Construction Activity Pollution Prevention - Reduce pollution from construction activities by controlling soil erosion, waterway sedimentation and airborne dust generation.
Site Selection - Avoid development of inappropriate sites and reduce the environmental impact from the location of a building on a site.
Development Density & Community Connectivity - Channel development to urban areas with existing infrastructure, protect greenfields and preserve habitat and natural resources.
Alternative Transportation: Public Transportation, Bicycle Storage & Parking Capacity - Reduce pollution and land development impacts from automobile use.
Heat Island Effect, Roof - Reduce heat islands (thermal gradient differences between developed and undeveloped areas) to minimize impact on microclimate and human and wildlife habitat.
Light Pollution Reduction - Minimize light trespass from the building and site, reduce sky-glow to increase night sky access, improve nighttime visibility through glare reduction, and reduce development impact on nocturnal environments.
Water Use Reduction: - Maximize water efficiency within buildings to reduce the burden on municipal water supply and wastewater systems.
Fundamental Commissioning of the Energy Systems - Verify that the building’s energy related systems are installed, calibrated and perform according to the owner’s project requirements, basis of design, and construction documents.
Minimum Energy Performance - Establish the minimum level of energy efficiency for the proposed building and systems.
Fundamental Refrigerant Management - Reduce ozone depletion.
Optimize Energy Performance - Achieve increasing levels of energy performance above the baseline in the prerequisite standard to reduce environmental and economic impacts associated with excessive energy use.
Storage & Collection of Recyclables - Facilitate the reduction of waste generated by building occupants that is hauled to and disposed of in landfills.
Building Reuse - Extend the life cycle of existing building stock, conserve resources, retain cultural resources, reduce waste and reduce environmental impacts of new buildings as they relate to materials manufacturing and transport.
Construction Waste Management - Divert construction, demolition and land-clearing debris from disposal in landfills and incinerators. Redirect recyclable recovered resources back to the manufacturing process. Redirect reusable materials to appropriate sites.
Recycled Content - Increase demand for building products that incorporate recycled content materials, thereby reducing the impacts resulting from extraction and processing of virgin materials.
Regional Materials - Increase demand for building materials and products that are extracted and manufactured within the region, thereby supporting the use of indigenous resources and reducing the environmental impacts resulting from transportation.
Minimum IAQ Performance Required - Establish minimum indoor air quality (IAQ) performance to enhance indoor air quality in buildings, thus contributing to the comfort and well-being of the occupants.
Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) Control - Minimize exposure of building occupants, indoor surfaces, and ventilation air distribution systems to Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS).
Outdoor Air Delivery Monitoring - Provide capacity for ventilation system monitoring to help sustain occupant comfort and well-being.
Increased Ventilation - Provide additional outdoor air ventilation to improve indoor air quality for improved occupant comfort, wellbeing and productivity.
Construction IAQ Management Plan: During Construction - Reduce indoor air quality problems resulting from the construction/renovation process in order to help sustain the comfort and well-being of construction workers and building occupants.
Construction IAQ Management Plan: Before Occupancy - Reduce indoor air quality problems resulting from the construction/renovation process in order to help sustain the comfort and well-being of construction workers and building occupants.
Low-Emitting Materials: Adhesives & Sealants, Paints & Coatings, Carpet Systems - Reduce the quantity of indoor air contaminants that are odorous, irritating and/or harmful to the comfort and well-being of installers and occupants.
Controllability of Systems: Thermal Comfort - Provide a high level of lighting system control by individual occupants or by specific groups in multi-occupant spaces (i.e. classrooms or conference areas) to promote the productivity, comfort and well-being of building occupants.
Thermal Comfort: Design - Provide a comfortable thermal environment that supports the productivity and well-being of building occupants.
Thermal Comfort: Verification - Provide for the assessment of building thermal comfort over time.
Innovation in Design: Green Housekeeping, Education & Outreach, & Integrated Pest Management.

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