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Sustainable Office Design - Unlocking Performance & Productivity

By Beatrice K Otto

Sustainable design is an exciting area of architecture and building which is moving into the mainstream. And there’s a good reason that ‘green’ or sustainable buildings are also known as ‘high performance buildings’: they not only tend to save on running costs, there is also growing evidence that they can increase productivity and well-being for occupants through improved lighting and air quality. Where office buildings have been designed or refurbished to be more sustainable, productivity gains in terms of better quality of work and reduced absenteeism can often dwarf the reductions in energy bills. Refits which are more sustainable can therefore yield faster returns on investment than is commonly expected.

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Beatrice Otto

Beatrice Otto has written a number of reports and papers on sustainable business, design and architecture, as well as having worked on a range of related projects in Europe and China. She currently works for the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD).

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