sustainability
Information on energy efficiency and sustainability
Responsible and energy-saving
The high demand last year, with a total of around 1.7 million visitors to the Christmas Garden in Germany and other European countries, showed how much people enjoy the magical colors and atmospheric light art of these events. We have done a great deal to reduce the energy consumption of the events as much as possible so that they can continue to be held at the usual high standard.
Key points of our energy concept
energy consumption
Every Christmas Garden is unique, so electricity consumption varies accordingly. The average energy consumption of the light installations per visit is roughly equivalent to the amount of electricity needed to start up a standard coffee filter machine once, or to iron for 16 minutes, for example.
electricity savings
The lighting design and path lighting consist of 90 percent LEDs, which results in an 80 percent energy saving compared to conventional light sources. The lowest possible wattage is always selected for use. The lighting along the circular path is reduced to a minimum for safety reasons. We have also optimized our work processes so that it now takes only 30 minutes to start up the lighting installations.
sustainability
From catering partners and wood suppliers for the fire pits to employee transportation, most energy-related aspects were optimized with sustainability in mind. These include transportation with electric golf carts, the use of mulled wine dispensers with instantaneous water heaters, largely compostable food packaging, and a deposit system for glasses and cups with an on-site washing service. The electricity used is mainly sourced as green electricity from sustainable energy sources and (with a few exceptions) the use of generators is avoided.
