Baden’s landmarks get new lighting
The floodlighting of the Stein ruins above the town of Baden will be renewed from 26 June. During the last two years, Regionalwerke Baden has already renewed the lighting of other historic buildings in the city.
Regionalwerke AG Baden (RWB) operates the floodlights of the historic buildings for the city of Baden. In the past two years, the lighting of the city tower, the Catholic church, the town hall and the bailiff’s castle have been renewed, according to a press release. The last project to be completed is the renewal of the illumination of the city landmark Ruin Stein. This began on Monday, 26 June and is expected to last three to four weeks. During this time, the floodlighting will be completely out of operation.
As with the other lighting, that of the Stein Ruin will be renewed in an environmentally friendly and economical manner, according to the statement. The previous 46 luminaires at 25 locations will be replaced. Newly, 36 modern LED spotlights and projectors will be used at 18 different locations.
This type of illumination is intended to illuminate the Stein ruins with as little light pollution as possible. The term light pollution refers to the artificial illumination of the night sky, the press release explains. It is caused by direct, artificial light emissions or by artificial light that is scattered by air and dust particles in the atmosphere and thus brightens the sky. This is referred to as a light bell.
With the new concept, seven previous light locations can be eliminated. And 90 per cent electricity can be saved per year. According to the press release, this corresponds to a saving of about 4,000 Swiss francs in energy costs.
The project planning and the lighting calculations are being carried out by the specialist company Priska Meier Lichtkonzepte from Turgi AG. The client is the infrastructure department of the city of Baden. The project is being managed by Regionalwerke.