Modernising lighting in Berlin

Berlin’s Senate Department for the Environment, Transport and Climate Protection commissioned SPIE, a partner of 30 years, to modernise the street lighting along an iconic stretch of boulevard from the days of East Germany: Karl-Marx-Allee between Alexanderplatz and Strausberger Platz.

Fact sheet

  • Services: M&E
  • Subsidiary: SPIE Germany Switzerland Austria
  • Year: 2021
  • Tags: Public_Lighting, Energy_Efficiency
  • Status: Completed

New lampposts in the architectural style of the 1960s were installed by SPIE and feature eco-friendly bulbs and wiring. The upgrades allow the city to meet heritage preservation requirements while reducing its environmental impact: the new LED bulbs halve electricity consumption, cutting CO2 emissions. 

SPIE also worked in close cooperation with numerous public utility companies, as laying the lighting foundations required digging into the subway beneath the boulevard.

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Reduction in electricity consumption.

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LED light columns installed along adjacent footpaths.