ABSTRACT
From a series of case studies chosen to illustrate a range of environmental systems in use by a cross-section of organisational types, we conclude that:
the case study findings support the models of types of organisations and environmental systems developed in the research; however
some organisations were succeeding in introducing innovative working practices and patterns of space and time use, despite apparently unsuitable buildings and environmental systems;
other organisations were accommodated at great expense in buildings and environmental systems which in some respects were grossly over-designed;
hence environmental systems cannot be properly evaluated for use by organisations without taking into account:
how well they are integrated into the buildings that contain them;
how they perform over time;
how cost effective they are as capital expenditures and in use.
