Centennial Park was originally set aside as the village market area, but was redeveloped and dedicated to park use in 1876. The park contains pedestrian walkways, gazebo with restrooms, tulip beds, a fountain, reflecting pool and many mature shade trees. The Veterans Memorial, a Michigan Historic marker honoring Dutch settlers in Michigan and a statue of Albertus Van Raalte are located here. This park has also contained a seasonal tropical plant display since the Victorian era and serves as a major performance venue.
In 1902 Teunis TenHouten, a Dutch Immigrant, donated a rustic 20 foot fountain of rock, which was placed at this facility. The fountain was designed and built by Johannes Van Lente. Underground restrooms were added in 1904. In 1907 the bandstand was built on top of the restrooms. 1988 Mayor Philip Tanis directed a Buy-a-Brick campaign that paved the walks in this park. In 1991 the Holland Area Home Builders Association contributed a gazebo. Also, in 1991 the City of Holland installed Victorian lighting throughout the park to continue with the Victorian park theme of this facility.
Centennial Park serves as a major centerpiece for a number of community and private events, a history lesson for visitors, and a beautiful setting to observe nature at it's finest.
Centennial Park's Energy Story
Centennial Park, thanks to Holland Board of Public Works, has changed all of its light bulbs to LED bulbs. Centennial Park once used Metal-Halide lights, which are powered by a mixture of electricity and mercury gas. LED bulbs are a lot better for the environment because their is no mercury and the LED bulbs last a lot longer than Metal-Halide lights. This has saved the park tons money over the 3 years they have had LED light. By changing the bulb they saved around 3,059 kilowatts of power in the park!! Also they use a photo-sensor on the top of all the lamps. What this photo-sensor does is changes how much light the light puts off and turns the lights off. Then when it gets dark it turns the lights on and when it is light out it turns the lights off or changes the % of the how much light it uses! Another thing the park has done is recycling water! They take the water from the city and use that water for their fountain and Pond.
Something To Take Home
One of the ideas that you could use at your workplace or residence is switching any non-LED light bulb to the energy efficient LED bulb. LEDs are one of today's most energy-efficient technologies. ENERGY STAR-qualified LEDs use only 20%–25% of the energy and last up to 25 times longer than the traditional bulbs they replace. LEDs use 25%–30% of the energy and last 8 to 25 times longer than traditional incandescents.
One of the easiest things you can do to conserve energy at your workplace or residence is to turn off the lights when you’re not using them. The energy savings vary due to the different types of light bulbs on the market. You can learn more about the benefits of turning off lights by visiting http://energy.gov/energysaver/articles/when-turn-your-lights.
Currently, the Holland Board of Public Works is offering rebate incentives on any ENERGY STAR-qualified purchases for business and residential buildings, including the purchase of LED bulbs. To learn more about these rebates, please visit http://www.hollandbpw.com/about-us/homerebates.
In 1902 Teunis TenHouten, a Dutch Immigrant, donated a rustic 20 foot fountain of rock, which was placed at this facility. The fountain was designed and built by Johannes Van Lente. Underground restrooms were added in 1904. In 1907 the bandstand was built on top of the restrooms. 1988 Mayor Philip Tanis directed a Buy-a-Brick campaign that paved the walks in this park. In 1991 the Holland Area Home Builders Association contributed a gazebo. Also, in 1991 the City of Holland installed Victorian lighting throughout the park to continue with the Victorian park theme of this facility.
Centennial Park serves as a major centerpiece for a number of community and private events, a history lesson for visitors, and a beautiful setting to observe nature at it's finest.
Centennial Park's Energy Story
Centennial Park, thanks to Holland Board of Public Works, has changed all of its light bulbs to LED bulbs. Centennial Park once used Metal-Halide lights, which are powered by a mixture of electricity and mercury gas. LED bulbs are a lot better for the environment because their is no mercury and the LED bulbs last a lot longer than Metal-Halide lights. This has saved the park tons money over the 3 years they have had LED light. By changing the bulb they saved around 3,059 kilowatts of power in the park!! Also they use a photo-sensor on the top of all the lamps. What this photo-sensor does is changes how much light the light puts off and turns the lights off. Then when it gets dark it turns the lights on and when it is light out it turns the lights off or changes the % of the how much light it uses! Another thing the park has done is recycling water! They take the water from the city and use that water for their fountain and Pond.
Something To Take Home
One of the ideas that you could use at your workplace or residence is switching any non-LED light bulb to the energy efficient LED bulb. LEDs are one of today's most energy-efficient technologies. ENERGY STAR-qualified LEDs use only 20%–25% of the energy and last up to 25 times longer than the traditional bulbs they replace. LEDs use 25%–30% of the energy and last 8 to 25 times longer than traditional incandescents.
One of the easiest things you can do to conserve energy at your workplace or residence is to turn off the lights when you’re not using them. The energy savings vary due to the different types of light bulbs on the market. You can learn more about the benefits of turning off lights by visiting http://energy.gov/energysaver/articles/when-turn-your-lights.
Currently, the Holland Board of Public Works is offering rebate incentives on any ENERGY STAR-qualified purchases for business and residential buildings, including the purchase of LED bulbs. To learn more about these rebates, please visit http://www.hollandbpw.com/about-us/homerebates.
Key Take-Away |
Mystery Letter |
This site uses photo-sensor lights.
|
I
|
Centennial Park from Alexandria Simmons on Vimeo. |
|