GREEN LIVING IN THE SUBURBS

Poing, in the district of Ebersberg in Upper Bavaria, is a growing community. Since the start of the new millennium, it has welcomed approximately 5,000 new residents. Situated just 20 kilometres from Munich, the area is seen as a popular suburb, as proven by the construction of several new residential neighbourhoods. The most recent of these is Zauberwinkel, where detached and semi-detached houses as well as blocks of flats have been built on 20 hectares of land, providing homes for 1,400 people. However, quality of life was not the only important criterion when planning Zauberwinkel; sustainability and climate protection also played a major role. The local authority therefore chose a LED-based solution for streetlighting.

The luminaires were installed according to the needs of the overall community. WE-EF’s RFL534 LED luminaires have been installed on main thoroughfares at a mounting height of six metres with a nominal wattage output of 59 watts. In areas where residential streets adjoin neighbourhood squares and playgrounds – including pedestrian pathways – the luminaire mounting height has been reduced to five metres. The higher luminance not only addresses safety concerns, but also emphasises the importance of public-use spaces. On residential streets, leading to the main public spaces, the luminaires have a mounting height of four metres and a nominal wattage output of 29 watts.

WE-EF not only supplied the luminaires for this project, but also all cable connection boxes, poles and extensions.