CLEANING PROTOCOL
As part of the Healthy Indoor Environment Plan requirement outlined in Imperative 09, Cleaning Protocols shall be identified. For this Imperative, Imperative 10, the Cleaning Protocols should specify cleaning products that comply with the EPA Safer Choice label (or international equivalent). Safer Choice-labeled products should include but are not limited to: glass cleaners, general purpose cleaners, washroom cleaners, carpet cleaners, laundry detergents, graffiti removers, boat and car care, drain cleaners, personal care, and floor care and other industrial products.
Approved International Equivalents to EPA Safer Choice-labeled products are as follows. Any other cleaning product label or standard must be submitted to Request for Ruling for pre-approval:
DAYLIGHT AND VIEWS
For Daylight and Views Clarifications and Calculations please see Imperative 09.
Note that for this Imperative, Imperative 10, the percentage of regularly occupied spaces with access to views and daylight is 95% (as opposed to 75% as required under Imperative 09), and there must be opportunities for those occupants in the remaining 5% of regularly occupied spaces to move to compliant spaces for a portion of their day. Examples of flexible spaces with access to views and daylight that are available for the use of all occupants include:
- Outdoor, terrace, or atrium seating
- Unassigned workstations open for anyone’s use
- Lounge seating arrangements
- Bar seating along a window wall
OCCUPANT CONTROL CLARIFICATIONS
Non-Residential Projects
Two of the following Occupant Control Strategies must be implemented in the project:
- Sufficient operable windows to provide natural ventilation as primary ventilation for at least six months of the year.
- Occupants should have the ability to control operable windows, opening them to maximize air flow or provide cross ventilation, or closing them when temperatures are extreme or air quality is poor.
- Poor outdoor air quality or humidity may be addressed by using LED lights or other communication strategies to advise occupants when it is or isn’t appropriate to open windows.
- Ability for the occupants to influence their local airflow and temperature through direct input or controls.
- This may be achieved through operable windows, fan controls, thermostats, or other individual controls. Trickle vents are not an acceptable strategy.
- Staffed workstations or other occupants in the same regularly occupied space may share operable windows and the control of those windows, thermostat control, fan control, etc., provided that every workstation or other occupant location is within reasonable proximity of an operable window or point of thermostat or fan control. Project teams should consider the location and means to access user controls to adjust the space for comfort.
- Flexible options for working and learning
- Options may include sit/stand desks; outdoor, terrace or atrium seating; unassigned workstations open for anyone’s use; lounge seating arrangements; and bar seating.
- The project team should demonstrate that flexible options are equitably available to all occupants regardless of position or role.
Residential Projects
Operable windows must be provided for 100% of the project occupants, in all regularly occupied spaces. For example, in a single-family home, regularly occupied spaces would include bedrooms, living rooms, kitchens, home office, and any other areas occupied for four or more hours per day. In multi-unit residential projects, occupant control requirements apply to each individual unit.
