GWS Sustainability

Sustainability

Since 2002 GWS has provided relocation planning and management services for more than 10

million square feet of office, laboratory, hospital and retail space. Our specialty is large,

complex, multi-phased projects, often with 24/7 requirements. We work with our clients to plan

and manage the transition of their operations and the decommissioning of vacated space.

Scope of Work

Any time an organization moves or renovates, much of the corporate interior – furniture, appliances, computers, artwork, supplies – can end up in the landfill. A leading Fortune 100

company recently engaged GWS on a 2,200 person headquarters relocation and decommissioning project. Costs savings through asset repurposing and environmental impact were two key areas of concern for the client. The project plan included efforts to reutilize as

much FF&E as possible and diverting waste from landfills. Over the course of forty-five (45) days, GWS managed to move and/or liquidate approximately 2,245,600 pounds of the client’s furniture, fixtures & equipment (FF&E).

The HQ relocation and decommissioning project required a compressed time frame to meet

lease expiration dates with a focus on safety, risk mitigation and key performance indicators.

Key objectives included:

Identifying and relocating existing FF&E that could be reused in the new headquarters

environment

o Furniture GAP analysis

o Reutilization inventory

Prioritized disposition of Surplus Assets

o Charitable Organization (United Way, Goodwill, etc.)

o Recycle

o Liquidation

o Disposal

The following disposition model illustrates GWS’s efforts to reutilize assets and divert assets from landfills.

Income generated from liquidation and recycling realized by the client to offset field labor costs

TOTAL FF & E percent allocation for disposition and repurposing

54% Disposition

46% Moved & Repurposed

DISPOSITION METRICS for FF&E

5% Charitable Organization

10% Liquidation

20% Recycle

65% Disposal

66,780 gallons

81 houses

15,264

trees

Reducing consumption

by 66,780 gallons Offsetting electricity use

from 81 homes for 1 year

Growing 15,264 tree

seedlings for 10 years

Environmental benefits of assets not taken to landfills

of CO 2 emissions

reduced

of materials diverted

from landfills

594 212 tonnes tons

This is equal to