Green Housekeeping A Innovation Credit 1.1 CIR ruling on 6/30/03 established the criteria to achieve an ID point for a Green Housekeeping program. We wish to develop a Green Housekeeping program for a highrise condominium project, where we will not have control over the future owners\'\' behavior once the condos are occupied. We propose that the following program meets the intent of the criteria established in the 6/03 ruling: 1. All common areas will be cleaned with materials that conform to the 6/03 ruling requirements. 2. The developer is working in close collaboration with a cleaning product manufacturer and supplier whose products are Green Seal certified, to: a. develop easy-to-use systems for household use, including either a dissolvable gel pack or small vial of concentrate that is inserted into a spray bottle; b. provide the spray bottles and other hardware required to use these systems to all tenants of the building, free of charge, to promote the use of this system; c. advertise and promote the availabilty of this system to all occupants at move-in. Additionally, the developer will 1. actively encourage all retail tenants to use the same janitorial service, which uses all Green Seal products and supporting systems, that is serving the common areas of the building, and 2. actively educate all retail tenants on the Green Seal cleaning products that are being used in the residential and common areas. Please confirm that these measure will meet the intent of the established ID credit, or please advise us what additional steps would be required for a condo-type ownership scenario.
It is possible to achieve an innovation point for implementing a green housekeeping program (as defined in the IDc1.1 credit ruling dated 6/30/2003) in a condominium building and providing a comprehensive education program for residents and retail tenants, as you have proposed. The strategy of offering the services of the same janitorial company that is responsible for the common areas to tenants is a particularly noteworthy and promising means of affecting as much of the building as possible. However, because there is less opportunity to control housekeeping protocols in residential settings than in commercial settings, additional steps are required. Select six major cleaning needs and identify products that will be supplied to meet these needs. Note that one cleaner may address several cleaning functions. Examples of cleaning needs include, but are not limited to: counter, sink, tub/shower, tile, limescale remover, toilet, hard flooring, laundry detergent, laundry bleach and windows. Provide an estimated 6 month supply of these products to residents, as well as information on how to easily purchase refills/replacements, in order to increase the likelihood that these types of products will be permanently adopted. The inquirer\'s commercial supplier might be one purchase option (and is beneficial in regards to the use of concentrates). Another option would be standard retail products, preferably available at a local store (if not, then via internet or phone order). Submit a narrative and highlighted supportive documents (e.g., relevant to policy, O&M, communications, products and contracts) as part of your LEED certification submittal.Note: Projects using LEED 2009 rating systems should reference LEED 2009 Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance IEQp3: Green Cleaning Policy when attempting green cleaning as an innovation strategy. Applicable Internationally.