El Dorado International Airport in Colombia replaces traditional lighting with LED lighting
Colombia plans to build El Dorado International Airport into a model for energy-saving and sustainable operations in its country and Latin America
Lighting retrofits can save up to 66% of electricity, help reduce carbon footprint, and improve the experience of passengers and employees in an all-round way
Interact integrated solution can realize one-to-one remote control of lighting points and optimize lighting maintenance mode
El Dorado International Airport has completed the installation of 8941 sets of 3D printed downlights, taking a solid step on the road to energy saving and emission reduction. Compared with traditional metal lamps, 3D printing lamps can reduce the carbon footprint by 75%. In addition, Signify helped the airport retrofit more than 14,000 lighting points with LEDs, reducing power consumption by 66%. El Dorado International Airport is the largest airport in Latin America in terms of cargo volume and third in passenger traffic. 60% of its carbon footprint comes from electricity consumption. Therefore, the lighting renovation will further reduce the airport's carbon emissions and help it build a model for energy-saving and sustainable operation in the country and Latin America.
3D printing lamps can provide accurate customized lighting solutions according to customer needs. Compared with traditional metal lamps, 3D printed lamps (excluding electronics and optics) can reduce carbon footprint by 75%. Signify uses 100% recyclable polycarbonate material and limits the number of screws and parts used to reduce the difficulty of recycling and reduce product weight. These measures can further reduce carbon emissions by 28% in product transportation. Not only that, Signify eliminates the painting process in the production process and directly uses colored materials to reduce additional coloring or post-processing, and further simplify the production process. Almost every component can be reused or recycled, actively responding to the call of circular economy.
"Our goal is to set a benchmark for energy-saving and sustainable operations in Colombia and Latin America. We are very happy to be able to use innovative 3D printing downlight solutions, and we are also very happy to be the first to use a remote management system for lighting infrastructure in Latin America", Said Mauricio Vélez, infrastructure manager of OPAIN, the operator of El Dorado International Airport. Recently, the airport won the LED Energy and Environmental Design Pioneer Award for Operation and Maintenance (Version 4.1) platinum certification issued by the United States Green Building Council.
In addition, Signify installed lamps in the outdoor space of the airport and connected them to Signify’s Interact smart connected lighting system. Through Interact's lighting management control panel, airport operators can remotely monitor, manage and control each lighting point one-to-one at any location, grasp the status of the lighting system in real time, make preventive maintenance and rapid fault response possible, thereby reducing maintenance Costs, optimize operations, and minimize accidents.
"As a 100% carbon-neutral business, we are committed to promoting responsible consumption and production through the production of reprintable, refurbished, reusable and recyclable products. We are honored to participate in this project and help El Dorado International Airport, an important regional hub, has achieved its sustainable development goals", said Felipe Uribe, General Manager of Signify North Latin America.
3D printing lamps help El Dorado International Airport to achieve sustainable goals and fulfill our revenue commitment to the circular economy: by 2025, Signify’s revenue from recycled products, systems and services will double to 32%. This is also one of the key goals of Signify's "Shiny Life, Better World 2025" plan launched in September 2020.