Greening Existing Buildings

On Office magazine this month looks at the challenging issue of bringing existing offices up to current environmental standards. With the sustainable building movement having focussed primarily on new buildings the article argues, the next big focus will be to make existing buildings - which make up 99% of stock - more sustainable.
When refurbishing an occupied building, commercial interior designers such as Newbury Interiors can help clients in greening their premises. In addition to considering ‘green' product choices, designers can look at a company's operational needs and design-in solutions such as bin-free offices, flexible working and desk sharing, recycling, temperature and lighting controls or installing bike sheds and showers.
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