2009-06-18
Mori Building Co., Ltd.
Mori Building to switch off the lights at all the lit-up facilities
With an aim of helping the prevention of global warming, Mori Building will again this year launch the Lights down Campaign, to switch off all the lights at our lit-up facilities including Roppongi Hills Mori Tower.
Switching-off the lights at 44 buildings reduces CO2 emissions by approx. 12 tons
Supporting the CO2 reduction / Lights Down Campaign by Ministry of Environment, which will be on between June 20 (Sat) and July 7 (Tue), Mori Building Co., Ltd. will switch off the lights during the period at our 44 facilities, where the lights in the shared areas (decorative and scenic illuminations) can be turned off.
We are expecting to, during this period, reduce the consumption of energy by approx. 30,260kWh, which leads to the reduction of the CO2 emission by approx. 12 tons (this equals to the absorption of carbon dioxide by 860 cedar trees).
We have asked to the offices and tenants shops in the Roppongi Hills Mori Tower to support the Light down Campaign by reducing the energy consumption on the days of Summer Solstice / Black Illumination 2009 (June 21 (Sun)) and Star Festival / Cool Earth Day (July 7 (Tue)).
List of lit down facilities
All the facilities of Mori Buildings, where the lights in shared areas (decorative and scenic illuminations) can be switched off (total 44).
* Omotesando Hills will hold the Candle Night Campaign on June 19 (Fri).
Decorative illuminations: lights for signs, ads and so on.
Scenic illuminations: lights to light up buildings
Outlines of the Lights down Campaign at the Main Facilities
Roppongi Hills
Not only switching off all the decorative and scenic illuminations at Mori Tower, we have asked to officetenants and shops to join our Lights down Campaign. Offices in the business area will reduce the use of lights or partially switch them off and the shops will turn some lights off in their areas and use candles for lightening.
Date and time : June 21 (Sun) and July 7 (Tue), from 20:00 through the night (some areas finishes at 22:00)
Light down areas : Office and shopping areas at Roppongi Hills, etc.
* The decorative and scenic illuminations will be switched off during the campaign period (between June 20 and July 7). The details of the lights out vary depending on each tenant.
■ Observation event at Sky Deck, top of Roppongi Hills Mori Tower -
Enjoy viewing the night sky with less urban lights
You can expect to see more shining stars than usual in the clearer sky on June 21 as the main buildings in the town including Tokyo Tower will have lights turned down. Join us to look up the night sky at Japan's highest Tokyo City View Sky Deck.
・Date and time : June 21 (Sun) 18:30-21:00
・Venue : Tokyo City View Sky Deck (top of Mori Tower)
・Cost : free (the entrance fees to Tokyo City View and Sky Deck are required)
■ Academy Hills Roppongi Library
Turn the light off, take it slow - the Candle Night of One Million People -
Ms Yukie Ono, a promoter of the Candle Night of One Million People, will address along the theme of "Turn the light off, take it slow - the Candle Night of One Million People -."
・Date and time : July 7 (Tue), 19:45-21:00
・Venue : Library 49 Cafe (the 49th floor of Mori Tower)
・Cost : free (One Day Ticket is required to enter the cafe)
Omotesando Hills
Omotesando Hills will switch off approx. 20,000 LEDs on the 250-meter Bright up Walls and reduce the use of the lights in the shared areas in the buildings. Restaurants and coffee shops will hold special Candle Night Dinner and Cafe. Shops will also join the event by using less internal lights.
Date and time : June 19 (Fri) 20:00-22:00
* The event will be postponed to June 21 (Sun) in case of rough weathers.
Lights off places: the Bright up Walls, tunnels, etc.
■ Candle Night @ OMOTESANDO Eco Avenue
・Light down in the buildings
Switching off the Bright up Wall and the reduction in the use of internal lights of the buildings will be implemented. The 23 shops will operate their business with reduced lights.
・Candle Installation
At 20:00, when the Bright up Wall is switched off, all the candles, placed along the tunnel and the waterways along the streets at Omotesando, will be lit up.
・Candle dinner and cafe
Twelve restaurants and cafes in the buildings will reduce the use of their lights but still operate their business with candles.
During the period of June 19 (Fri) - 21 (Sun), Omotesando Hills will encourage visitors to be aware of the environment in the surrounding areas by holding various ECO events with the theme of "take an easy step of ECO actions."
Please refer to the PDF file for more information.
