A green building starts from a holistic
approach to planning and design. Starting
from the earliest stage, every decision can
have an impact over the building’s lifetime
performance.
Proper planning and design of office buildings
and office units includes:
• Location selection
• Design
• Materials use
• Indoor environmental quality
• Energy efficiency and water saving
• Construction noise and pollution control
Important consideration:
Review possibility of certification for green
building or green interiors and get professional
advice at this stage.
Design of a sustainable building services
system helps to improve the building
performance. Important strategies
include:
Energy aspects:
• Energy saving technology
• Renewable energy
Water aspects:
• Reduce water use
• Water recycling
Even the best green building can have a poor performance without proper
operation and maintenance.
Green operation and maintenance involves both the facility management
team as well as landlord, tenants and occupants. Important strategies
include:
• Intelligent building management system
• Waste management
• Green education and support
• Occupants’ behaviour
• Maintain efficiency
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• Monitoring and benchmarking
• Pest control
• Post occupancy survey
Collaboration between landlord and tenant is
important to reach the goal of creating greener
offices. Important strategies include:
• Incentives for landlord and tenants
• Landlord support
• Green lease
• Guidelines for tenants
• Collective bargaining for green products
• Performance monitoring
OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT STAGE
DESIGN STAGE
Indoor environmental quality affects the
health, well-being and productivity of
users. Important strategies include:
• Thermal comfort
• Adequate ventilation
• Natural daylight
• Glare Control
• Good acoustic environment
• Indoor air quality (IAQ)
• Indoor greenery
• Low VOC materials
• Possibility of IAQ certification
STEP 1
Planning and Design
STEP 2
Indoor Environmental Quality
STEP 4
Operation and Maintenance
STEP 5
Landlords and Tenants
STEP 3
Energy Efficiency and Water Saving
ROADMAP TO GREEN OFFICE
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