/#comment-114081 Widget Thu, 01 Jan 2009 21:40:12 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/12/29/new-york-city-to-install-led-streetlamps/#comment-114081 chrisp68:I don't think solar energy + batteries will be a good solution. Remember these should not need much maintainance. chrisp68:I don’t think solar energy + batteries will be a good solution. Remember these should not need much maintainance.

]]> By: tworthyhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/12/29/new-york-city-to-install-led-streetlamps/comment-page-1/#comment-113922 tworthy Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:17:10 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/12/29/new-york-city-to-install-led-streetlamps/#comment-113922 Just a note, OVI is the lighting designer on this project, the lead designer (responsible for the shape of the luminaire and the modified pole and base) is Thomas Phifer and Partners (www.tphifer.com) and the structural engineer is Werner SobekThe design stems from a competition held in 2004 and is not intended to replace all the streetlights, but simply to provide a more modern design to be installed in areas that make sense aesthetically. Just a note, OVI is the lighting designer on this project, the lead designer (responsible for the shape of the luminaire and the modified pole and base) is Thomas Phifer and Partners (www.tphifer.com) and the structural engineer is Werner Sobek

The design stems from a competition held in 2004 and is not intended to replace all the streetlights, but simply to provide a more modern design to be installed in areas that make sense aesthetically.

]]> By: chrisp68http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/12/29/new-york-city-to-install-led-streetlamps/comment-page-1/#comment-113845 chrisp68 Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:42:00 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/12/29/new-york-city-to-install-led-streetlamps/#comment-113845 @Bridgette, They need to go farther... Is there any plan to use solar energy to power the lights? They could charge during the day. Also, could motion detection be incorporated? Most residential streets don't see any traffic late at night and thus lighting is not needed during these times. @Bridgette,
They need to go farther… Is there any plan to use solar energy to power the lights? They could charge during the day. Also, could motion detection be incorporated? Most residential streets don’t see any traffic late at night and thus lighting is not needed during these times.

]]> By: judyannacanhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/12/29/new-york-city-to-install-led-streetlamps/comment-page-1/#comment-113816 judyannacan Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:22:13 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/12/29/new-york-city-to-install-led-streetlamps/#comment-113816 New York did not pass the plastic bag tax and we recycle a very small percentage of our trash. However, we did plant one million trees. New York did not pass the plastic bag tax and we recycle a very small percentage of our trash.
However, we did plant one million trees.

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