The Green Workplace: Sustainable Strategies That Benefit Employees, the Environment, and the Bottom Line

ISBN-13: 9780230103368 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 256 str.

Leigh Stringer

Opis

As 21st-century companies realize they'll need to be green to compete, sustainable ideas are spreading like wildfire throughout all fields of modern business. In The Green Workplace, Leigh Stringer, an expert on sustainable workplace design and strategy, shows companies on the cusp of radically transforming their practices how to bring together diverse teams and establish new organizational governance for creative problem-solving in greening their workplace. Her hands-on green strategies are based on concrete and cost-effective changes such as:
- working from home
- ways to cut commuting costs
- video conferencing to cut down on travel
- increasing access to natural light to save energy
- and more.
Stringer explains how managers can implement these changes smoothly and efficiently. In solving key problems, she shows companies how a green business reduces costs, increases productivity, improves recruiting and retention, and increases shareholder value, in addition to benefiting the environment.

Spis treści

Foreword
Introduction
The Road to Social Responsibility
The Green Workplace Framework
Green Concepts that Stick
Green Design
Green Technologies
Green Operations and Policies
Encouraging Green Behavior
Alternative Workplace Strategies
Transportation Demand Management
Green Recruiting
The Green Workplace of the Future

O autorze

LEIGH STRINGER is a LEED® Accredited Professional and a Vice President at HOK, a global architectural firm and industry leader in sustainability. In 2007, she was named to the list of "40 Under 40" top industry professionals by Building Design + Construction magazine. She speaks in front of 1,000 people annually, and is the founder and editor of A href="a leading blog for workplace and sustainability experts.