Establish and implement a regular exterior maintenance plan

Rationale: Implementing a regular plan to maintain, clean, and landscape green and outdoor areas contributes to beneficial effects such as neighborhood cooling, reduced crime, and increased perceptions of safety, which promotes increased socialization, feelings of relaxation, and physical activity.

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

Requirements

Demonstrate compliance with the below:

Exterior Maintenance Plan (Full Credit):

To achieve full credit, demonstrate compliance with all the following requirements:

1. Implement an exterior maintenance plan that covers all of the following required outdoor areas within the building site: 

• streets
• sidewalks
• pathways
• parks
• plazas
• areas of congregation
• main building entrance

Jurisdictional or public entity policies qualify, provided they cover all open spaces within the site.

2. Outline a bi-monthly maintenance schedule for all outdoor areas.

3. Detail maintenance approaches for the following:

• litter removal 
• landscaping (such as pruning, trimming, weed pulling, and maintaining plants)
• street cleaning 
• cleaning of outdoor areas
• maintenance of outdoor furniture and infrastructure 
• cleaning of albedo surfaces to maintain optimal reflectiveness.

4. Identify responsible parties involved in implementation and oversight.

Compliance Documentation

Design Pathway 

• Requirement 1
  • Checkbox to certify that the exterior maintenance plan will cover all of the listed required outdoor areas within the project
• Requirement 2
  • Upload the draft plan
• Requirement 3
  • Upload the draft plan
• Requirement 4
  • Upload the draft plan

Built Pathway 

• Requirement 1
  • Checkbox to certify that the exterior maintenance plan covers all of the listed required outdoor areas within the project 
• Requirement 2
  • Upload the implemented plan
• Requirement 3
  • Upload the implemented plan
• Requirement 4
  • Upload the implemented plan