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more relaxed dress code – there are still companies that stipulate men should wear jackets and ties. “

Putting in plumbed, ﬁltered water gives savings on cost and carbon miles from deliveries of plastic bottles.”

Ensure blinds are fully operational. They will block the sun and prevent solar gain in ofﬁces. It’s important that they should be manual to give the user control over their environment.”

Look at the temperature settings of air conditioning systems. The British Council for Ofﬁces (BCO) is bringing out new guidance this summer and they are recommending setting the temperature at 24 degrees centigrade not 22 degrees centrigrade, because it has a better carbon proﬁle, but it’s important that this is linked to a more relaxed dress code.”

Remove computer boxes. Freemote from Powerdesk lets you move CPUs to a separate location and have just a slimline unit by the desk giving a connection to the computer. By moving all computers out of the working space you are reducing the heat load in ofﬁces, but it has other beneﬁts including security and, because you have moved all computer boxes into a different location, you can get more people into a space, for example by using a benching system. One bank was looking at taking ﬁve ﬂoors of an ofﬁce building but by implementing the technology and through clever space planning they only needed three.”

Make sure your lights are turned off. Motion sensors save energy and are good practice. Replace old lighting with energy-efﬁcient LEDs.”

Make sure there’s a clear policy. You go into many ofﬁces with air conditioning and see that workers by windows have them wide open. Air conditioning systems are now pretty efﬁcient, but one of the things that’s holding businesses back from becoming more efﬁcient is the lack of effective management and proper operational management. That’s a classic example.”

ofﬁce. At Morgan Lovell we are not allowed to eat at our desks and we don’t have personal waste bins so we have to get up and move around.”

If you are going to be staying in a place look at the air conditioning you’ve got. Heat recovery is the new technology. It’s very effective: it moves heat from one part of the ofﬁce to another. It keeps air circulating in the space.”