THE GREEN OFFICE
The Flagship of the
HBOS UK office portfolio
is their new Harbourside
building in Bristol.
BOS has moved over 1500
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personnel from three
different sites into one new
open plan building in Bristol.
HBOS S
Harbourside is the Group’s
most sustainable building with many The HBOS team carried the ‘green’ of unit cuts down on future churn whilst
energy saving features. theme through to the furniture too. The providing storage solutions for all
From day one the project brief was to old office furniture was donated to Green applications. To date there have been no
provide a building that lessened the Works, an environmental charity that issues with the installation and I expect a
impact of the organisation on the recycles and sells on old office furniture. trouble free future except for the
environment. Throughout the construction The steel storage and filing systems occasional broken or lost key.”
process, Group Property worked closely manufactured by KI have a high recycled Matthew Williams, Building Manager
with the developers to consider the impact content and lifetime warranties. Even the for Atkins Asset Management said: “We
of the site and materials used. seating in the restaurant is made from selected KI as they offered the most
Innovative chilled beams cool the recycled car batteries! HBOS wanted the flexible and durable products. They were
building using recycled water from the new office furniture solutions to match the the best on the market for construction
harbour. The water is drawn into the sustainability of the new office. and service and delivered within the
building and heat exchangers increase the Work Interiors supplied and 6 weeks required. All units were the same
water temperature from 12/13 degrees installed all the furniture in the building. module 800mm wide with pull out filing
outside to 15/16 degrees inside. Solar HBOS, KI and Work Interiors developed drawers. The KI storage works well.
panels are located on the roof of the and specified the storage and filing Previously we had a hotchpotch of
building. Brise Soleil Louvre systems are solution featuring KI 700 Series Lateral furniture, but now it’s standardised and
used on the external elevations to drawer units. has changed the way of working.”
minimise solar gain. The automated Work Interiors, part of the Work Inc In the restaurant, which overlooks the
lighting system ensures lights are off when Group, has been associated with HBOS boats in the harbour, 140 grey KI Daylight
a room is not occupied. for many years and provides a wide range chairs have been provided. The
To help cut down on paper wastage, of products and services including revolutionary Daylight chair, designed by
the Harbourside office has been fitted with furniture planning, specification, Toru Iseki, sets aesthetic and ecological
multi-functional devices (MFDs) – installation and office services. KI and standards for premium multi purpose
machines which print, photocopy, fax and Work Interiors have been strategic stacking seating. Frame parts for the seat
scan. They will also automatically default partners for over a decade and are widely and back are 100% recycled plastic from
to double-sided printing. Recycling will be recognised for their experience and car batteries. The mesh seat is made of
implemented throughout the office as a ‘trusted expertise’. the same durable material used to make
‘greener’ alternative to traditional waste Tony Flint, Accommodation Planning safety belts. It also has a Japanese
disposal. Manager at HBOS explained: “The KI Environmental Association Eco Mark and
HBOS is encouraging the use of storage solution is the most flexible, high is Greenguard and LGA certified. The
public transport to the site. More bicycle quality, high value product and is chair has a 15-year guarantee.
spaces (95) than car parking bays have ‘maintenance free’ carrying a lifetime Conserving the planet’s resources is a
been installed. warranty. The standardisation of one style shared mission at KI, and as an
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SUSTAINABLE FM | APRIL 2008
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