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Resources And Tips To Harness The Power Of Interior Design For Environmental Impact — And Employee Retention

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This has taken quite a bit of demand from interior designers who want to know what products are made of, how they are sourced, and what their carbon footprint is. . “As Let’s look at the example of purchasing a task chair for a workplace — a seemingly simple objective.

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The Ubiquitous Anywhere Worker — A Passing Fad Or The Future Of Work?

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As of June 2022, over 25 countries had introduced digital-nomad visas to attract international guests who can temporarily live in one country while working for companies or clients based in another. This group has drawn criticism for having a large carbon footprint (taking constant flights back and forth to far-flung places).

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Projects from Portugal, Belgium and France winners of the 2023 ULI Europe Awards for Excellence   

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The versatile, hybrid site incorporates sustainability and resilience through its mixed wood-concrete structure, limiting its carbon footprint. Designers: 72 Architectural teams, both national and international – UK, Ireland, Germany, The Netherlands.

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NeoCon 2022: Leveraging Design To Support ‘Untethered Working’ And A Hybrid Future

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The future workplace provides plenty of opportunities to personalize the work setting, as evidenced at NeoCon 2022, the international trade show for the contract marketplace. . For example, private offices were presented in a way that showed an easy flex to meeting room space. Hospitable. Humanistic. . Multipurpose meeting spaces.

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Why we need to consider switching to a 4-day workweek — now 

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For example, Flocc London digital consultancy ELSE holds their internal meetings on hard chairs to encourage people to be brief, while at Copenhagen-based IIH Nordic, they use countdown timers to keep meetings short. Shorter working hours also translate into lower energy consumption, less carbon emissions and less commuting time.

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5 Growing Green Business Opportunities

Eco-Office Gals

More and more home buyers (and businesses) are seeking properties that not only give them green bragging rights through locally-sourced and sustainable materials and the use of alternative energy, but also lower their utility bills while reducing their carbon footprint. Cutting waste. Need some help? photo by: Dave Dugdale.

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How to Make Your Workplace Greener

Eco-Office Gals

Perhaps one of the most obvious is to print fewer documents; with the advent of email this is now easier than ever, and a quick internal email can replace the old fashioned memo, and save a sheet of paper in the process. A nice starting point; this can be achieved in many ways.