More than three billion disposable coffee cups are produced every year in Australia, with the majority ending up in landfill.
Lighting upgrades can be relatively straightforward and offer rapid returns on investment, ongoing operational savings, and reduced maintenance.
Computers and office equipment such as printers and photocopiers can contribute between 30 and 55 per cent of office energy use.
The CitySwitch Green Office program approaches health and wellness in the office by looking at how the built elements of an office detract or contribute to human health, wellbeing, and productivity, and what we can do to thrive in our offices.
For tenants to improve Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
Office greening or biophilic design can be achieved by various means including indoor plants, views of flora and fauna (both live and in pictures), green walls and roof top gardens.
Manage waste using the waste hierarchy: avoidance is most preferable, then re-use, recyclability, recovery, then lastly disposal.
Even though installing solar PV or battery storage is often beyond the control of tenants, there are still ways tenants can control the type of energy consumed in their office.
A number of efficiency measures rely on staff changing their habits and behaviours at work.
This case study discusses Baenziger Coles' and WALGA's solar installation and the associated benefits.
Lucy King, Group Sustainability Director, Country Road Group, talks about how sustainability is embedded into all aspects of the business’s operations.
The following case study with CitySwitch signatory Inner East Community Health (iehealth) utilises both the CitySwitch waste assessment tool and an in-depth waste audit then compares the results. iehealth is a comprehensive charitable primary healthcare provider in inner Melbourne aiming to improve their waste practices.
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