Air & Health
This location is managed sustainably because they:
- Implement a building perimeter non-smoking policy which exceeds 20 ft.
- 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
- 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
- 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:
- Practice powering-down during unoccupied times (computers, lights)
- 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
- Implement daytime cleaning
- 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
- Have wrapped and/or insulated ductwork
- Have insulated roof & walls, defined by values R-19 or greater
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 paper, toner cartridges & other office supplies made from recycled content
- Prioritize purchasing products made from rapidly renewable materials, such as
- Prioritize purchasing products made from FSC® or SFI® Certified materials, such as
- Prioritize purchasing paper, toner cartridges & other office supplies made from FSC® or SFI® Certified materials
- Prioritize purchasing corn-based dishware, as opposed to petroleum-based products
- Prioritize purchasing organic food items and/or food items harvested & processed within 250 miles, as well as
- Prioritize purchasing food items labeled USDA Organic
- Prioritize purchasing food items certified by: Food Alliance™, Rainforest Alliance™, Protected Harvest™ or Fair Trade®
Water
This location is managed sustainably because they:
- Have a written policy which commits to reducing our indoor water use
- Use high-efficiency toilet flushing mechanisms
- Incorporate native plant species & perennials onsite, to reduce irrigation use
- Do not irrigate our landscape
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
- 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
- Incorporate an effecient space plan and/or promote a flexible, mobile work environment
- Promote stakeholder community initiatives and/or volunteerism
- Have an on-site garden and/or indoor plants
- Have a zero-waste-to-landfill initiatives
- Have localized pick-up for recycling: Plastic
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