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Just as big energy savings could be made in the housing sector, we can also smarten up the carbon impact of the workplace – whether that’s a major corporation, government building or a home study.

Energy-efficient buildings play an important role. Good design can, for example, make the most of natural light and provide shade from too much sun. Here are three examples:

A recent Royal Navy building in Arbroath uses thermal heat stores and sunpipes to make the most of natural warmth and daylight in an energy-efficient office building for the Royal Marines.

The Swiss Re building, affectionately known as the gherkin, was designed as ‘London’s first environmentally progressive working environment’, making use of natural light and ventilation, with an extracted air cooling system.

A Tesco store at Diss in Norfolk is designed to use 20 per cent less energy. Small steps such as adding doors to chill display units can make a huge difference to a supermarket’s energy use.

For what you can do in the workplace, turn to Chapter 9.