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PATH 1. EQUITABLE ACCESS TO RESOURCES
Teams must collaborate with school authorities to identify and allocate at least three types of eligible shared spaces for public use, discuss public needs to determine which spaces will be available, and obtain written confirmation specifying the selected spaces. These spaces may be in another school building within 0.25 miles (400m) walking distance, as long as it is part of the same campus, and they must include toilet access to shared-space users after school hours.
PATH 2. COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP
Project teams must collaborate with school authorities to identify and allocate at least two types of eligible dedicated-use spaces within the project that will be made available to specific outside organizations and with the school authorities and the chosen outside organization(s) to determine which spaces in the project will be shared. Teams are encouraged to conduct a local community needs assessment to identify high-priority services and guide outreach to relevant organizations. Spaces must have designated toilet access to shared-space users after normal school hours.
Data Centers, Warehouses, and Distribution Centers
- Meet Options 1, 2, and/or 3 above and Sensitive Project Location.
Data centers and warehouses situated near residential areas or other sensitive sites such as schools and daycare centers, can subject the community to issues including air and sound pollution, environmental impacts, traffic, safety, and other community disruptions. For example, data centers produce constant noise and vibrations because they require extensive amounts of heating, ventilation, and cooling systems to maintain electronics operations. [38]
Projects must be at least 300 feet (90 meters) away from the property lines of the closest sensitive receptors. To protect the health, safety, and well-being of vulnerable populations and reduce the negative impacts of construction activities, project teams must identify and map all sensitive receptors in the surrounding area to ensure compliance and minimize disruption.
38 Fischer, K. “Noise and vibration considerations for data centers and IT facilities”, FMJ / IFMA, (n.d.), https://fmj.ifma.org/articles/noise-and-vibration-considerations-for-data-centers-and-it-facilities.
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