Friday, April 17, 2009

Cairo Tower embraces efficient lighting

Engineering News

One of Egypt’s most famous landmarks, the Cairo Tower, has been given a new night-time look, owing to an energy-efficient lighting scheme created by colour-changing light emitting diode (LED) technology.

The LED lighting technology, developed by Philips, is said to use about 80% less energy than a similar scheme using conventional lighting technology, providing cost and environmental benefits.

The technology also offers colour effects and low maintenance costs.

The above page has two photographs of the tower, which is a real landmark in Cairo. There's a fact file about the tower on Emporis.com.

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