BOVIS LEND LEASE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES With company presence in more than 30 countries, Bovis Lend Lease, part of the Lend Lease Corporation, is one of the world’s leading project management and construction companies. A large part of the company’s work involves creating high quality, sustainable property assets. Therefore, when designing the interior of the company’s new Dubai office, products and materials, including carpets, with environmental credentials were specified. Green commercial building practice Bovis Lend Lease has 65 employees in Dubai and 400 across the Middle East. The newly opened office in Dubai is designed by Gemaco Interiors. The company has for the past twenty years worked with interior design determined to provide forward-thinking flexibility. In addition, Gemaco Interiors is partner of ege carpets in UAE. Integrating sustainable building principles The Bovis Lend Lease office interior is designed in accordance with guidelines of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental design (LEED) Commercial Interiors Rating to provide a healthy and comfortable interior for the employees in the office. Gemaco Interiors worked with LEED accredited professionals to meet the requirements needed to achieve LEED rating. Sustainable building principles were integrated in the design of the building, and every material chosen for the office environment, including carpets, were therefore selected on the basis of strict environmental requirements. A safe and healthy indoor climate Bovis Lend Lease acknowledges the fact that the employees spend the majority of their time in the office environment and therefore great efforts were made to create a safe and productive workspace.
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