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Purpose
To minimize adverse environmental effects caused by renovation and construction activities.
Objective
Create and implement renovation and construction guidelines that help to improve environmental and health performance by outlining sustainable renovation and construction practices and prioritizing the use of building products and materials with environmentally-preferrable attributes.
Submittal Requirements
BIT Building:
- Written green building design and construction guidelines
- Description of the communication and integration strategy for incorporating use of the guidelines into the typical renovation planning process
BIT for Tenants:
Provide any of the following:
- Green building design and construction guidelines for future renovations to the tenant space, if applicable, AND a description of the communication and integration strategy for incorporating use of the guidelines into a typical renovation planning process; OR
- Green building design and construction guidelines for future renovations to the building AND a description of the communication and integration strategy for incorporating use of the guidelines into a typical renovation planning process; OR
- Documentation of request to ownership/management for green building design and construction guidelines and any response to the request.
Implementation Guidance
BIT Building:
- Establish design guidelines for base building and tenant space renovations that promote green strategies and improve overall building performance during space churn and upgrades. At a minimum, the guidelines should address design and construction practices that improve:
- Energy performance
- Water performance
- Waste management
- Indoor air quality
- Transportation management
- Occupant health and well-being
BIT for Tenants:
- Tenant: Establish green building design and construction guidelines for tenant space renovations addressing:
- Energy performance under Tenant control
- Water performance under Tenant control
- Waste management under Tenant control
- Indoor air quality under Tenant control
- Transportation management for Tenant occupants
- Occupant health and well-being for Tenant occupants
- Tenant: these guidelines can be tailored to your building and/or space and can be based on EarthCraft Light Commercial Fit Out or LEED for Commercial Interior and New Construction standards.
- Management Engagement: formally request to property Ownership/Management for green building design and construction guidelines for the base building and tenant space renovations.
BIT Building:
- Develop a process by which the design guidelines are disseminated to the appropriate parties and successfully integrated into design processes.
BIT for Tenants:
- Same as BIT Building.
BIT Building:
- Perform an annual review and update to the design guidelines.
BIT for Tenants:
- Same as BIT Building.
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Purpose
To minimize adverse environmental effects caused by renovation and construction activities.
Objective
Create and implement renovation and construction guidelines that help to improve environmental and health performance by outlining sustainable renovation and construction practices and prioritizing the use of building products and materials with environmentally-preferrable attributes.
Implementation Requirements
BIT Building:
- Establish design guidelines for base building and tenant space renovations that promote green strategies and improve overall building performance during space churn and upgrades. At a minimum, the guidelines should address design and construction practices that improve:
- Energy performance
- Water performance
- Waste management
- Indoor air quality
- Transportation management
- Occupant health and well-being
BIT for Tenants:
- Tenant: Establish green building design and construction guidelines for tenant space renovations addressing:
- Energy performance under Tenant control
- Water performance under Tenant control
- Waste management under Tenant control
- Indoor air quality under Tenant control
- Transportation management for Tenant occupants
- Occupant health and well-being for Tenant occupants
- Tenant: these guidelines can be tailored to your building and/or space and can be based on EarthCraft Light Commercial Fit Out or LEED for Commercial Interior and New Construction standards.
- Management Engagement: formally request to property Ownership/Management for green building design and construction guidelines for the base building and tenant space renovations.
BIT Building:
- Develop a process by which the design guidelines are disseminated to the appropriate parties and successfully integrated into design processes.
BIT for Tenants:
- Same as BIT Building.
BIT Building:
- Perform an annual review and update to the design guidelines.
BIT for Tenants:
- Same as BIT Building.
Submittal Requirements
BIT Building:
- Written green building design and construction guidelines
- Description of the communication and integration strategy for incorporating use of the guidelines into the typical renovation planning process
BIT for Tenants:
Provide any of the following:
- Green building design and construction guidelines for future renovations to the tenant space, if applicable, AND a description of the communication and integration strategy for incorporating use of the guidelines into a typical renovation planning process; OR
- Green building design and construction guidelines for future renovations to the building AND a description of the communication and integration strategy for incorporating use of the guidelines into a typical renovation planning process; OR
- Documentation of request to ownership/management for green building design and construction guidelines and any response to the request.
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