TIER ONE - Business Operations – Conserving and Reducing
Operations
Purchasing supplies – evaluate which supplies can be purchased with recycled content
Printing - Provide policies to try and reduce in-office printing
Promoting alternative means of transportation - Car Pools; Mass Transportation; Fuel efficient vehicles; Bicycling
Institute a recycling program
Provide a designated smoking area away from building openings and/or institute a smoking policy that provides assistance in reducing smoking.
Institute a cleaning program with low or no VOC cleaning agents
Energy
Lamps – change incandescent to fluorescent
Implement a policy to turn lights off when not in use
Water
Low-flow aerators
Materials
Any new finishes to have recycled content and/or low or no VOC’s (ex. Paint)
Environment
Provide access to temperature controls with a policy for how to regulate control, especially while there are no occupants in the space
TIER TWO - Facility Upgrades – (all the pertinent above mentioned strategies plus those outlined below)
Energy
Upgrade lighting fi xtures
Purchase green power credits
Provide occupancy sensors to regulate lights
Water
Implement upgraded fi xtures for those that do not meet current code
Alternatively, upgrade all plumbing fixtures to low-fl ow
Materials
Any new finishes instituted to have recycled content and/or low or no VOC’s (ex. Paint).
Environment
Provide programmable temperature controls based on occupancy of space
TIER THREE - Major Renovation – (all the above mentioned strategies plus those outlined below)
Operations
Re-landscape with drought tolerant and native species for minimal irrigation use
Increase landscaped areas
Introduce building commissioning
Provide a designated recycling center
Provide detailed construction waste management and waste diversion plans
Energy
Upgrade roofi ng to highly refl ective material
Upgrade exterior lighting – timers/ light sensors
Upgrade HVAC equipment
Implement renewable energy technologies
Upgrade building envelope – Windows, doors and insulation
Reuse as much as building as possible
Water
Replace all fixtures to ultra low-fl ow
Evaluate use of reclaimed or cistern water
Materials
Any new finishes to have recycled content and/or low or no VOC’s (ex. Paint)
Use rapidly renewable materials in renovation where possible
Use regional materials in renovation where possible
Use certified products where possible
Environment
Increased ventilation – fresh air
Use only low emitting or no emitting VOC materials, adhesives, paints, carpets, composite woods
Provide lighting control
Provide temperature control
Provide programmable temperature control based on occupancy of space
Provide natural day-lighting and views for regularly occupied spaces
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