SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS
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Open Air Retail
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Light Industrial
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Multi-Unit Residential Buildings
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Health Care Facilities
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Universal
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Focus Area
Custodial and Waste
Topic
Custodial Maintenance and Operations
Question #
P2.1 – Pest Management
Question
Is an Integrated Pest Management Program in place?
Applicability
All asset classes
Owner/landlord occupied building
Tenant occupied building
Answer & Scoring
- Yes = 2 points
- No = 0 points
Max of 2 points
Requirements
- Develop a building-specific Integrated Pest Management Program that covers:
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- Responsible parties, including the building team’s training Requirements
- Standard operating procedures (SOP) for pest management
- Interior and exterior pest management products and supplies to be used
- Guidance about the use of environmentally preferable or low-risk pesticides and circumstances when the use of conventional products is appropriate
- Strategies for storing food in sealed containers with daily disposal
- Proactive inspection for evidence of pests, at least monthly
- How to manage communications with tenants when pesticide applications are needed
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- Program must be signed by the building manager, dated within the past 12 months
- Where pest management services are managed and delivered by the tenants and their service providers, the owner or landlord must provide information to the tenants on how to implement a Pest Management Program
Documentation
- Building-specific Integrated Pest Management Program
- Proof that the Program was shared with Tenants
Suggested Lead
In-house
Value
- Pests at a building can cause unhygienic conditions for occupants and deteriorate building materials
- Implement a pest management program to prevent pests from affecting the building. Contracted service providers are required to follow this program (if applicable)
- Pest management should be preventive not reactive
- Complete monthly inspections to check for evidence of pest presence
- If pests are found at the building, take corrective actions to remediate the issue
Description
Unhygienic conditions can result in the presence and proliferation of organisms that produce harmful or irritating by-products.
References
Adapted BB 3.0 Question
Question 07.03.02 – Are pest reduction strategies in place at the building?