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Sustainable Design

Sustainable Design

Sustainability is a fully integral facet of design; a basic value rather than an afterthought. Our approach thus equates sustainable design with effective, efficient design. Rather than getting by with less, sustainability means getting more from space, material, energy and resources. It means a healthier, safer, more productive and attractive workspace which can improve brand perception and even serve as a key tool in recruiting and retaining key talent. Ultimately, a well-designed sustainable workplace provides a positive return on investment.

1 Project Certification; LEED, Green Star and Green Mark

M Moser's in-house LEED and Green Star Accredited Professionals and Green Mark Managers integrate with project teams to achieve targeted certification standards, to match clients' sustainable business goals.

Our combined strengths in design, engineering, construction and sustainability, allow seamless multi-services integration via a single point of responsibility.

By managing LEED certification of clients' premises, M Moser registers, administers and delivers the highest LEED rating at possible within pre-defined budgets and without compromise to the clients' business or project objectives.

2 Sustainable building analysis; feasibility and planning strategies
  • Strategic planning approach to align our clients' sustainable objectives to design brief and budget
    • Analysing building options to assess feasibility of clients' environmental objectives
    • Enhance air circulation, allow for better natural lighting and zoning.
    • Energy audits and modeling to optimise environmental design
  • Semi-open or fully-open space planning to help
    • Reduce the use of materials,
    • Reduce the need for individual control and individual M&E provisions of lighting, heating and ventilation, and therefore reduce
    • Reduce energy consumption, and
    • Reduce the overall carbon footprint
3 Conserving energy
  • Design for maximum natural light penetration and reduced dependence on artificial illumination
  • Install energy-efficient light bulbs
  • Control artificial lighting via daylight and proximity sensors
  • Utilise Energy Star-rated equipment
4 Improving indoor environmental quality
  • Maximise natural light to enhance staff health and productivity
  • Install task lighting
  • Consider installing retractable shades, movable fins, light shelves and glazing systems to reduce heat gain (and/or reflect light into space)
  • Introduce individually controllable heating and ventilation (HVAC) zones
  • Supplement fresh air, introduce enhanced filtration
  • Employ natural ventilation strategies
  • Eliminate toxic volatile organic compound (VOC) materials
  • Place printers and copiers in dedicated areas served with exhaust-only ventilation
5 Water Efficiency Engineering
  • Evaluate and install low-water consumption plumbing fixtures, dual-flush systems and sensors on taps
  • If possible, help chose premises with water-conservation features such as closed loop systems
6 Sustainable Materials
  • Source materials, fixtures, fittings and furnishings which
    • are locally made to reduce transportation-related pollution
    • have high recycled content.
    • are durable
  • Consider re-using existing workstations, cabinets, partitions, etc,
  • Use carbon-neutral carpets to reduce the impact on the environment.