The Skanska team at Aldersgate Street, one of its London offices, is going the extra mile to become greener.

Recently named as winner of Skanska's annual Green Workspace Award – the team works in partnership with its suppliers to improve the green credentials of the office and monitors energy use closely, making changes that will lower its consumption.

Skanska's Green Workspace award recognises teams within the company that are going above and beyond to become greener.

Bruno Condé, Office Manager at Aldersgate Street has been leading the drive for greener ways of working at the office, said: "The whole team is really proud to have won this award, and it will spur us on to keep improving our performance in the future. There's lots that we can do as individuals but facilities managers can make a big difference too – keeping an eye open for innovations, being creative and thinking green is, in my opinion, absolutely essential in the world we live today."

-- Advertisement --

A number of measures have been put in place in the office, including:

• Meeting rooms lights with motion-sensors switch off when not in use and all other lights are routinely switched off each night by the security team.

• There are no bins under employees’ desks – instead there are recycling points for batteries, paper, cardboard, printer cartridges, aluminium cans, and CDs and DVDs. And all cleaning products used in the office are eco-friendly.

• Green travel is encouraged with access to the Barclays Bike scheme along with personal protective equipment (PPE), regular public transport updates, promotion of video-conferencing and use of green taxi company.

• Office furniture is made from Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified wood and recycled plastic and kitchen equipment is energy efficient.

• Employees are encouraged to make suggestions about greener ways of working, with prizes on offer for the best ideas.

(CD/IT)