11. Operations & Maintenance - Exterior Maintenance Plan

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 option below:

Exterior Maintenance Plan (Full Credit):

Demonstrate compliance with all of the following requirements:

Low-Rise Residential with shared interior spaces (LR+), Low-Rise Residential with no shared interior spaces (LR)

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

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

   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 (LR+, LR)

• Requirement 1:
  • Checkbox to certify that the exterior maintenance plan will cover all of the following required outdoor areas within the project (select all that apply):       
    • streets
    • sidewalks
    • pathways
    • parks
    • plazas
    • areas of congregation
    • main building entrances
• Requirement 2:
  • Upload the exterior maintenance plan that shows the maintenance schedule for all required areas that will be implemented.       
• Requirement 3:
  • Upload the exterior maintenance plan that will be implemented that showing the maintenance approaches for all of the required items.       
• Requirement 4:
  • Upload the exterior maintenance plan that will be implemented identifying the responsible parties involved in implementation and oversight.        

Built Pathway (LR+, LR)

• Requirement 1:
  • Checkbox to certify that the exterior maintenance plan covers all of the following required outdoor areas within the project (select all that apply):      
    • streets
    • sidewalks
    • pathways
    • parks
    • plazas
    • areas of congregation
    • main building entrances
• Requirement 2:
  • Upload the exterior maintenance plan that shows the maintenance schedule for all required areas that is implemented.      
• Requirement 3:
  • Upload the exterior maintenance plan that showing the maintenance approaches for all of the required items that is implemented.       
• Requirement 4:
  • Upload the exterior maintenance plan that is implemented identifying the responsible parties involved in implementation and oversight.