Buying advice for choosing a floor lamp for the office and tips for office lighting with floor lamps
An office floor lamp offers a number of advantages that make this office lighting very popular:
- Flexible use: when changes are made to the room, such as moving desks or changing workstations, a floor lamp can simply be moved with it without any major additional electrical work
- An office floor lamp is quickly set up and ready for use and can be assembled without major installation work.
- Electrical installations or assembly work are reduced to a minimum. Sometimes things have to be done quickly. Electricians or drywallers are not available at the push of a button. Appointments are sometimes only available weeks in advance. An office floor lamp is quickly assembled and ready for use.
Here are some selection criteria that you should consider when choosing an office floor lamp
Building situation:
In old buildings with crumbling or poorly finished or uneven ceilings, office free-standing luminaires or office pendant luminaires are ideal.
- The large free-standing luminaires are also ideal for office lighting in vaulted ceilings. This avoids time-consuming installation work.
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Office lighting for rooms with low ceilings. A large LED office floor lamp is also very suitable here. The office indirect light free-standing luminaire in particular makes optimum use of the low ceiling for light reflection. This creates more brightness and the illuminated ceiling makes the room appear significantly larger.
- If, on the other hand, there are already existing lighting installations that can be used under certain circumstances, this should be checked in advance. These could be, for example
- existing track for track spotlights or linear luminaires for a 3-phase track.
- Existing grid ceilings can be used quickly and cost-effectively. Old louvre luminaires can be replaced with highly efficient LED panels at low cost. This can be done without major assembly work or complex installations.
Work task and visual task: You should pay attention to this when choosing the right workplace luminaire:
Professional office lighting has a number of requirements that should be met.
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Brightness:
Occupational health and safety guidelines require 500 lux at VDU workstations. Accordingly, an office lamp needs to have a corresponding level of performance. Not every product can achieve this. Our office floor lamps bring the required 500 lux to the desk. If required, there are even models with slightly more power.
- Light quality and ergonomics:
Anyone who spends many hours a day under an office floor lamp appreciates light quality. A modern LED office ceiling light should be able to reproduce good color rendering without distorted light with a green or blue cast. In normal everyday office life, a color rendering of CRI 80+ is usually sufficient.
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Flicker-free light: Power supply units without 50 Hz flicker should be purchased. Also floor lamps with a glare-free light emission that avoids disturbing reflections on screens and monitors. This is also required by the Occupational Health and Safety Directive.
- UGR value: The glare value of UGR<19 should not be exceeded.
Our glare-free office free-standing luminaires have micro-structured surfaces that ensure pleasant, diffuse light emission and do not reflect on office furniture.
Which light color for office lighting?
- In most cases, the 4000 Kelvin neutral white light color is used. The 4000K still has some red in the light and not too much blue. It is very pleasant to work with.
- For constructive work tasks or people who prefer a clear, cool light, a 5000 Kelvin color is ideal.
Our office floor lamps can also be dimmed. Dimming helps to better adjust the brightness in daylight or to adapt to changing work tasks.
- Depending on the model, the light color can also be adjusted between 3000K - 4000K and 5000K. Changing the light color of dimmable office floor lamps makes it possible to stimulate the daily biorhythm and adapt to the brightness during the course of the day.
The 5000 Kelvin setting is also ideal for the office daylight floor lamp version.
Uniform illumination
In addition to the required brightness of 500 lux at the computer workplace, uniform illumination should also be taken into account. Constantly switching from light to dark and adapting the eye causes rapid eye fatigue and loss of concentration.
Reliability and quality
Compared to private use, lighting in a commercial environment and use for many hours a day is subject to significantly higher requirements. This should be taken into account during planning and selection.
Long guarantee periods from the manufacturer:
Luminaires for commercial use should have the longest possible guarantee period from the manufacturer. Ideally at least 5 years. Then you also know that their products are designed accordingly.
We at cologne-led.de will be happy to advise you on the selection of suitable products.
Cost, appearance and design of an office floor lamp
The cost of an office floor lamp is higher than that of a simple office ceiling light. The material is massive and shipping is also expensive. This is offset by the savings in assembly and installation costs of a comparable product.
An office floor lamp can simply be taken or moved with you when you move or expand.
In some sectors, such as lighting for executive offices and senior staff, law firms or doctors' surgeries, great importance is often attached to design and a prestigious appearance. Narrow, elegant dimmable office floor lamps are suitable for this purpose. Depending on the design of the office and the structural conditions on site.
Dimming and dimmability of a workplace floor lamp
Dimming LED office floor lamps is easy. Depending on the model, the brightness can be adjusted using a rotary control or touch dimmer. This makes it easy to adjust the brightness yourself when daylight enters.
Compared to other LED office lamps, dimming is easy and requires little effort. Dimming the office lamps also saves additional electricity and extends the service life of the LED lights as they are operated at a lower power level.
Office furnishings and architecture
- Existing window areas can be used to make the most of daylight. Desks should be positioned at right angles to the window to make optimum use of the light coming in from the side.
- The large office floor lamps are also available as a duo model. This office floor lamp for 2 desks has a double lamp head on a stable base. This model is suitable for lighting 2 desks.
- Dark furniture and floor coverings absorb a lot of light, up to 20-25% of the required brightness. This must be taken into account when planning office lighting.
- Office furniture with shiny surfaces should be avoided as they reflect the light and can cause annoying glare
Selection assistance and technical advice from Cologne-led.de
We at Cologne-led.de will be happy to advise you on choosing the right office lighting and office lamps. Give us a call on +49-221-29821660 or send us an e-mail.