The distributed workplace : sustainable work environments / / edited by Andrew Harrison, Paul Wheeler and Carolyn Whitehead

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910825891103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Spon Press, , 2004
• ISBN: 1-280-09543-1; 9786610095438; 0-203-61657-X
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (ix, 280 pages) : illustrations
• Altri autori (Persone): HarrisonAndrew; WheelerPaul; WhiteheadCarolyn
• Disciplina: 725/.2047
• Soggetti: Commercial buildings; Sustainable architecture; Work environment
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 150-155) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; The Distributed Workplace; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Sustainability; The new economy and new ways of working; Alternative workplaces; 1. The evolution of the workplace; Changing demands; New environments for working; The intelligent city; 2. Workplace evaluation; From efficiency to effectiveness; Limitations of existing approaches; Sustainability-grounded measures; 3. Space environment models; Initial distributed workplace model; The SANE space environment model; Matching work activities and workscapes; 4. Creating a methodology; A methodology of placeICT issues; Human interaction and communications issues; 5. Implementation strategy; Organizational culture; Workplace change management; Towards a sustainable workplace strategy; 6. Costing strategies; Constructing the business case; Preparation of space and cost models; Prototype model results; 7. Design and the distributed workplace; Requirements of the knowledge economy; The shared workplace; Sustainability metrics for the distributed workplace; Notes; Bibliography; Appendix One: Glossary; ; Appendix Two: Case studies; Appendix Three: An outline of CSR initiatives, guidelines and principles; Appendix Four: Sustainability indicators, systems and standards; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The Distributed Workplace provides in one volume essential information on sustainable work environments which will be invaluable to those developing workplace strategies for end-user organizations as well as suppliers of office buildings, information and communications technologies and building operation services. Municipal authorities and other organizations concerned with sustainable development and sustainable workplaces will also benefit from this book.