Action Steps

Decide who will perform the IAQ audits—a contractor, or in-house staff. Consider the following factors in your decision.

Track the amount of durable goods diverted from and sent to the landfill using the plan developed earlier (see above).

Use quality assurance measures to make sure that durable goods are being properly diverted from the rest of the building’s waste stream.

Implement the plan for diverting durable goods from the solid waste stream. Divert at least 75% of the durable goods waste stream from the landfill to achieve this credit. If you divert 95% you can earn an Exemplary Performance point through IOc1.

Project teams must find an effective mechanism to keep durable goods out of the ongoing consumables waste streams. Teams must include quality assurance (QA) measures in the solid waste management policy and should make sure that the appropriate parties understand their role in performing the QA checks.

Disseminate the durable goods waste diversion policies to all relevant parties, as outlined in the solid waste management policy developed for MRp2: Solid Waste Management Policy. 

Develop a plan for tracking the amount of durable goods diverted from and sent to the landfill.

Develop a solid waste management policy for the collection and diversion of durable goods as a part of MRp2 Solid Waste Management Policy.

Identify common components of the building’s durable goods waste stream, including electronic waste, computers, monitors, appliances, and furniture. Research avenues to divert these items from the landfill through recycling, donation, or other methods.

To complete required documentation, transfer all purchasing data that was collected throughout the performance period to the LEED Online credit form.