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* Waste management - separate your waste streams, and ensure each is processed sustainably. | * Waste management - separate your waste streams, and ensure each is processed sustainably. | ||
** In a small office, there may be someone in the office who lives nearby and has a [[compost bin]] or [[worm bin]], who is happy to have some extra input from food scraps and other suitable waste. | ** In a small office, there may be someone in the office who lives nearby and has a [[compost bin]] or [[worm bin]], who is happy to have some extra input from food scraps and other suitable waste. | ||
* Encourage use of [[public transport]], [[cycling]] and/or [[walking]] to work: | |||
** Find out what would make this easier for employees, e.g. flexible start and finish times, and a change room for cyclists | |||
== Interwiki links == | |||
* [http://www.wikihow.com/Go-Green-at-Work How to Go Green at Work] - wikiHow. | |||
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Revision as of 19:51, 30 September 2011
Aspects of sustainability in the office:
Physical environment:
- Building design - passive solar, natural lighting
- Choose a moderate temperature - air conditioner no lower than 26 deg C, or if heating, the thermostat should be no higher that (20 deg C?), or lower if people are accustomed to lower temperatures.
- Energy:
- Use energy efficient lighting.
- Choose a location where employees and visitors can arrive by public transport, cycling and/or walking.
Practices:
- Paper
- Operate electronically as far as possible, to minimize usage. This requires a very careful process of backing up electronically.
- Turn lights off when not required.
- Energy - choose a green energy option where possible. This generally requires a paying a little extra - do your calculations.
- Waste management - separate your waste streams, and ensure each is processed sustainably.
- In a small office, there may be someone in the office who lives nearby and has a compost bin or worm bin, who is happy to have some extra input from food scraps and other suitable waste.
- Encourage use of public transport, cycling and/or walking to work:
- Find out what would make this easier for employees, e.g. flexible start and finish times, and a change room for cyclists
Interwiki links
- How to Go Green at Work - wikiHow.