If your school did not plan on providing joint-use facilities, meeting the requirements could mean building an additional room or paying a fee to use nearby facilities. However, most teams find it easy to meet the requirements through the use of planned spaces and existing agreements. This will help keep costs low. 

If your school was already planning to provide joint-use facilities, earning this credit will bring minimal additional cost, if any.

Consider sites with access to shared facilities when selecting your project site.  

Check to see if the school already has a joint-use agreement with local organizations such as scouting groups, civic or church groups, neighborhood associations, family services, and various community groups. Even if current arrangements don’t meet LEED requirements, they may already be halfway there; existing arrangements may simply need to be formalized.

Discuss with your team the possibility of purchasing green power. 

The GC functions as the overall quality assurance provider for this credit. Responsibilities include conducting weekly reviews of subcontractor product safety data sheets and tracking forms, as well as spot checks in dumpsters to determine which products are actually being used.

Schedule the application of adhesives and sealants so that offgassing does not contaminate other absorptive materials. This is required if projects are attempting IEQc3.1: Construction Indoor Air Quality Plan—During Construction. For example, do not store or install acoustic ceiling tile before flooring and wall adhesives are put down, because ceiling tiles will absorb the off-gassing of paint and floor adhesives and contaminate the air over a longer time period.

Provide the owner with a list of compliant, low-emitting adhesives and sealants used on the project so that O&M staff can use these products for future renovations.

Product cut sheets do not need to be uploaded to LEED Online to document this credit, however it is best to keep all of these until the project is certified. There is a chance that this credit could be audited and you may need to provide proof of all products.

Transfer all the data collected in the master material tracking spreadsheet to the LEED Online form and upload the product cut sheets.