EBOM-v5 IPp3: Operations Assessment and Policy Required
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© Copyright U.S. Green Building Council, Inc. All rights reserved.
Intent
To support holistic, high-performing, sustainable operations that address the LEED system goals: decarbonization, quality of life, and ecological conservation and restoration.
Requirements
For the operational elements described below, complete the following:
- Assess current operational practices.
- As appropriate, establish a baseline measurement and annual goals for maintaining or improving the project’s ongoing performance.
- Identify opportunities for implementing sustainable practices.
- Create and implement a sustainable operations policy for managing each operational element within the facility. At a minimum, the policy (or a combination of policies) must address the parameters within the project and site management control for all elements listed below.
- Identify the individual(s) responsible for implementing each element of the policy, communicate the policy to the building manager, and make the policy available to all project occupants.
Operational elements
- Site operations: Address best management practices to reduce harmful environmental impacts on the site, surrounding communities, and vulnerable populations. As applicable to the site, address the following: maintenance equipment; snow and ice removal; organic waste management; invasive plant species removal; cleaning of building exterior, pavement, and other impervious surfaces; irrigation management; fertilizer use; pest management; and bird-window collisions (through monitoring and/or identifying opportunities for mitigation)
- Materials purchasing: Address purchasing practices to reduce environmental harm from materials by considering the embodied carbon of products. As applicable, address ongoing consumables and durable goods
- Construction and renovations: Address the environmental and air quality impacts of construction and renovation projects. As applicable, address materials purchased, waste diversion, and indoor air quality practices implemented during renovation and maintenance activities
- Occupant needs: Determine how people are currently using the building, and identify and opportunities to improve underused spaces or spaces not meeting the needs of people. Identify opportunities to improve access to building features, usability, customization, connection with nature, and physical health. As applicable, provide recommendations for improving indoor environmental quality and experiential delight
- Green cleaning: Determine how the building and site areas are cleaned. Address the products used to clean the building and the janitorial paper, trash can liners, and miscellaneous janitorial products purchased for the project during regular operations. Identify safe handling, use, and disposal of products. Evaluate the cleaning performance, staffing methods, and cleaning personnel training
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Credit language
© Copyright U.S. Green Building Council, Inc. All rights reserved.
Intent
To support holistic, high-performing, sustainable operations that address the LEED system goals: decarbonization, quality of life, and ecological conservation and restoration.
Requirements
For the operational elements described below, complete the following:
- Assess current operational practices.
- As appropriate, establish a baseline measurement and annual goals for maintaining or improving the project’s ongoing performance.
- Identify opportunities for implementing sustainable practices.
- Create and implement a sustainable operations policy for managing each operational element within the facility. At a minimum, the policy (or a combination of policies) must address the parameters within the project and site management control for all elements listed below.
- Identify the individual(s) responsible for implementing each element of the policy, communicate the policy to the building manager, and make the policy available to all project occupants.
Operational elements
- Site operations: Address best management practices to reduce harmful environmental impacts on the site, surrounding communities, and vulnerable populations. As applicable to the site, address the following: maintenance equipment; snow and ice removal; organic waste management; invasive plant species removal; cleaning of building exterior, pavement, and other impervious surfaces; irrigation management; fertilizer use; pest management; and bird-window collisions (through monitoring and/or identifying opportunities for mitigation)
- Materials purchasing: Address purchasing practices to reduce environmental harm from materials by considering the embodied carbon of products. As applicable, address ongoing consumables and durable goods
- Construction and renovations: Address the environmental and air quality impacts of construction and renovation projects. As applicable, address materials purchased, waste diversion, and indoor air quality practices implemented during renovation and maintenance activities
- Occupant needs: Determine how people are currently using the building, and identify and opportunities to improve underused spaces or spaces not meeting the needs of people. Identify opportunities to improve access to building features, usability, customization, connection with nature, and physical health. As applicable, provide recommendations for improving indoor environmental quality and experiential delight
- Green cleaning: Determine how the building and site areas are cleaned. Address the products used to clean the building and the janitorial paper, trash can liners, and miscellaneous janitorial products purchased for the project during regular operations. Identify safe handling, use, and disposal of products. Evaluate the cleaning performance, staffing methods, and cleaning personnel training