Taisei Corporation, Okamura Corporation and MHI to Jointly Develop OLED Desk Lamps for Offices

The Japanese government has called for new public buildings to be ZEB-compliant by 2020, and as lighting accounts for approximately 20% of office building electricity consumption, it is a key target of energy conservation efforts. The newly developed OLED desk lamps are expected to provide sufficient brightness over work space, and help save electricity consumption by enabling reduction of overall ambient light.

Conventional energy-saving lighting plans have employed desk lamps together with reduced ceiling light. Users have found, however, that lighting sources such as LEDs can dazzle workers' eyes and cast shadows, creating a less comfortable workplace environment. Although the thinner construction and softer light of OLED panels have recently led to their increased use for exhibition and display purposes, the newly developed OLED desk lamps are the first to meet the brightness, color rendering and service life requirements of office use.

The new lamps incorporate state-of-the-art OLED panels manufactured by Lumiotec, a group company of MHI. In accordance with concepts and specifications developed by Taisei Corporation, which will ensure high-quality illumination while minimizing energy consumption, design and manufacturing of the lamp units are being handled by Okamura Corporation.
With a view to creating new and more comfortable workplace environments, Taisei Corporation, Okamura Corporation and MHI will introduce the OLED lamps at the ZEB verification facility that Taisei Corporation is constructing at the Technology Center in Totsuka, Yokohama.