There is no minimum required frequency for pest management and based on your building's individual pest management needs. That said, the intent is for the program to be proactive—utilizing integrated pest management practices beforehand in order to avoid the future need for pesticides. Often, a pest management log will include inspections, cleaning, maintenance and monitoring activities, as well as logging any pesticide applications.

The best thing to do is to compare the active ingredients of your products to those listed on the San Francisco Reduced-Risk Pesticide List. Brand availability varies around the world, so when that isn't the most effective way to monitor these products, check the active ingredient and concentration to determine which tier the product would fall under based on pesticides listed on the San Francisco Reduced-Risk Pesticide List.

Universal notification requires that all tenants be notified. One approach is to post signs in common areas, such as elevators and lobbies. Another is to provide email notification to tenant representatives in a multi-tenant building.

Yes, occupants need to be notified at each instance of a pesticide application.

Yes, all pesticides and pest management practices conducted at the project building and site within the LEED project boundary should comply with the credit requirements 100% of the time.

In this case, an IPM plan is not required. You only need documentation demonstrating the pest company's certification. The IPM tracking tool is still required if using a certified service provider, but the service provider would probably complete that information.

Yes, the IPM plan and IPM tracking tool must cover all areas of the building and site that are under the building management’s control and at least 90% of the tenant spaces within the LEED boundary.