How-To Manual
Section
BOMA BEST Policies
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Policy 4: Eligibility Criteria
Single Stream
Applicants will have a period of up to six months to complete the Questionnaire beginning on the date the building received a BOMA BEST Building Certification Program Invoice.
If the building is not ready for verification after the six-month period, the Applicant can contact info@bomabest.org for an application-period extension. Up to six months can be given as an extension. If no extension is requested, the BOMA BEST team reserves the right to render the file inactive based on its best judgement but not before attempts are made to communicate with the Applicant.
Should an application become inactive due to an elapsed period of six to 12 months, the Applicant must contact info@bomabest.org to discuss reactivation.
In all cases, after 12 months have elapsed from the date of the BOMA BEST Building Certification Program invoice, the file will be rendered permanently inactive. BOMA BEST may do so without prior contact with the Applicant. Applicants wishing to continue pursuing a BOMA BEST certification after the 12-month period has elapsed on their original application will be required to pay a new BOMA BEST Sustainable Buildings Application Fee. The Applicant may be required to use the most recent version of the BOMA BEST Building Certification Program Questionnaire.
Refunds for incomplete assessments cannot be issued, as per BOMA BEST Building Certification Program Policy 2 – Application Fee Refund.
Portfolio Stream
At the beginning of each calendar year, the organization’s designated portfolio main contact shall provide BOMA with a list of buildings that will undergo verification in that year (herein referred to as the annual quota). The annual quota must consist of at least 20% of the organization’s BOMA BEST portfolio. If any building in the annual quota fails to undergo verification in the same year, BOMA reserves the right to revoke the certification of said building.
Refunds for incomplete assessments cannot be issued, as per BOMA BEST Building Certification Program Policy 2 – Application Fee Refund.