Air & Health
This location is managed sustainably because they:
- Implement a space-wide non-smoking policy
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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.)
- Offset up to 5% of our consumption through the use of onsite renewable energy
- Offset up to 10% of our consumption through the use of onsite renewable energy
- Offset up to 15% of our consumption through the use of onsite renewable energy
- Offset 20+% of our consumption through the use of onsite renewable energy
- Have a green vegetated roof
Materials
This location is managed sustainably because they:
- Prioritize purchasing products made from recycled content, such as
- Prioritize purchasing furniture items made from recycled content
- Prioritize purchasing paper, toner cartridges & other office supplies made from recycled content
- Prioritize purchasing building materials for facility construction, renovation & fit-outs made from recycled content
- Prioritize purchasing cabinets, countertops & flooring made from recycled content
- Prioritize purchasing products made from FSC® or SFI® Certified materials, such as
- Prioritize purchasing furniture items made from FSC® or SFI® Certified materials
- Prioritize purchasing paper, toner cartridges & other office supplies made from FSC® or SFI® Certified materials
- Prioritize purchasing building materials for facility construction, renovation & fit-outs made from FSC® or SFI® Certified materials
- Prioritize purchasing cabinets, countertops & flooring made from FSC® or SFI® Certified materials
Water
This location is managed sustainably because they:
- 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
- Separately meter water where applicable (separate from main)
- Separately meter at least 50% of our tenants
- Separately meter 100% our tenants
- Incorporate native plant species & perennials onsite, to reduce irrigation use
- Have a green vegetated roof
Waste Reduction
This location is managed sustainably because they:
- Have a written policy which commits to reducing waste generation and disposal
- Implement a space-wide recycling policy, which includes a
- Have a 2+ can segregated recycling system (separate wet & dry waste)
- Have a single can commingled recycling system, intended to be separated offsite
- Have localized pick-up for recycling: Paper & cardboard
- Have localized pick-up for recycling: Glass
- Have localized pick-up for recycling: Metal
- Implement methods to recycle and/or divert these specialized items: Fluorescent bulbs
- Implement methods to recycle and/or divert these specialized items: Hazardous materials
- 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
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
- Completed facility renovations & additions that exceeded code requirements for energy efficiency
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