Cidades sustentáveis

PHILIPS

Cidades sustentáveis

Publicado: 11 de maio de 2015 · Categoria: Estudos de caso

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Sustainable cities A simple switch in urban lighting 2 Sustainable cities I helped my city save costs and the environment. By simply refurbishing the Guillotires bridge in Lyon with Philips CitySoul luminaires including CosmoPolis lamps and gear, we saved more than 50% energy and reduced the CO2 emissions. Mr. Bouchet (City of Lyon, France) Sustainable cities 3 Boulevard, Breskens, the Netherlands Lighting a greener urban future 7KHODQGVFDSHRIWKHOLJKWLQJLQGXVWU\LVFKDQJLQJIDVW7KHHQHUJ\HIFLHQF\LPSHUDWLYHOHJLVODWLYH pressures such as Kyoto and the world of possibilities opened up by the LED revolution are all having DSRVLWLYHLQXHQFHRQRXUOLJKWLQJFKRLFHV:HUHVSUHDGLQJWKHZRUGXQGHURXUWKHPHRI6XVWDLQDEOH Cities. Its our way of helping urban authorities to reduce energy consumption so they can lower CO2 emissions and improve the quality of life in their towns and cities. 4 Sustainable cities Quality of life - the challenge of unparalleled urbanization A century ago less than 10% of the worlds population lived LQFLWLHV%\WKHVWDUWRIWKHVWFHQWXU\WKDWJXUHKDG risen to over 50%, and by 2050 it will be over 75%. Faced with this unparalleled expansion, city authorities worldwide recognise the need to re-humanise the urban environment by tackling crime, promoting tourism and fostering local identity and pride. Over the past decade, Philips has been engaged in a process called city.people.light to explore how light can enrich and simplify our...