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Green & Healthy Maintenance Opportunities

Implement green and healthy maintenance practices in your living spaces for improved well-being. Check and seal for pests, address moisture issues, use eco-friendly products, and promote energy efficiency.

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Green & Healthy Maintenance Opportunities

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  1. Green & Healthy Maintenance Opportunities

  2. Healthy Unit Turn Over • Check toilets, faucets, shower heads • Seal to prevent pest entry • Treat, if needed, boric acid and gels/bait for roaches • Look for air leakage & seal holes • Check for moisture problems and address • Painting – low voc • Lease Smoke Free • CFLs • Appliances – Energy Star • Green Cleaning – Greenseal, Ecologo or Dfe certified • Flooring: smooth and cleanable • Flooring: Green Criteria FloorScore, and Green Label Plus carpet

  3. Current Decisions: Healthier Choices • Building Inspection • Work Order Requests • Appliances & Equipment: ENERGY STAR • Integrated Pest Management • Renovation: Lead Safe Work • Water Fixtures: EPA Water Sense toilets, showerheads, faucets • Flooring: Smooth & Green; FloorScore resilient flooring & Green Label Plus carpet • Painting: Lead Safe & Low VOC • Cabinets /Shelving: No urea formaldehyde • Green Cleaning: Use GreenSeal, Ecologo or Dfe • Resident Education • Green & Healthy Unit Turnover

  4. New Opportunities for Choices • Energy Benchmarking and Audits • Smoke Free Policy • Enhanced Ventilation • Assessment linked with energy audit and upgrade • Meet ASHRAE 62.2 or 62.1 standards • Water conservation upgrades • Energy conservation/envelope/mechanical improvements • Carbon monoxide – alarms, use combustion sealed & seal garage connections

  5. Changes in Contractor Specs • Integrated Pest Management • Flooring • Painting • Waste Management • Cleaning – if subcontracted • Lead safe renovation/painting compliance • Laundry Vendors

  6. Changes in Staff Practices • Integrated Pest Management • Lead Safe Work Practices • Green common repair jobs: toilets, showerheads, painting, etc • Smoke Free Policies • Cleaning • Unit Turnover • Building Inspections

  7. Protecting Maintenance Personnel

  8. Complaints are a Clue • Breathing issues • Skin rashes • Headaches • Dealing with pest problems • How do you hear about worker issues? • What is done with the information?

  9. Actions That Can Improve Workers’ Health • Which changes are most likely to improve health conditions for workers? • Which changes do you think workers/staff will value the most?

  10. Actions That Can Improve Workers’ Health • Which changes are most likely to improve health conditions for workers? • Smoke Free Housing • Integrated Pest Management • Green Cleaning, Paint and Flooring Materials • Lead Safe Work Practices • Water Conservation • Which will workers value the most? • How will you know?

  11. Tenant Education Opportunities

  12. Education Opportunities • Lease Up • Dedicated Training • Repair responses (e.g., pests, moisture if not running fans) • Other?

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