Perkins&Will Net-Zero Pledge for Office Interiors

Commercial architecture practice Perkins&Will has made a landmark pledge to make all its interior projects net-zero carbon, in what it claims is a world first. Perkins&Will specialises in providing offices for some of the world’s leading companies, with clients including Goldman Sachs, the Financial Conduct Authority and the European Commission. It will begin offering net-zero embodied carbon or circular design for interior projects from November and aims to have half of its projects to by 100% circular by December 2021 and all projects by 2025. By 2030, Perkins&Will will make all its projects net-zero embodied carbon, demonstrated with a whole life carbon assessment. The move is part of a wider environmental strategy by the firm and is set to have a significant impact on the carbon footprint of projects. The interior fit-out is the cause of 40% of a building’s energy, while waste in the sector is significant, accounting for 300 tonnes of landfill each day.