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Through healthy building management practices, project teams can reduce their building’s impact on surrounding environments by minimizing pollutants and pesticides ( EQc7: Green Cleaning, EQc8: Integrated Pest Management ). Environmentally sensitive pest control methods promote long-term ecological balance.

EQ prerequisites and credits empower project owners, occupants, and the building community to cultivate buildings in which people can experience a sense of belonging to their built environment, community, and natural world.

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