6Facility—Making Your Workplace Green
Both “ecology” and “economy” have their roots in the Greek word oikos, meaning “home.” This chapter deals with the ecology and economy of your enterprise’s home and how to make your enterprise’s facility more sustainable. If you have a virtual business, then your business’s home is your home. Your business’s home and the energy to maintain it can be the biggest environmental burden your enterprise causes or they can have a zero net impact if you make the right choices in terms of construction materials, energy efficiency, water conservation, and indoor environmental quality. Green building protocols can help you address all these issues.
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