** Incoming! v3 Revisions are on the way! **

MTB+, MTB, MTBB:

In response to your feedback, we will be providing the following clarification: Implementation language update to clarify this strategy is about sharing best practices, it is not a prescriptive requirement for tenant implementation.

Please note, the below requirements and compliance documentation will be updated soon to reflect v3 changes. You can find more information on these revisions in a Change Log that will be available on the Help Center on December 10, 2024. ________________________________________________________________________

Establish building operational guidelines

Rationale:  Distributing Building Operational Guidelines, which include policies focused on indoor air and environmental quality, can increase implementation of tactics that reduce lung - related morbidities such as sick building syndrome and asthma as well as boost trust between building occupants and management.

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:

Building Operational Guidelines (Full Credit):

Provide design guidelines that promote the health and well-being of occupants that meets all the following requirements:

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

1. Establish healthy operational guidelines for tenant spaces that are at least as rigorous as the Fitwel Healthy Operational Guidelines.

The Fitwel Healthy Operational Guidelines can be found here.

2. Include health rationales and implementation guidance for all of the following operations and protocols:

• a tobacco- and smoke-free policy for all indoor areas
• an indoor air quality policy
• an indoor air quality assessment protocol
• an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) policy
• safe chemical storage
• a chemical purchasing policy.

3. Share the healthy operational guidelines with all tenants within the building through a minimum of one of the following methods:

• relevant tenant lease or manual
• a digital platform, such as a website, digital application, or display screen in common areas
• communication material, such as notification emails or newsletters.

Compliance Documentation

Design Pathway

• Upload a copy of the healthy building operational guidelines
• Checkbox to certify that the healthy operational guidelines includes health rationales and implementation guidance for all of the following listed operations and protocols
• Checkbox to certify that the healthy building operational guidelines are shared with all occupants within the project through the following methods (select all that apply):
  • a relevant tenant lease or manual
  • a digital platform, such as a website, digital application, or display screen in common areas
  • communication material, such as notification emails or newsletters

Built Pathway

• Upload a copy of the healthy building operational guidelines
• Checkbox to certify that the healthy operational guidelines includes health rationales and implementation guidance for all of the following listed operations and protocols
• Checkbox to certify that the healthy building operational guidelines are shared with all occupants within the project through the following methods (select all that apply):
  • a relevant tenant lease or manual
  • a digital platform, such as a website, digital application, or display screen in common areas
  • communication material, such as notification emails or newsletters
• Upload a copy of the materials that are shared with all occupants