Virtual Offices Reduce Carbon Emissions by 94% 07 June, 2010 10:12:00Officing Today Staff Font size: "Carbon emissions from commuting can also be greatly reduced as employees end up driving to the office only when the need to - not every day." In a recent press release from The McLeland Group, it was revealed that a virtual office can reduce carbon emissions by approximately 94% compared to traditional office locations of similar employee size. Nathan Jansch, Owner of Denver-based office business center The Boardroom Executive Suites, shared that he calculated those savings at carbonfund.org where he compared the carbon emissions of his Cherry Creek location, which serves 100 client companies, to 100 independently operated offices with 1-5 employees each. "In a shared office space, it’s based on economies of scale. You not only require less square feet because you're sharing common areas and amenities, you are using fewer resources such as energy and water," Jansch said. "Carbon emissions from commuting can also be greatly reduced as employees end up driving to the office only when the need to - not every day."

"Business centers or virtual offices are a low density office although they service a large customer base states," ALLIANCE Business Centers NETWORK Chairman Frank Cottle stated in the press release. While the OBC industry has typically supported entrepreneurs and small businesses that have out-grown their home offices, recent years have seen a substantial jump in the number of larger companies who are also realizing the benefits of a virtual workforce model. Office space rents are frequently the second largest item on a company's P&L, so it is wise for businesses to seek cost reductions by looking at alternate officing solutions. Martin Senn of Davinci Virtual said, "These days you can find a large company like Accenture without a corporate headquarters. It makes a statement to the rest of corporate America that it’s okay to work virtually."

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