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Green building for office interiors: challenges and opportunities
To examine the concept and practice of green building for office interiors: whether the green intent can be effectively implemented in an interior retrofitting project.
Reviewing green building rating systems for interiors, examining certified interior projects, and interviewing occupants working in certified green offices.
The green building credits for interiors fall into three relational layers: the urban context, the host building and interior fitouts. Most projects under study performed well on credits for interior fitouts (e.g. low emitting materials, energy efficient equipment and appliances, etc.) while underperformed on credits for its host building (e.g. air-conditioning systems, ventilation, etc.). The latter might more significantly affect occupant satisfaction. The other important green aspects such as daylight availability, facilities accessibility might be subject its location and urban context.
This article presents a multi-examination of green interiors. The data came from second-hand LEED scorecards and qualitative interviews. More quantitative surveys are expected to be conducted.
Green interior retrofitting should go beyond selecting environmental-friendly finishes and furniture or resource-efficient fixtures and appliances. It could proactively start from assessing the environmental performance of the host building and its location.
Most research looked at green building as a whole. Green interiors are actually more practical for tenants who intend to reduce their corporate environmental impacts while don’t have control over whole building design and operations. This article highlights the importance of green interior retrofitting and provides guidance.
Green building for office interiors: challenges and opportunities
To examine the concept and practice of green building for office interiors: whether the green intent can be effectively implemented in an interior retrofitting project.
Reviewing green building rating systems for interiors, examining certified interior projects, and interviewing occupants working in certified green offices.
The green building credits for interiors fall into three relational layers: the urban context, the host building and interior fitouts. Most projects under study performed well on credits for interior fitouts (e.g. low emitting materials, energy efficient equipment and appliances, etc.) while underperformed on credits for its host building (e.g. air-conditioning systems, ventilation, etc.). The latter might more significantly affect occupant satisfaction. The other important green aspects such as daylight availability, facilities accessibility might be subject its location and urban context.
This article presents a multi-examination of green interiors. The data came from second-hand LEED scorecards and qualitative interviews. More quantitative surveys are expected to be conducted.
Green interior retrofitting should go beyond selecting environmental-friendly finishes and furniture or resource-efficient fixtures and appliances. It could proactively start from assessing the environmental performance of the host building and its location.
Most research looked at green building as a whole. Green interiors are actually more practical for tenants who intend to reduce their corporate environmental impacts while don’t have control over whole building design and operations. This article highlights the importance of green interior retrofitting and provides guidance.
Green building for office interiors: challenges and opportunities
Gou, Zhonghua (author) / Lavy, Sarel (editor) / Lai, JosephH.K. (editor)
Facilities ; 34
2016-08-01
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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