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Healthier Place Makes for Healthier People - Less irritants in building - Healthier employees are happier employees - Reduced absences, higher

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Healthier Place Makes for Healthier People

- Less irritants in building

- Healthier employees are happier employees

- Reduced absences, higher morale, increased productivity

Environmental and Social Responsibility

- LEED certification

- Environmental Leader

- Competitive Edge

The Edge

- Employees and customers are demanding environmentally friendly practices

- Green WAVE is a comprehensive program that provides a marketing and competitive edge

Increase Net Profits

- Green products have become more price competitive to their traditional counterparts.

- Reducing expenditures

- Lower operating costs

- Increasing the bottom line

In Canada, buildings draw on. . . .

- 1/3 of our total energy

- 2/3 of our electricity

- 1/8 of our water resources

STEP 1 : Facility Survey

STEP 2 : Building Consensus

STEP 3: Training

STEP 4 : Promote & Market

STEP 5 : Continuous Improvement

- Transforms building into a healthier environment

- Reduces waste, greenhouse emissions, and conserves energy and water

- Lower operating costs and increase asset value

- Recognition for commitment to environmental responsibility

Sustainable Sites

Credit Title Point Potential

1.2, 1.2 Site & Building Exterior Maintenance 1 to 2

Materials and Resources

4.1, 4.2, 4.3 Sustainable Cleaning Products & Materials 1 to 3

5.1, 5.2, 5.3 Occupant Recycling 1 to 3

Indoor Environmental Quality

10.1 Indoor Particulate, Chemical & Pollutant Source Control (Entryways) 1

10.2 Green Cleaning (Isolation of Janitorial Closets) 1

10.3 Green Cleaning ( Low Environmental Impact Cleaning Policy) 1

10.4, 10.5 Green Cleaning (Low Environmental Impact Pest Mgmt Policy) 1 to 2

10.6 Indoor Particulate, Chemical & Pollutant Source Control (Low Environmental Impact Cleaning Equipment Policy)

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Up to 14 LEED Credits available from Green WAVE program