1960s Office Building Is Named One Of The Greenest In
May 16th, 2011 | 
Author: 1960s Office Building Is Named One Of The Greenest In The Country
A refurbished green office interior in a typical 1960s designed office block. Office transformation specialists Morgan Lovell have reached the finals of a leading industry award to find the most sustainable building in the UK.
Carried out by London office designers Morgan Lovell the renovation to their headquarters in Soho has been recognised in the City of London Corporations Sustainable City Awards dubbed The Green Oscars.
The refurbished green interior includes kitchen surfaces made from recycled plastic bottles entrance mats from recycled car tyres and reflective paint to cut lighting bills.
Despite achieving such highprofile success the interior itself looks remarkably normal and thats what designers Morgan Lovell set out to do.
Morgan Lovell managing director David Henderson said: What is significant about this project is the successful green refurbishment of a typical 1960s designed building the type which up until now would have been considered an environmental writeoff.
It demonstrates that older buildings can be made green without costing the earth.
Carpeting ceiling paints fabrics and furniture have been sourced with a high recycled content and the ability to be recycled in the future. All wood used in the refurbishment has been certified under the Forest Stewardship Council scheme.
The office also uses infrared movement sensors to deploy lighting in zones only where people are working spelling an end to fully illuminated buildings housing just a few workers while dimming units automatically adjust to the natural lighting conditions outside so less energy is used on sunny days.
It also includes one of the latest most efficient heating and cooling solutions on the market zoned across the office floors using a heatrecovery system to reduce energy consumption.
This allows different areas of the office to be accurately controlled eradicating the wasteful practice of heating and cooling a whole office to the same temperature.
Car parking spaces have also been given up in place of bike racks and green energy from wind wave and solar sources is purchased to power the office.
David Henderson added: The cost of the refurbishment was not much more than if we had undertaken a more conventional route. In addition we expect to reduce our energy bills by a third as a result so there will be a quick return on investment.
Most companies in the UK are housed in older buildings. This project proves that you dont have to build a new structure to go green.
This refurbishment is a big step in reducing the massive carbon footprint currently pounding the UK from office buildings.
Find out more about sustainable offices at http://www.morganlovell.co.uk/sustainability
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