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.
- 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
- 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 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)
- Use programmable thermostats and/or "range" controls (e.g., two degrees up & down)
- Use thermostat timers to control peak vs. non-peak loads
- 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 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 rapidly renewable materials, such as
- Prioritize purchasing furniture items made from rapidly renewable materials
- Prioritize purchasing building materials for facility construction, renovation & fit-outs made from rapidly renewable materials
- Prioritize purchasing cabinets, countertops & flooring made from rapidly renewable materials
- Prioritize purchasing > 50% of supplies harvested & manufactured within 500 miles, such as
- Prioritize purchasing > 50% furniture items harvested & manufactured within 500 miles
- Prioritize purchasing > 50% paper, toner cartridges & other office supplies harvested & manufactured within 500 miles
- Prioritize purchasing > 50% building materials for facility construction, renovation & fit-outs harvested & manufactured within 500 miles
- Prioritize purchasing > 50% cabinets, countertops & flooring harvested & manufactured within 500 miles
- Prioritize purchasing 100% of supplies harvested & manufactured within 500 miles, such as
- Prioritize purchasing 100% furniture items harvested & manufactured within 500 miles
- Prioritize purchasing 100% paper, toner cartridges & other office supplies harvested & manufactured within 500 miles
- Prioritize purchasing 100% building materials for facility construction, renovation & fit-outs harvested & manufactured within 500 miles
- Prioritize purchasing 100% cabinets, countertops & flooring harvested & manufactured within 500 miles
- Ensure all new product purchases contain no added urea-formaldehyde, such as
- Ensure all new furniture purchases contain no added urea-formaldehyde
- Ensure all new building materials for facility construction, renovation & fit-outs contain no added urea-formaldehyde
- Ensure all new cabinet, countertop & flooring purchases contain no added urea-formaldehyde
- Ensure all new flooring purchases will comprise of recycled carpet fibers, carpet tiles and/or other sustainable flooring
- Ensure all new flooring contains low or no-VOC content
- Ensure all new flooring contains at least 10% of content derived from recycled fibers
- Ensure 100% of our current flooring is comprised of recycled carpet fibers, tiles and/or other sustainable flooring
- Ensure our flooring products & sealants adhere to sustainable certification (FloorScore®, Green Seal™, etc.)
- 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 low-flow faucet and/or showerhead fixtures in 50+% of common areas
- Use motion-sensored faucets & fixtures in 50+% of common areas (kitchens are exempt)
- Have motion-sensored faucets & fixtures in 100% of common areas
- 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:
- Implement a space-wide recycling policy, which includes a
- Have a single can commingled recycling system, intended to be separated offsite
- Have localized pick-up for recycling: Paper & cardboard
- 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
- Occupy our space with reused/recycled furniture & equipment (desks, chairs, cubicle walls & cabinets)
- Occupy 50+% of our space with reused/recycled furniture & equipment
- 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:
- Have outdoor green spaces and/or picnic areas
- 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
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