Five essentials for sustainable office buildings
If you want to know what makes a great, sustainable office building, you need to ask an expert or 50. Melanie Thompson of Get Sust! reviews the 300-page wisdom that is the new BCO ‘Guide to Specification’ – written by the industry, for the industry – and picks out five emerging themes for sustainable office buildings.
It’s five years since the previous edition of the British Council for Offices (BCO) Guide to Specification: Best practice in the specification for offices. Many factors have changed since then, but one thing hasn’t: the importance of constantly reiterating the need to consider sustainability when procuring, designing, building, refurbishing or fitting out office buildings. The fifty-strong team of practitioners involved in the development of the Guide have made some important changes to the details. In particular … Read the full article.
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