Provide separate ventilation in all areas with chemical use or storage

Rationale: Ensuring that chemical products are either third-party verified as safe, or that their storage areas are properly ventilated, reduces the risk of exposure to airborne toxins and potential resultant symptoms, including wheezing, asthma, allergic reactions, and skin irritation. 

For the most accurate strategy and documentation requirements, please refer to the digital scorecard made available on the Fitwel Platform.

Requirements

Demonstrate compliance with one of the options below:

Option 1 - Qualifying Standards (Full Credit):

Demonstrate compliance with the following requirement:

Multi-Tenant Base Building (no on-site management), Multi-Tenant Base Building (with on-site management)

1. Use or store chemicals that meet one of the following qualifying standards: 

• Green Seal 
• California Code of Regulations
• Ecologo
• EPA Safer Choice
•  ISO 14024-compliant (Type 1) Ecolabel.

Single-Tenant, Commercial Interior 

1. Use or store chemicals that meet one of the following qualifying standards: 

• Green Seal 
• California Code of Regulations
• Ecologo
• EPA Safer Choice
• ISO 14024-compliant (Type 1) Ecolabel.

Option 2 - Safe Storage (Full Credit):

Demonstrate compliance with the following requirement:

Multi-Tenant Base Building (no on-site management), Multi-Tenant Base Building (with on-site management)

1. Ensure that all chemicals which do not meet one of the following qualifying standards are stored in a space that is ventilated separately:

• Green Seal 
• California Code of Regulations
• Ecologo
• EPA Safer Choice
• ISO 14024-compliant (Type 1) Ecolabel.

Single-Tenant, Commercial Interior 

1. Ensure that all chemicals which do not meet one of the following qualifying standards are stored in a space that is ventilated separately:

• Green Seal 
• California Code of Regulations
• Ecologo
• EPA Safer Choice
• ISO 14024-compliant (Type 1) Ecolabel.

Option 3 - No Chemicals (Full Credit):

Demonstrate compliance with the following requirement:

Multi-Tenant Base Building (no on-site management), Multi-Tenant Base Building (with on-site management)

1. Ensure that no chemicals are stored on-site.

Single-Tenant, Commercial Interior

1. Ensure that no chemicals are stored on-site.

Compliance Documentation

Design

Option 1:

• Checkbox to certify that all chemicals used and stored on-site will meet the following qualifying standards

Option 2:

• Checkbox to certify that all chemicals on-site which do not meet one of the qualifying standards will be stored in a separately ventilated space.
• Upload an annotated design drawing(s) identifying how the identified spaces will be ventilated separately.

Option 3:

• Checkbox to certify that no chemicals will be stored on-site.

Built

Option 1:

• Checkbox to certify that all chemicals used and stored on-site will meet the following qualifying standards

Option 2:

• Checkbox to certify that all chemicals on-site which do not meet one of the qualifying standards will be stored in a separately ventilated space.
• Upload an annotated design drawing(s) identifying how the identified spaces will be ventilated separately.

Option 3:

• Checkbox to certify that no chemicals will be stored on-site.