Peter Warren
Thursday May 24, 2007
The Guardian

Work from home and save the planet. It seems reasonable: if you don't have to travel to work there are fewer cars pumping out greenhouse gases. Homeworking can indeed be good for the environment, according to a report from a team at Oxford University - but only if it is done in "a planned and managed way".

The report, sponsored by BT Conferencing and Giritech, a Danish company specialising in security systems for remote working, concludes that teleworking can significantly reduce road traffic. But it also warns that the government and companies need to promote changes in the way people use technology if the green advantages of teleworking are to be realised.

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The internet is spawning a ‘virtual office’ boom in the UK as new companies turn to cyberspace rather than expensive high-rent bricks and mortar offices in city and town centres across the UK.

Published Scotland on Sunday  

By Michael Streeter and Peter Warren 

They have talked about it for many years. But soon it really could be the end of office life as we know it. No more paper clips, office gossip, meetings at the water cooler or characters such as David Brent, the anti-hero of hit comedy The Office. Instead most of us could be working from our house, the golf course, a holiday home – or even an aircraft.