Office
BUILDING
Green Education and Support to Tenants
Green Education and Support to Staff Members
Green Tour
A green tour can be arranged in one’s own office building. Tours
are not limited to other green office buildings, green centers and
tailor-made green local tours. A green tour facilitates the direct
introduction of green concepts to tenants.
Green Policy to Encourage Waste Reduction
• To adopt the Building Management System and green technology as
provided by the landlord
• A green procurement policy. To cooperate with green contractors and
offer discounts (i.e., through bulk purchase) to encourage tenants to
use green products
• Waste management during fitting-out, e.g., separate demolition
waste by category for recycling and introduce covered wheelie bins
for temporary storage
• Formation of workgroup as “responsibility party” to take the lead to
provide ideas on waste reduction, promote green practices and to
monitor the progress of waste reduction
Educational Environmental Programmes
Several recycling programmes introduced by the Environmental
Protection Department and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)
allow tenants to practice “recycle, reuse and reduce” in the building.
An organic farming programme can be set up in the building. Food
waste such as coffee grounds and eggshells can be directly reused as
fertiliser. If the building has no space available for farming, planting in
boxes or cartons is recommended.
Education and Training
To improve staff awareness by:
• Provide waste reduction information and guidelines
• Post environmental practices memos in common areas,
such as the pantry and lobby
• Hold orientation training and seminars
• Hold regular meetings for sharing successful cases and
reviewing the outcome
• Appreciate the efforts of staff and encouraging staff
members to express green ideas
• Organise regular green activities or competitions
Seminar, Conference, Exhibition and “Green Day” on
environmental protection
Seminars, conferences, exhibitions and green days are
regularly arranged by professional organisations and the
Government authorities for the public, e.g.:
• Hong Kong Green Building Council
• Business Environment Council
• Environmental Campaign Committee
• World Green Organisation
• Environmental Protection Department
• The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers
• Friends of the Earth (HK)
• Zero Carbon Building
Note:
There are significant research results on the relationship between
staff productivity and a green environment provided by the World
Green Building Council “Health, Wellbeing & Productivity in Offices
– the next chapter for green building”, e.g.:
• Green design for IAQ and ventilation can obtain 0.8-1.3% health
cost savings and 3-18% productivity gains
• Performance reduction around 4-6% when room tempertures
are too low or too high
• Performance reduction around 66% in environments with
distracting noise
• Employees prefer access to windows and daylight which is
beneficial to staff’s health
Figure 4.1.5 Rechargeable Battery
Recycling Programme
(Source: Environmental Protection Department)
Figure 4.1.6 Programme
on Source Separation of
Commercial and Industrial
Waste
(Source: Environmental Protection
Department)
Figure 4.1.7 Sha Tin Community Green
Station (Environmental Protection
Department)
(Source: Press release of news.gov.hk (11 May
2015), “Sha Tin Community Green Stat
n
)
Office
UNIT
Operation and Maintenance Guidelines
Guidelines are an effective tool for guiding staff during implementation
of green practices. They can also contain long-term strategies, e.g.:
• Promotion of Green Awareness
ͳͳ Refer to the abovementioned ways in “Education and Training”
• Green Procurement Policy
ͳͳ Collaboration with green suppliers for green purchasing
ͳͳ Bulk green purchasing for the purchase of green stationery, green
office equipment and green cleaning materials, etc.
• Preventive Maintenance Plan
ͳͳ Well-planned maintenance schedule
ͳͳ Replacement of obsolete parts rather than the whole item of
equipment
ͳͳ Testing and inspection
ͳͳ Operation manual for advanced green technologies, if installed
• Waste Reduction Practices
ͳͳ Several waste reduction tips can be provided for clearly guiding
green operations and maintenance. (Tips are available in “Waste
Management” in this Chapter)
• Ongoing Monitoring and Evaluation
ͳͳ Control of renovation and fitting-out works
ͳͳ Formation of Green Teams
ͳͳ Measurement and analysis
ͳͳ Regular audit
ͳͳ Reporting and review of findings
Figure 4.1.8 Signposting
(Source: Jones Lang LaSalle)
Figure 4.1.9 Recycle Bins at Jones
Lang LaSalle Pacific Place Office
(Source: Jones Lang LaSalle)
Figure 4.1.10 Green office design provides
better environmental comfort
Figure 4.1.11 World Green Building
Council “Health, Wellbeing & Productivity
in Offices – the next
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