Today, the MTA replaced the last of Grand Central Terminal’s 4,000 incandescent bulbs. Here’s a video and some photos from the event.
The chandelier before being lowered.
Its four siblings alight behind it.
Ready for my retrofit.
New bulbs meet old.
Installing the new lights.
And presto.
Tags: CFLs, Grand Central Terminal, Green, Video
[...] Central Station gets greener: a video of electricians replacing incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescents on a giant egg-shaped chandelier. (Architect’s Newspaper [...]