Facts
Camphill Village’s roads and paths used to be un-lit and un-paved. This changed early 2000 when, through a grant from New York State all private roads and footpaths could be paved. Upon completion of this paving project the need arose to install street lighting to assist pedestrians in their travels around the village after dark.
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The Glarebuster light fixture |
Objectives
- Enough lights to “show the way” on both footpaths and roadways.
- No sky pollution.
- Energy efficient.
- Variable on & off times.
- Cost effective.
Implementation
- Total of 92 lights installed, 68 on main circuit, 24 on 4 small circuits.
- Total of approx. 9000ft of cable installed.
- Glarebuster light fixture lights down only.
- Home made lamp-posts resulting in costs of under $100 per lamp all included.
- Digital time-clock and dusk-switch on each circuit allows lights-on when needed.
- Spacing such that you can see the next light ahead without lighting-up every bit of the way.
- Low energy light bulbs, 23 watt, 3500K color temperature for best balance between light-output and energy used.
- Variable height lamp-posts: 4.5ft above footpath surface and 6.5ft above road surface
Click the links below to learn more about Camphill Village Environmental Initiatives.
• Streetlighting
• Underground Oil Tank Removal
• New Construction and Renovations
• Fountain Hall Geo-Thermal System