12
| 25TH - 31ST OCTOBER 2019 | UTILITY WEEK
High viz
+ Pool Light, a 15m
2
driing sculpture
constructed with a series of LED
lights, changes colour based on the
water quality of the East River in
Manhattan, New York City.
Executed by creative studios
PlayLab Inc, Family New York and
Floating Point, and Columbia Univer-
sity's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observa-
tory, + Pool Light tracks and reports
the physical conditions of the water
off Pier 17 in real time.
A series of sensors, part of a
Fluidion Alert system, take samples
of the water and test and analyse
them for levels of salinity, toxins and
harmful pathogens. The LED sculp-
ture glows teal when pathogens are
present in the water but levels are safe
for swimming, but turns pink when
Positive thinking
Operations & Assets
High viz
