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Employees Grow Herbs and Veggies at Google’s New Super-headquarters in London

08/01/2012
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  • Google Super headquarters by PENSON
    Google has gone to great lengths to make their <a href="http://inhabitat.com/googles-london-campus-features-ultra-flexible-shipping-container-working-spaces/">offices fun for employees</a>, but those working at the new super-headquarters in London have the best deal of them all. Not only are the enormous 160,000 square foot facilities decked out in re-purposed furnishings designed to recreate the comfort of a London townhouse, but the 9th floor rooftop garden features small allotments that allow employees to grow veggies and herbs! This is not the first Google project undertaken by <a href="http://www.penson.com/">PENSON</a>, but it is certainly their most sustainable - just a few requirements shy of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leadership_in_Energy_and_Environmental_Design">meeting LEED Platinum</a>.
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  • Google Super headquarters by PENSON
    Google has opened their coolest office yet
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  • Google Super headquarters by PENSON
    In addition to enjoying a series of indoor and outdoor office space, employees here can grow their own vegetables and herbs
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  • Google Super headquarters by PENSON
    A great majority of the furnishings are comprised of recycled materials
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  • Google Super headquarters by PENSON
    The interior is supposed to be as comfortable as a London townhouse
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  • Google Super headquarters by PENSON
    This is an inspiring, invigorating work environment that features no toxic materials
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  • Google Super headquarters by PENSON
    All of the offices and rooms are themed!
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  • Google Super headquarters by PENSON
    Employees have a choice of many places to work.
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  • Google Super headquarters by PENSON
    Trimmed hedges provide greenery, privacy and a solar screen in "secret gardens"
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Google Super headquarters by PENSON

Google has gone to great lengths to make their offices fun for employees, but those working at the new super-headquarters in London have the best deal of them all. Not only are the enormous 160,000 square foot facilities decked out in re-purposed furnishings designed to recreate the comfort of a London townhouse, but the 9th floor rooftop garden features small allotments that allow employees to grow veggies and herbs! This is not the first Google project undertaken by PENSON, but it is certainly their most sustainable - just a few requirements shy of meeting LEED Platinum.

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