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
- 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
- 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)
- 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 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
- 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
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
- Ensure all new flooring purchases will comprise of recycled carpet fibers, carpet tiles and/or other sustainable flooring
- Prioritize purchasing corn-based dishware, as opposed to petroleum-based products
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 high-efficiency toilet flushing mechanisms
- Use dual-flush toilet units
- Use waterless toilet units
- 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 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
Bonus Points
This location is managed sustainably because they:
- Have a space that is LEED® certified
- Provide wellness plans or wellness training for our staff &/or stakeholders
- Have a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) or similar sustainability reporting initiative
- 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 localized pick-up for recycling: Plastic
- Have an organizational pledge to nurture a sustainable workplace (i.e., Sustainability Mission Statement)
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