Gaining Momentum

Thursday, 22 April 2010
By Sam Martin
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It's taken quite some time for the trend of green offices, hotels and buildings to take off but this ideology is fast gaining momentum. Some ideas which are becoming popular include (1) buildings with plenty of internal staircases like the new Macquarie Investment Bank in Sydney which reduces the amount of electricity usage regarding elevators, (2) the planter wall separators found in Sydney's Fujitsu headquarters and in the Six Senses Spa in Paris significantly improve the air quality inside buildings, and (3) the famous Fukuoka International Hall in Japan is a perfect example of a rooftop garden which among many positives, includes: improving air quality, delays storm water run off, insulates buildings, increases the habitat for birds and creates a social space for employees. Thinking in this green manner should be compulsory to ensure that companies are displaying Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) whilst at the same time creating an innovative and creative structure for workers and the community.