Office interior design, refurbishment and relocation specialist Morgan Lovell picked up a highly commended accolade in the Green Business Awards, in the ‘Best Construction or Property Business category.’

Their blueprint for a sustainable workplace of the future was given the green light at the awards event, which celebrated the cream of sustainable initiatives across the UK.

Morgan Lovell fought off stiff competition, with almost 130 entries received, across 11 categories.

The office transformation specialist received the accolade for its work to create a green workplace at its own London headquarters, located in Noel Street, Soho, which served as a testing ground for its capabilities in retro-fitting old buildings.

Developed in the unlikely setting of a 1960s block – the office was in the type of building that would normally be considered an environmental write-off.

Earlier this year, the sustainable workplace achieved the highest BREEAM fit out environmental assessment score to date in the UK, and as a result received an award from the Building Research Establishment (BRE).

David Henderson, managing director of Morgan Lovell, said: “Judges from the Green Business Awards said they felt the project was valuable because it shows how Britain’s vast problem of inefficient existing buildings can be tackled.”

The Noel Street project has also been shortlisted in the PFM Awards and Building magazine’s 99% Campaign for Refurbishment, developed to find the best examples in the UK of carbon being cut in existing buildings.

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