Considerations
Considerations
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Strategies
Strategies
Benefits
Benefits
• Lower initial investment costs by
having proper planning
• Enhance ease of modification to suit
tenants’ needs by considering their
use during design stage
• Lower energy consumption by
adopting passive design
• Lower operational and maintenance
costs with passive design
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• Increase productivity
• Fewer lost work days and better
business
• Enhance physical and mental health
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• Increase efficiency of the appliances
• Retain operational efficiency of
building services system
• Lower the chance of system failure
and increase energy efficiency
• Good reputation with customers on
environmental sustainability
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• Enhance occupants’ health and well-
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• Enhance office productivity
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• Increase well-being, less fatigue
• Increase job satisfaction
• Easier to concentrate
• More ergonomic postural changes
• Fewer errors, increase accuracy
• Alleviate mental stress and illness
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• Improve the well-being of occupants
by certain behavioural changes
• Reduce energy bills
Indoor Environmental Quality
Poor indoor
environmental
quality may
result in sick
building syndrome
and affect the
well-being of
occupants and
productivity of the
office workers.
Simple measures
carried out by
different parties can have a significant
impact on occupants’ health. More
detail will be discussed in
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Planning and Design
The creation of
green offices
needs to start
with planning
and design.
Appropriate use
of green planning
and design can
help to reduce
operational and
maintenance
costs as well as
create a comfortable and healthy
work environment which can help to
increase productivity. More detail will
be discussed in
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Energy Efficiency and Water Saving
Resources are
limited on Earth,
including energy,
water and
materials. We
should use them
wisely through
reduction, reuse and recycling. Also
innovative technology may be adopted
to save resources. More detail will be
discussed in
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Planning and Design
By planning
ahead, office
units can enable
workers and
visitors to enjoy
the benefits of a
more convenient
neighbourhood and healthy work
environment. A good construction
plan can also create a more pleasant
interior space. More detail will be
discussed in
Indoor Environmental Quality
There is a
wide variety of
evidence showing
the implications of
office design on
health, well-being
and productivity.
How an office can serve its basic
purpose of providing a comfortable
and healthy environment is the key
focus. More detail will be discussed in
.
Energy Efficiency and Water Saving
Due to the growth
of business in
Hong Kong, the
total energy
consumption for
office buildings
is still an increasing trend despite
the Government’s efforts. For a
green office, different energy saving
approaches can be considered within
the office life cycle. More detail will be
discussed in
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