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  • Green building for office interiors: challenges and opportunities

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    Gou, Zhonghua
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    Gou, Zhonghua
    Year published
    2016
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    Purpose – This paper aims to examine the concept and practice of green building for office interiors: whether the green intent can be effectively implemented in an interior retrofitting project. Design/methodology/approach – Reviewing green building rating systems for interiors, examining certified interior projects and interviewing occupants working in certified green offices. Findings – The green building credits for interiors fall into three relational layers: the urban context, the host building and interior fit-outs. Most projects under study performed well on credits for interior fit-outs (e.g. low emitting materials, ...
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    Purpose – This paper aims to examine the concept and practice of green building for office interiors: whether the green intent can be effectively implemented in an interior retrofitting project. Design/methodology/approach – Reviewing green building rating systems for interiors, examining certified interior projects and interviewing occupants working in certified green offices. Findings – The green building credits for interiors fall into three relational layers: the urban context, the host building and interior fit-outs. Most projects under study performed well on credits for interior fit-outs (e.g. low emitting materials, energy efficient equipment and appliances, etc.), while underperformed on credits for its host building (e.g. air-conditioning systems, ventilation, etc.). The latter might more significantly affect working experience. The other important green aspects, such as daylight availability, facilities accessibility, might be subject to its location and urban context. Research limitations/implications – This article presents a multi-examination of green interiors. The data came from second-hand Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design scorecards and qualitative interviews. More quantitative surveys are expected to be conducted. Practical implications – Green interior retrofitting should go beyond selecting environmentalfriendly finishes and furniture or resource-efficient fixtures and appliances. It should proactively start from assessing the environmental performance of the host building and its urban context. Originality/value – Most research looked at green building as a whole. Green interiors are actually more practical for tenants who intend to reduce their corporate environmental impacts, whereas they do not have control over whole building design and operations. This article highlights the importance of green interior retrofitting and provides guidance.
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    Journal Title
    Facilities
    Volume
    34
    Issue
    11/12
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1108/F-04-2015-0022
    Copyright Statement
    © 2016 Emerald. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
    Subject
    Design
    Architectural science and technology
    Building
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/142119
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