The designated staff person should review all vendor practices and products prior to contract renewal (or annually) to identify opportunities for improvement and expansion of environmentally friendly practices.

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The designated staff person should review all vendor practices and products prior to contract renewal (or annually) to identify opportunities for improvement and expansion of environmentally friendly practices.

Illustrations are a requirement for the tenant guidelines, and can be a useful tool in discussing the building. Include images of the actual building, diagrams, or other graphics. 

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Illustrations are a requirement for the tenant guidelines, and can be a useful tool in discussing the building. Include images of the actual building, diagrams, or other graphics. 

The staff person responsible for overseeing your comprehensive plan communicates regularly with all service providers and conducts routine site inspections and evaluations to ensure that the plan is in place and functioning as intended.

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The staff person responsible for overseeing your comprehensive plan communicates regularly with all service providers and conducts routine site inspections and evaluations to ensure that the plan is in place and functioning as intended.

Do not submit service tickets in lieu of a pest management log, as they rarely include all the required information and are often illegible. Required information includes:application date and time;application manager;location of application;target pest;th

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Do not submit service tickets in lieu of a pest management log, as they rarely include all the required information and are often illegible. Required information includes:

application date and time;
application manager;
location of application;
target pest;
the pesticide trade name and active ingredient;
the EPA registration number of the pesticide;
and documentation of whether the pesticide used qualifies as least-toxic.

Develop an outline to determine the extent of the tenant guidelines; you can add details later. See the Documentation toolkit for an example of a final tenant 

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Develop an outline to determine the extent of the tenant guidelines; you can add details later. See the Documentation Toolkit for an example of a final tenant guideline document, and a template for creating your own.

A designated staff person or vendor logs all pest management activities. In the event that toxic pesticides must be administered, record how and when universal notification was provided.

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A designated staff person or vendor logs all pest management activities. In the event that toxic pesticides must be administered, record how and when universal notification was provided.

Some projects depend heavily on artificial fertilizers and have difficulty revamping their fertilizer program and implementing environmental best management practices. Meeting the 20% credit threshold is usually not challenging, but going all the way to 1

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Some projects depend heavily on artificial fertilizers and have difficulty revamping their fertilizer program and implementing environmental best management practices. Meeting the 20% credit threshold is usually not challenging, but going all the way to 100% as a best practice can be tough.

If fertilizers are necessary, consider the following best practices:Use fertilizers based on need, as determined by soil testing and other indicators, rather than on a pre-determined schedule.Use fertilizers only during seasonal and weather-related times

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If fertilizers are necessary, consider the following best practices:

You don’t need to switch exclusively to natural and organic fertilizers, but you must demonstrate that they you used best management practices during at least 20% of the time. Performance metrics include but are not limited to the amount of natural fertil

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You don’t need to switch exclusively to natural and organic fertilizers, but you must demonstrate that you used best management practices during at least 20% of the time. Performance metrics include but are not limited to the amount of natural fertilizers used versus the amount of artificial chemicals used, by gallons or cost.

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