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Indoor Environmental Quality Credit

GREEN CLEANING

EQc7

1–2 points

INTENT

To foster a healthy building interior and site and to reduce the potential negative impact of cleaning, disinfecting, and maintenance products and processes on cleaning personnel, building occupants, and the environment.

REQUIREMENTS

Achievement pathways	Points
Existing Buildings	1–2
Option 1. Certified Cleaning Service	1
AND/OR
Option 2. Cleaning Products and Materials	1

Option 1. Certified Cleaning Service (1 point)

Clean the project with a cleaning service certified and in good standing under one of the following:

• Green Seal’s Environmental Standard for Commercial Cleaning Services (GS-42) [115]

• ISSA, The Worldwide Cleaning Industry Association’s Cleaning Industry Management Standard for Green Buildings (CIMS-GB) and Sustainability [116]

• Local equivalent for projects outside the U.S.

In addition, work with the cleaning contractor to create goals and strategies for conserving energy, water, and chemicals during cleaning and integrate the goals and strategies in the green cleaning policy as addressed in IPp3: Operations Assessment and Policy .

AND/OR

115 Green Seal, “Commerical and Institutional Cleaning Services,” n.d., https://greenseal.org/standards/gs-42-commercial-and- institutional-cleaning-services/. 116 CIMS, “CIMS Green Building Certification,” n.d., https://cims.issa.com/green-building/.

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