SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS
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Offices
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Light Industrial
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Health Care Facilities
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Universal
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Focus Area
Indoor Air Quality and Hazards
Topic
Baseline Practices
Question #
I8.0 – Landlord Shares IAQ and Hazards Practices
Question
Has the owner or landlord’s Indoor Air Quality & Hazards Communication Plan been shared with the building tenants?
Applicability
All asset classes
Tenant occupied building
Answer & Scoring
- Yes – this is a baseline requirement
- Not Applicable – Owner/landlord occupied building
Requirements
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- Develop a building-specific Indoor Air Quality & Hazards Communication Plan that covers the following:
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- Efforts the building management team may implement to assess and manage IAQ and hazards. This should include tips for managing ventilation, exhaust, filtration, renovation projects, refrigeration and IAQ hazards
- IAQ assessment from I1.0b and associated initiatives as applicable
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- Copies of communication with the building’s tenants where the content of the building Indoor Air Quality & Hazards Communication Plan was shared, dated within the last 12 months
- Demonstrate that communication was distributed to at least half of the number of tenant organizations occupying the building or a group who lease at least half of the total building area
- Develop a building-specific Indoor Air Quality & Hazards Communication Plan that covers the following:
Documentation
- Building-specific Indoor Air Quality & Hazards Communication Plan
- Proof of communication with representative group of building tenants, covering IAQ assessment, tips for managing ventilation, exhaust, filtration, renovation projects, refrigeration and IAQ hazards
- I8.0 – IAQ & Hazards Communication Plan Template
Suggested Lead
In-house: Facility Maintenance, Building Manager/Policy Makers
Value
- Tenant engagement is important for maintaining Indoor air quality (IAQ) at a building. Engaging with tenants can help maintain and improve IAQ at the building
- Share the building’s IAQ management plans with tenants and provide recommendations on how tenants can help maintain IAQ at the building
Description
Increasing building tenant and occupant awareness and engagement in environmental and sustainable practices can have a significant positive impact on the performance of the building.
Improving the environmental performance of the building can lead to many positive outcomes for building management, staff and tenants, including but not limited to lower operational costs, lower utility bills, improved indoor air quality, improved management-tenant relationships, etc.
References
None
Adapted BB 3.0 Question
Best Practice 7 – Is an Indoor Air Quality Monitoring Plan in place at the building?
Best Practice 16 – Is an Occupant Environmental Communication Program in place at the building?