We are trying to respond to Prelim. Design review comments on a LEED-HC v2009 project for an Inpatient Hospice and Palliative Care facility.
We're being required to "provide a dedicated area for the collection and storage of mercury-containing products and devices as required. Provide a revised recycling plan that includes appropriately sized dedicated areas for the collection and storage of applicable mercury-containing products and devices, including lamps (such as linear fluorescent, pin-based compact fluorescent, integrally and non-integrally ballasted compact fluorescent, and high-intensity discharged lamps) and dental wastes (such as scrap amalgam, chair-side traps, and separator wastes)."
This facility is owned and run by a major hospital institution/state agency, and they have policies for mercury-free environments (which we submitted.) We clearly stated in our submission that this is not a dental facility and that all lighting in the building is LED (backed up by a lighting fixture schedule.)
I am unsure of how better to communicate that we do not need to design and provide space and a means to collect mercury-containing products. Any input on this would be appreciated.
Susan Walter
HDRLEEDuser Expert
1299 thumbs up
February 22, 2016 - 9:54 am
Honestly, the simplest thing you could do is to show a 2' x 2' footprint of a future collection box in your recycling collection area for future mercury collection and then restate that because the hospital anticipates not having mercury waste the box will be provided when the need arises. Then restate that there are no fluorescents (verify all - do you control all the task lighting?), no thermometers, no mercury switches on mechanical equipment, and that no dental services are provided.
Richard Barlow
Dir. of SustainabilityMHAworks
February 25, 2016 - 9:24 am
Thank you, Susan!