Air & Health
This location is managed sustainably because they:
- Implement a space-wide non-smoking policy
- Implement a building perimeter non-smoking policy which exceeds 20 ft.
- Conduct occupancy surveys addressing thermal comfort, indoor air, acoustics, lighting &/or safety
- Have daylight accessible to at least 50% of our occupants
- Implement a space-wide policy on green cleaning
- Use certified environmentally-friendly cleaning products
- Use only low-VOC interior paints
- Use only low-VOC interior sealants & coatings
- Optimize our indoor air system with filters rated MERV 8 or greater
- Use a carbon dioxide (CO2) and/or carbon monoxide (CO) monitoring system
- Measure internal humidity in at least 50% of our space
- Implement a space-wide policy to minimize the use of toxic pesticides
- Use mats, rugs & grates at building entrances to manage particulates
- Implement a pest-management plan to reduce or eliminate sources of food, water & shelter
Energy
This location is managed sustainably because they:
- Ensure all individuals have task lighting controls to reduce overall lighting usage
- Separately meter electric where applicable (tenants, server rooms, HVAC)
- Separately meter electric for all tenants
- Monitor our electric with "Smart Grid" technology
- Use a high-efficiency boiler or hot-water system
- Use a high-efficiency water temperature control and/or pumping system
- Use programmable thermostats and/or "range" controls (e.g., two degrees up & down)
- Use thermostat timers to control peak vs. non-peak loads
- Have wrapped and/or insulated ductwork
- Have insulated roof & walls, defined by values R-19 or greater
- Initiated a third-party energy audit
- Initiated a commissioning plan prepared by a qualified third-party
- Implemented up to 25% of the recommendations from our commissioning plan
- Implemented up to 50% of the recommendations from our commissioning plan
- Implemented up to 75% of the recommendations from our commissioning plan
- Measure our carbon emissions
- Implemented methods to reduce and/or offset our carbon emissions
- Offset our grid consumption through the purchase of Renewable Energy Credits (RECs)
- Have a green vegetated roof
Materials
This location is managed sustainably because they:
- Have a written policy which commits to purchasing environmentally-preferable products
- Prioritize purchasing products made from recycled content, such as
- Prioritize purchasing products made from rapidly renewable materials, such as
- Prioritize purchasing > 50% of supplies harvested & manufactured within 500 miles, such as
- Ensure all new product purchases contain no added urea-formaldehyde, such as
- Ensure our flooring products & sealants adhere to sustainable certification (FloorScore®, Green Seal™, etc.)
Water
This location is managed sustainably because they:
- Have a written policy which commits to reducing our indoor water use
- Use low-flow faucet and/or showerhead fixtures in 50+% of common areas
- Have low-flow and/or faucet fixtures in 100% of common areas
- Use motion-sensored faucets & fixtures in 50+% of common areas (kitchens are exempt)
- Separately meter water where applicable (separate from main)
- Incorporate native plant species & perennials onsite, to reduce irrigation use
Waste Reduction
This location is managed sustainably because they:
- Have a written policy which commits to reducing waste generation and disposal
- Have localized pick-up for recycling: Paper & cardboard
- Have localized pick-up for recycling: Batteries
- Implement methods to recycle and/or divert these specialized items: Fluorescent bulbs
- Implement methods to recycle and/or divert these specialized items: Hazardous materials
- Implement methods to recycle and/or divert these specialized items: CFCs
- Implement methods to recycle and/or divert these specialized items: Other
- Conducted a waste stream audit of paper, toner & other office supplies (past 12 months)
- Implement other responsible means to divert from waste stream & incineration
- Calculated our diverted waste by volume and/or cost
- Set all common area printers to default to double-sided or scrap paper printing
- Ensure all print users default to double-sided or scrap paper printing
- Set all common area printers to default to draft quality and/or black/white or grayscale print
- Ensure all print users default to draft quality and/or black/white or grayscale print
- Use reusable dishware, kitchenware & utensils
- Use motion-sensored paper towel distributors and/or hands-free, energy efficient dryers
Bonus Points
This location is managed sustainably because they:
- Conduct "Green" education programs for our staff &/or stakeholders
- Provide wellness plans or wellness training for our staff &/or stakeholders
- Display education stations identifying sustainable practices
- Have an individual appointed to specifically oversee sustainable operations and/or reporting
- Have outdoor green spaces and/or picnic areas
- Incorporate an effecient space plan and/or promote a flexible, mobile work environment
- Promote stakeholder community initiatives and/or volunteerism
- Have preferred parking for fuel-efficient vehicles and carpooling
- Promote and/or incentivize carpooling & car-sharing
- Promote and/or incentivize use of mass transit
- Have on-site shower facilities
- Have on-site bike storage
- Completed facility renovations & additions that exceeded code requirements for energy efficiency
- Have an on-site garden and/or indoor plants
- Have a zero-waste-to-landfill initiatives
- Have localized pick-up for recycling: Plastic
- Have localized pick-up for recycling: Electrical equipment (computers, etc.)
- Have a space that is certified as a Living Building
- Have an organizational pledge to nurture a sustainable workplace (i.e., Sustainability Mission Statement)
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