A pilot project to create a workplace "green" in the unlikely setting of a London office block 1960 has been named one of the buildings sustainable in the UK.
Morgan Lovell's pioneering development of future sustainable office has set out the title in 2008 the UK BREEAM Awards.
BREEAM (the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) is a leading global environmental assessment method for buildings.
As specialists in the design and construction of offices, Morgan Lovell set about creating a green workplace headquarters - located in Noel Street, Soho - last year.
The company's home team share their experience and ultimately achieve adjustment highest score out BREEAM environmental assessment in the UK to date for the project, an 'Excellent' rating with a total mark 76 per cent - awarded in March this year.
David Henderson, managing director of Morgan Lovell, said: "We wanted to challenge the misconception that it is impossible or impractical to green an existing building or more.
"The renewal of our own office provided the opportunity for addressing the problem and transform an old office into a model of sustainability.
"It was an ambitious project. The office exists across two floors of a 1960s, seven-story, multi-leased office building - the type of construction is commonly regarded as an environment of depreciation.
"Even the external experts felt that to achieve excellent 'BREEAM rating for the building of that age would be very difficult if not impossible.
"Now, the completed project offers a plan to help reduce the carbon footprint currently pounding the UK major buildings office.
"Almost 50 percent of carbon emissions in the UK come from buildings and most businesses are in "Old" changes in the hostile environment.
"We found that British companies often argue that to reduce their carbon footprint they need to build a new office - a process considered as massively expensive and out of reach for many.
"16 Noel Street proves you can take an old building and make it 'green' without the cost and upheaval of moving office or affecting the structure of building. "
With almost 100,000 buildings certified and over half a million registered, BREEAM sets the standard for sustainable design and is the most recognized environmental performance of a building.
A spokesman from BRE Global - the body behind BREEAM - said: "The Winners of the 2008 BREEAM Awards truly represent the most important examples of sustainable design UK.
Find More Learn about green office interiors at http://www.morganlovell.com/sustainability
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About Green Morgan Lovell Office
Morgan Lovell was placed seventh for having the 'green workers in the Sunday Times list Green Enterprises announced in May 2008 - the new office rated heavily on that success.
Features include bottles remodeling recycled plastic for kitchen surfaces and clay based paints to reduce solvent emissions.
To limit waste, furniture was reused - and products including flooring and furniture source as locally as possible with a high content of recycled and recyclable materials themselves. Desks and computers not needed were given to charity.
Lighting, heating and cooling are zoned across floors of offices. Deploy sensors lighting in areas only where people are working and the lights automatically adjust to natural conditions of a less artificial light is needed. Heat rejected in areas cooled is used to heat other parts of the building as needed.
All energy demand is supplied by renewable energy sources, acquired from Green Energy Company.
Other improvements include the good the factors associated with working in an office with greater use of fresh air and natural light - and offers temperature-controlled heating small areas. Products are specified with little or no VOCs, to create a healthier environment.
Finally, a break-out creates a heart within the office, low lighting, booth-style seating and state of the art high gloss kitchen accessories.
A survey after the refurbishment revealed exceptional levels of employee satisfaction with a score of 95%.
The new office has been used as a place for a visit Research carried out by members of the British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFMA) looking at issues related to sustainable rehabilitation. It has State with a series of sustainable office seminars, allowing property professionals the opportunity to learn and see first hand how a refurbished 'green' office concept works.
About Morgan Lovell
Located in London, Birmingham and the Thames Valley, Morgan Lovell is the UK's leading office interior design, equipping and rehabilitation specialist. With its own team of designers, supervisors and managers project, the company can design and deliver entire projects, with the advantage of only one point of contact. href = "http://www.morganlovell.com" target = "_blank"> www.morganlovell.com
This is part five of the UK construction and regeneration group Morgan Sindall plc which operates through five specialist divisions to develop, construction, infrastructure services, affordable housing and urban regeneration.
Morgan Lovell is an assessment of the licensed BREEAM Offices Organization. This means which is now licensed to measure the sustainability score of an office in order to identify ways companies can reduce energy use and waste, increase comfort and satisfaction for both building users.
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