Rombrücke, Bolzano (ITA)
At the Rombrücke bridge in Bolzano, Italy, 10-year-old ewo luminaires underwent a complete upgrade – without being replaced.
Updating bridge lighting instead of replacing it
The „Rombrücke“ project in Bolzano shows ewo srl/GmbH’s true forward-thinking in terms of sustainability: Here, ten-year-old technology had come to the end of its lifecycle and needed replacing, all of which could be done with ease thanks to ewo srl/GmbH modularity.
ewo’s highly durable luminaires, designed to last decades, can be dissembled down to the last component if needed and all that was needed was a replacement of the lighting technology to fully upgrade each one. As part of the scheduled upgrade, lighting units and drivers installed ten years ago were replaced with newer components and the latest ewo srl/GmbH-LED technology.

© Oskar Da Riz

© Oskar Da Riz
Lighting upgrade in detail
The majority of elements (aluminium carrier, lens and the entire holder frame) were cleaned and re-used while only two parts had to be replaced: The LED-board and the driver. This sustainable approach minimized the parts that needed to be discarded and the site was revisited in order to insert the updated parts, representing a full upgrade to the luminaires from one decade prior, giving them the effective performance of brand new products.
“Thanks to its modular design, this project completely eliminated the need for a production process, costly transport, and additional lighting materials.
Nicola Lia, ewo
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Project details
Year
2010/2021
Light Solution
FN
Location
Bolzano, Italy
Client
Tecnoviadotti Srl
Engineer
BF Progetti Engineering Srl
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