Shared office space: attractive lease rates thanks to lowering our energy consumption by over 40%
Being in "green" shared office space can help keep your companies operating costs down. Yes, it does cost more to go green, but the payback begins right away. thinkspace has the ability to offer shared office space in a class A shared building and keep the lease rates reasonable. One of
Walk Score helps calculate community connectivity for office neighborhoods and LEED Certification
A local Seattle company, Walk Score, has just launched a new service to calculate the walkability of your neighborhood. I don't think I can better state what their service is so here's a quote from their website: "We help people find houses and apartments in walkable neighborhoods. Walk Score shows
How to conserve water and pick a toilet for your LEED project
I've focused a lot on energy conservation in the thinkspace blog, now it's time to address water conservation. When setting goals for our project, I originally was thinking about how can I conserve the maximum amount of water in my project. According to various articles that I have read, toilets
Keilhauer Junior “Green” Office Chairs
I've finally got a little time to write about my office chair. While out shopping for new office furniture, I had my sights set on a Herman Miller Aeron. The same kind of chair that I used to sit on back when I was working for "the man". I had
Puget Sound Business Journal discusses "Office Suites Providers adding Value by Going Green"
On page 7 of the May 23-29, 2008 edition of the Puget Sound Business Journal, Thinkspace is highlighted as a new Eastside executive office suite. The PSBJ commercial real estate reporter Jeanne Lang Jones tells the story of Thinkspace how we are seeking LEED silver certification, how we used HEPA filters to control
Why is indoor air quality in offices important?
We have put a lot of focus on air quality for our executive office suites build-out. Early on in our design process we decided to use either a low or no-VOC paint. Yes, it’s good for the environment (reduces smog and ozone pollution) but even more important it is good
Thinkspace’s Goal is Innovation in Design for Recycling
Tenant improvements can require a new company moving into an existing building to create a lot of demolition debris. In order to build out our Thinkspace executive office suites, 5.79 tons or 11,580 pounds of demolition debris was removed. The number of tons could have been much greater, but one
Furniture made from soft drink cans
We have selected furniture for the Thinkspace office and the one piece that I'm most excited about is the Phillippe Starck designed Emeco stool. We have purchased these in bar stool height (14" W x 14" D x 30") for the cyber cafe. The stool is produced in the United States
It Pays to be Green – Conservation Grant Awarded to Thinkspace
Puget Sound Energy (PSE) has awarded a $13,000 conservation grant to Thinkspace for energy efficient lighting retrofits. Thinkspace's plan calls for a reduction in energy consumption by approximately 21,106 KWH. Annual energy cost savings are estimated to be a little over two-thousand dollars per year. Our discussions with PSE have been
How to Maintain Air Quality during the Demolition Stage (Part 2)
In addition to using HEPA air purifiers to maintain air quality during the demolition of the existing space, we also took a close look at the existing HVAC system. Inside the space we have existing VAV (variable air volume) boxes. VAV boxes are used to zone areas in large commercial buildings and