The Benefits Of Designing Eco-Friendly Office Spaces
Both businesses and employees are starting to embrace sustainable and eco-friendly office design. There are a number of reasons for this; it helps meet sustainability goals, but there are several benefits to designing an eco-friendly office space.
From improved employee health to energy efficiency and enhanced brand reputation, sustainable office design and fit-outs benefit everyone.
At Jade Aden Interiors, we are at the forefront of environmentally friendly office design. With 30 years of experience in commercial interior design, we bring innovation, creativity and knowledge to each project we work on, providing a bespoke journey centred around your goals, branding and vision.
In this blog, we share the benefits of eco-friendly office spaces.
Improved Employee Health and Well-Being
Eco-friendly office design creates a healthier work environment for your employees, as part of it focuses on bringing the outdoors in. Plus, it emphasises biophilic design, bringing nature into the workplace.
These result in a more engaged, more focused and more productive workforce.
Sustainable design will bring in more natural light, which is known to improve employee well-being and reduce eye strain.
Additionally, the use of more greenery and natural elements within the workplace improves air quality and can reduce stress. In doing this, you are bringing the benefits of being outdoors into your workspace.
While we get that not every space is suitable for plants or possible to enhance natural light, used in the right places, these can have a distinct impact on employee health.
Cost Savings from Energy Efficiency
One of the main points of eco-friendly office design is to reduce the reliance on fossil fuels and energy.
This often culminates in the installation of energy-efficient systems such as LED lights, split HVAC systems that cool and heat environments, and smart energy management systems.
On top of this, better insulation and energy-efficient windows will be used to increase the thermal efficiency of the property.
All of these will work together to reduce your energy consumption, which will reduce your energy bills over the long term.
This is something to bear in mind when paying for materials and systems because sometimes they can be a little more expensive than alternatives that aren’t as eco-friendly. However, with the energy efficiency these provide, you will make up the costs quickly and, before you know it, start saving money on them.
Positive Impact on Brand and Corporate Social Responsibility
As climate change and social responsibility grow in importance for consumers, they are beginning to hold companies accountable for their impact on the environment.
This means that businesses need to demonstrate they are doing what they can to reduce their environmental impact and show their awareness of their corporate social responsibility.
Therefore, companies committed to environmentally friendly practices, such as using sustainable design, enhance their reputation.
This can benefit the company in a few ways. Firstly, customers who value sustainability are likely to pick you against competitors who aren’t as environmentally friendly. Plus, it can draw in talent who also put sustainability first.
Eco-Friendly Office Spaces With Jade Aden Interiors
At Jade Aden Interiors, we know that your company and staff will benefit from eco-friendly office spaces.
When working with us for your office fit-out or refurbishment, we create designs that will enhance employee welfare while also improving productivity through optimising natural light around desk spaces and in meeting rooms and incorporating plants and natural woods into workspaces and breakout areas.
Our office designs will also indicate where you can include energy-efficient systems, such as LED lighting. It is important to get the right lighting balance, and our team are experts at achieving this, having done it for over 30 years.
Whether you are simply looking for a few small tweaks to your workplace or a full office refurbishment, we will provide project management so that you can be confident everything is in hand and will meet deadlines and budgets. Your project manager will be your point of contact, ensuring you are kept up-to-date with progress, meaning you can focus on running your business rather than managing an office overhaul.
Interested in benefiting from eco-friendly office design? Contact us today by calling 01425 689199 or completing our online contact form to request a callback.