CASE STUDY

CS103 Milestone in Energy Efficiency Case Study ©2015 Lumileds Holding B.V. All rights reserved.

Milestone in Energy

Efficiency

Venice Achieves Milestone in Energy

Efficiency While Maintaining Beauty and

Character of Historic Luminaires

All along the canal-ways and on the grounds of

the famous Piazza San Marco in Venice, Italy,

vintage luminaires have been upgraded to LED

lighting to reduce energy usage by over 80

percent while maintaining the look and feel

of a bygone era.

Challenge

Venice is a city for lovers. An evening spent traveling along the Canal Grande or

strolling through the spacious Piazza San Marco is typically enhanced by a warm

glow from antique luminaries — which project light on the captivating waterways and

stunning architecture found everywhere the eye can see. So when it came time to

upgrade to a more energy-efficient lighting solution, Venetians and historians including

the Commission for the Architectural and Landscape Heritage got involved to see to it

that the exact lighting quality in all of Venice be preserved.

Solution

Litek, the Italian provider of lighting fixtures that was commissioned for its “Custom

Service” division, decided to use Lumileds LEDs within the fixtures after four years

of testing.

“After hard tests on site, we determined that Lumileds

LEDs were the right choice for this project — not only

for their LED capabilities, but to preserve the unique

light and wonder of Venice.”

— Fabio Facchini

CEO, LITEK LED Lighting

Challenge

Upgrade Venice’s Piazza San Marco

and Canal Grande to a more energy-

efficient illumination solution, while still

preserving the unique historical, vintage

look and feel that is central to the

beautiful city.

Solution

Litek utilized Lumileds LEDs to complete

the project, after 4 years of extensive

testing.

Benefit

Lumileds LUXEON K and LUXEON M

are both array solutions that provide

high efficiency, top-notch lumen density,

as well as significant energy savings

compared to the incumbent halogen

technology that had been used.

Results

Litek was able to help Venice realize

a 75 kW reduction of power use

annually — 81.4% less energy than was

previously used — while still maintaining

the traditional aesthetic feel of the city.