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Documentation, such as a certification number, can be requested from the service provider to verify validity and good standing status.
Projects outside of the U.S. may demonstrate compliance by using a local equivalent program.
The project must work with the certified cleaning vendor to create goals and strategies for conserving energy, water, and chemicals during cleaning. The goals and strategies must be addressed in the IPp3: Operations Assessment and Policy .
Option 2. Cleaning Products and Materials
Many cleaning products contain agents that may pose risks to human health and damage interior finishes. This credit incorporates third-party standards that demand a higher level of environmental compliance than typical for commonly used cleaning products and materials. Ecolabels serve as a helpful tool for purchasers to quickly and easily identify “greener” products. Products certified by third-party standards include ingredients that are safer for both human health and the environment.
Project teams must track all cleaning products and materials purchased and demonstrate that at least 75% of purchases, by cost, meet one of the identified standards for a minimum of three months during the 12-month reporting period.
Tracking during reporting period and maintaining records Include all purchases made by vendors, contractors, and building staff (within building management control) that are used to clean the building, demonstrate the percentage of sustainable cleaning products and materials purchased, and state which criteria the product or material meets. Manufacturer documentation or product labels typically identify any green cleaning standards the product meets. Some standards, such as Green Seal and EPA Safer Choice Standard, have online databases that can be used to verify their certification status.
Teams must document and report all cleaning products and materials purchased by the project team during a minimum three-month period. The three-month period can be any three months within the year but must fall entirely within the specified 12-month reporting.
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