Plan your audit by determining:who will conduct the audit,how the materials will be collected for auditing,where and when the sorting will happen,and how you will measure the various components of the waste stream.

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Plan your audit by determining:

who will conduct the audit,

how the materials will be collected for auditing,
where and when the sorting will happen,
and how you will measure the various components of the waste stream.

To do all of these evaluations, you will need to take stock of your current practices by working with the managers responsible for the individual components of the policy and creating written inventories. In some cases, cleaning policies may already be in

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To do all of these evaluations, you will need to take stock of your current practices by working with the managers responsible for the individual components of the policy and creating written inventories. In some cases, cleaning policies may already be in written form, and just need to be collected. In some cases you or another team member may know how something works, and just need to write it down. In other cases, you may need to do some investigation to learn about systems. This process alone often results in improvements.

The building management team should review all practices and products before renewing contracts with cleaning service providers (typically annually) to identify opportunities for improvement and expansion of environmentally-friendly practices. 

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The building management team should review all practices and products before renewing contracts with cleaning service providers (typically annually) to identify opportunities for improvement and expansion of environmentally-friendly practices. 

The staff responsible for overseeing the policy should communicate regularly with all service providers, review product and equipment orders, and conduct regular building and site inspections and evaluations to ensure that the policy is functioning as int

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The staff responsible for overseeing the policy should communicate regularly with all service providers, review product and equipment orders, and conduct regular building and site inspections and evaluations to ensure that the policy is functioning as intended. 

Contractors involved with various elements of the policy and the IEQc3.1 program carry out their tasks according to contracts, and report all relevant activities to the building management.

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Contractors involved with various elements of the policy and the IEQc3.1 program carry out their tasks according to contracts, and report all relevant activities to the building management.

It is helpful to post signs on the construction site that remind subcontractors to follow the LEED requirements for all low-emitting products. These signs should be in any languages that are spoken on the jobsite. 

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It is helpful to post signs on the construction site that remind subcontractors to follow the LEED requirements for all low-emitting products. These signs should be in any languages that are spoken on the jobsite. 

It is helpful to keep a master spreadsheet of all the products being tracked for environmental properties across the MR and IEQ credits. For example, you may need to ask the insulation vendor for low-emitting information for EQc4.6, recycled content infor

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It is helpful to keep a master spreadsheet of all the products being tracked for environmental properties across the MR and IEQ credits. For example, you may need to ask the insulation vendor for low-emitting information for EQc4.6, recycled content information for MRc4, and regional information for MRc5—all for one insulation selection. If all this information is kept in the same spreadsheet, it streamlines the documentation process and associated research. It is also best to have the subcontractors provide monthly reports.

Typically, the cost premium for this credit is low—if product specifications are made early and effectively. On the other hand, if LEED requirements are bid early in the process, or if you start work on the credit after materials have been ordered, the co

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Typically, the cost premium for this credit is low—if product specifications are made early. On the other hand, if LEED requirements are not bid early in the process, or if you start work on the credit after materials have been ordered, the cost can go up. There can also be an additional soft cost from the contractor for researching and tracking compliant products. 

Some general contractors find it easiest to track the ceiling and wall systems as they are ordered. Every time you order products for ceiling and wall systems, input all the necessary information into the tracking sheet or a spreadsheet. This way, you don

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Some general contractors find it easiest to track the ceiling and wall systems as they are ordered. Every time you order products for ceiling and wall systems, input all the necessary information into the tracking sheet or a spreadsheet. This way, you don’t have to spend time going through order forms during project closeout, prior to the construction submittal. 

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