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
- Have daylight accessible to at least 75+% of our occupants
- Have daylight accessible to 100% of our occupants
- Provide shading devices or tinted windows to control sunlight
- Provide specialized shading devices, such as light shelves
- Implement a space-wide policy on green cleaning
- Use certified environmentally-friendly cleaning products
- Use only low-VOC interior paints
- Use only no-VOC interior paints
- Use only low-VOC interior sealants & coatings
- Use only no-VOC interior sealants & coatings
- Maintain and clean our HVAC at least twice per calendar year
- Change or clean our HVAC filters at least quarterly
- Optimize our indoor air system with filters rated MERV 8 or greater
- Change or clean our HVAC filters at least quarterly
- Optimize our indoor air system with the use of economizers, air handling units, etc
- Use a carbon dioxide (CO2) and/or carbon monoxide (CO) monitoring system
- Continuously monitor our indoor air for CO2 or CO
- Measure internal humidity in at least 50% of our space
- Seal our supply & return air duct openings during construction activity
- 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:
- Have a written policy which commits to energy-efficient operations
- Practice powering-down during unoccupied times (computers, lights)
- Completed the Energy Star® Portfolio Manager
- Achieved a rating of 70+ on our Energy Star Portfolio Manager
- Achieved a rating of 80+ on our Energy Star Portfolio Manager
- Achieved a rating of 90+ on our Energy Star Portfolio Manager
- Make it a priority to purchase all Energy Star® Certified appliances & equipment
- Have a policy to phase all incandescent lighting to CFL, LED or better
- Ensure all our applicable interior lighting is CFL, LED or better
- Have a policy to phase all ballasted lighting fixtures to T8 or better
- Ensure all ballasted lighting fixtures are T8 or better
- Ensure all ballasted lighting fixtures are energy efficient, uplit ambient lighting
- Ensure all individuals have task lighting controls to reduce overall lighting usage
- Have common area lighting on automatic timers & occupancy sensors
- Ensure all common area lighting is on automatic timers & occupancy sensors
- Ensure all applicable lighting is on automatic timers & occupancy sensors
- Implement daytime cleaning
- 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
- Use comprehensive "smart-temp" controls that include humidity monitoring
- Use automatic controls, timers or a building automation system for our primary HVAC
- Implement zoned temperature controls or another building management system
- Have individual temperature controls for at least 50% of our occupants
- 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 use of onsite renewable energy (solar, wind, geothermal, etc.)
- 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 furniture items made from recycled content
Water
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Waste Reduction
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Bonus Points
This location is managed sustainably because they:
- Have a space that is LEED® certified
- Conduct "Green" education programs for our staff &/or stakeholders
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