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PLANET HEALTH Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been slimmed down to Social Responsibility (SR) as think tanks recognised that the smaller organisations were slow at recognising, they also have an obligation. In this journals theme of Planet Health, we can read about some of our members achievements in being environmentally accountable, showing that sustainability is not a tick box exercise for them, but a real consideration on reducing impact. The article about Plastic Whale is enlightening, a social enterprise with a mission to have plastic free waters. By showing that economic value can be created from plastic waste. With the motto: We collect. We create. We educate. <strong>CFAS</strong> have been following Plastic Whale social media for a while and it’s doing amazing strides in raising awareness. It is shocking to read that there are over 500 landfill sites in the UK. Sites where waste is disposed of by burying it in the ground. Literally ‘filling up the land’. It is only when you sit back and think about this literal meaning that the need for sustainable practices really hits home. We are sure you will enjoy the Planet Health articles, please do let us know if you have environmental achievements your business would like to share with us for future journals. Meanwhile, we hope you gain inspiration from our members articles. CROWN ALCHEMY FELLOWES Tel: 01803 555 885 www.crownsportslockers.co.uk sales@crownsportslockers.co.uk Tel: 01424 839 100 www.alchemyfurniture.co.uk Tel: 07894 608 280 www.fellowes.com tbrowning@fellowes.com Sustainability’s the heart of storage specialists Crown Sports Lockers’ project delivery. FSC-certified, Crown source only from managed, sustainable forests. A Made in Britain manufacturer, their bespoke lockers, benching, vanities and ancillary furniture are fashioned wholly in the UK. Their waterproof lockers are fabricated from recycled plastic board, helping them and you contribute to the circular society by limiting single use material. Take a look at Alchemy Cadence Work Bikes. The WELL standard states that treadmill and bicycle solutions should make up 5% of workstations. There are two options, C1 is used with their Sit-Stand desks and C2 has an integrated adjustable work surface. Affordable Height-Adjustable Desk and Bench Fellowes have introduced the CambioTM Height-Adjustable Desk and Bench. This economical active working solution features an expandable base to fit a variety of desktop sizes, and the generous height adjustment makes it ideal for taller users. The bench version also reduces complexities when planning a full office configuration. For further details contact them. 4 | www.cfas.uk
PLANET HEALTH I’m one of the ‘Baby Boomer’ generation, the term workaholic was created to describe my generation. Our work ethic was measured in hours worked with less importance placed on productivity. We sat all day, sedentary within our lilac walls, color theory said it would increase concentration and calm. We started work at 8:30 precisely, one tea break at 11:00, an hour for lunch and the badge of honor went to the person turning the lights out as they left the building last – how things have changed and for the better. As a designer of office furniture products and interiors I thrive on change. New ideas and theories, new ways of working, changes in technology, changes in society, changes in the importance the employer is now placing on the health and wellbeing of their staff. This has a major impact on the products we use and the interiors we work from. Further evidence of a more holistic approach to our work environment is the growing adoption of the WELL standard. The WELL Building Standard is a performance-based system for measuring, certifying and monitoring features of the built environment that impact human health and wellbeing. WELL was originated in the U.S.A and is now being adopted throughout the world. Its scope is comprehensive and here we give an overview of some of the product and interior design related themes. • Integrating aesthetically pleasing elements into a space can help building occupants derive a measure of comfort or joy from their surroundings. The incorporation of design elements and artwork to a space can create a calming environment able to improve occupant mood. • Biophilia, or the idea that humans have an affinity towards the natural world, is an emerging field that aims to address our psychological need to be around life and life-like processes. The standard calls for a biophilia plan to be developed that includes a description of how the project incorporates natures patterns throughout the design. • Seating and spatial layouts should be organised into separate workplace zones and provide differing degrees of sensory engagement. Designated quiet space provides focus, contemplation and relaxation, and include plant wall and/or floor plantings along with integration of audio with nature sounds. The space should be flexible offering a variety of seating arrangements. Collaboration zones are provided as enclosed or semi-enclosed rooms with provision for visual vertical surface area for communicating ideas and teleconferencing. Acoustic performance standards are set out for these spaces. • To minimize clutter and maintain a comfortable, well-organized environment, minimal storage requirements are addressed through the provision of a workstation pedestal or a personal locker for each regular occupant. • Sit stand workstations should be available to 60% of office staff along with fixed sitting and standing work surfaces. Treadmill and bicycle solutions should make up 5% of workstations. This article skips across just a few topics from the WELL standard, the full standard is worth further examination due to its ambitious scope that impacts on our industry and the brighter work future it champions. Back in the 80’s, whilst working for Project Office Furniture, I read an article that suggested we would work beyond retirement age and that the workplace would need to accommodate an aging workforce. Simple things like the luminosity of lighting would increase to compensate for deterioration in eyesight. How right that article was, although bespectacled, I’m no longer the one turning out the lights and leaving the building last. Trevor James – Alchemy Furniture www.cfas.uk | 5
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