Benefits for Office Building
and Office Unit
Both landlord and tenant will
gain in the long term:
• Lower product packaging
costs
• Lower delivery and
transportation costs
• Green product have a longer
life span
• Less trouble in disposing non-
green materials
• Higher incentive to buy
green products and thus
contribute to creating a green
environment
Collective Bargaining for
Green Products
Overview
If the landlord allows tenants to join a bulk purchase scheme for green
products, the culture of green procurement will be developed in office
buildings. Both landlord and tenants will gain from bulk purchasing,
especially through discounted product costs and reduced packaging and
delivery costs.
Green products:
• Green stationery, i.e., reused pens, box files and paper
• Green office equipment, i.e., Liquid-crystal display (LCD) screen, copying
machines with functions of double-sided printing, scanning and e-faxing
• Recycled furniture
• Materials with certified organic/ renewable content, low Volatile
Organic Compounds (VOC), low emission of
, no polyvinyl
chloride (PVC), recyclable, low greenhouse gas emissions, non-odour,
non-toxic, durable, mould resistant, self-cleaning and with easy
maintenance
• Electrical appliances with energy saving labels
Green Strategies for Office Building
and Office Unit
z
Cooperate with green contrac-
tors to offer discounts so as to
encourage tenants to use green
products
• Research and formulate
relevant policies
• Communicate with parties
involved, such as partner,
participant, and supplier
• Monitor initiatives and
review result
z
Fivemain steps for implementing
green procurement from Green
Council “Green Purchasing Best
Practices Guidebook”
• Set procedure and criteria
• Improve staff awareness
Read more at:
1. Green Council “Green Purchasing Best Practices Guidebook”, available at
Note:
Procurement procedures and
terms of bulk purchasing can
be listed in the Green Lease if
available.
Note:
“Eco-Product Directory”
developed by Hong Kong
Green Building Council provides
an online directory of green
building products and links to
suppliers. Technical information
and benchmarking of green
products are also listed. Refer to
website of Eco-Product Directory,
available at
.
Figure 4.2.14 Sample of an energy label and the newsletter
“Energy Wits” on energy efficiency and related matters from the
Electri
e at
EMSD:
OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT STAGE
4.2.6 Collective Bargaining for Green Products
Benefits for Office Building
and Office Unit
Performance evaluation is
conducive to motivating
the implementation and
development of permanent
green strategies among staff,
tenants, business partners
and investors. It allows both
landlord and tenants to
evaluate their progress and
achievements in maintaining a
green environment.
Performance Monitoring and Review
Overview
Below are common practices for effective performance evaluation:
• Monitor compliance with relevant legislation and target corporate social
responsibility requirements
• Develop evaluation forms for entering required information, such as
quantity of recycled materials and green practices
• Develop house rules for minimising renovation noise and to check
compliance
• Measure and record energy and water consumption for review
• Review the recycled condition and consumption record and set targets
for savings
• Review the indicators used for evaluation, such as total amount
of energy input, amount of waste and amount of green product
purchased through bulk green purchasing, etc.
• Report energy performance in order to motivate energy efficiency. Hold
meetings with relevant parties for reporting purposes
• Analyse results of performance evaluation, publish the results and give
recommendations. Keep reviewing the feasibility of introducing more
green systems and facilities
z
A green team is generally formed
for the purpose of performance
evaluation. At the first stage, it
has to decide its organisation
and duties - promoting green
concepts and maintaining effec-
tive communication to ensure
the best green practices are
feasibly implemented
z
At the preliminary stage of
implementing effective perfor-
mance evaluation, development
of standard documents (e.g.
evaluation form and guidelines),
measurements, procedures and
timeframe will be required
z
Benchmarking (e. g.
recycling, consumption
of paper and water, level
of emissions, etc.) is also
recommended in the early
stage
z
A green team can consist of
tenant, landlord, property agent
and business partner, etc.
z
To understand the level of
resources consumption,
key performance indi-
cators (e.g. the average
amount of water used
per occupant and the
average amount of paper
used per user) should be
established
• Conduct a survey targeting
occupants in order to
understand their needs as
well as their satisfaction with
air-quality, cleanliness, acoustic,
thermal, lighting and other
green aspects
• Commission an external audit by
green professionals or arrange
an inspection by experts
• Appreciate top performance and
introduce a certification scheme
to recognise tenants’ efforts
• Conduct a waste audit
periodically
• Keep reviewing objectives and
achievements based on the
monitoring results in order
to follow up and implement
continuous improvement
Note:
Main objectives of waste audit:
• to control quantity of
materials being wasted
• to measure and review the
effectiveness of the existing
waste management system
• to identify opportunities for
improvement
Note:
For details of waste audit, please
refer to “Waste Audit Users Manual
– A Comprehensive Guide to the
Waste Audit Process” (Apr 1996)
written by Fenco MacLaren Inc. and
Angus Environmental Inc. of Canada,
available at
.
OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT STAGE
4.2.7 Performance Monitoring and Review
Green Strategies for Office Building
and Office Unit
Office
BUILDING
Office
BUILDING
Office
UNIT
Office
UNIT
138
139
