11. Operations & Maintenance - Chemical Purchasing Policy

Establish and implement a chemical purchasing policy

Rationale: A chemical purchasing policy can ensure that materials brought into the building will conform to standards that preserve high Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), contributing to enhanced respiratory and mental health.

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:

Chemical Purchasing Policy (Full Credit):

Demonstrate compliance with all of the following requirements:

Low-Rise Residential with shared interior spaces (LR+)

1. Establish and implement a chemical purchasing policy that is at a minimum as rigorous as the Fitwel Chemical Purchasing Policy.

   The Fitwel Chemical Purchasing Policy can be found at: https://www.fitwel.org/resources/fitwel-v3.

2. Ensure the policy applies to all chemical products and materials used and purchased within the project by the property owner or management.
3. Ensure that all chemical products and materials procured and used within the project meet the product standards requirements of Section 2 of the Chemical Purchasing Policy.
4. Implement an inventory and purchasing plan for all chemical products and materials that meets the requirements of Section 3 of the Chemical Purchasing Policy.
5. Ensure that materials transparency information is accessible and shared with all occupants as outlined in Section 4 of the Chemical Purchasing Policy.

Compliance Documentation

Design Pathway (LR+)

• Requirement 1:
  • Upload the chemical purchasing policy that will be implemented.       
• Requirement 2:
  • Checkbox to certify that the policy will apply to all purchases made within the project by the property owner or manager.       
• Requirement 3:
  • Checkbox to certify that an inventory and purchasing plan for all chemical products and materials that meets the requirements of Section 3 of the Chemical Purchasing Policy will be implemented.       
• Requirement 4:
  • Checkbox to certify that materials transparency information as outlined in Section 4 of the Chemical Purchasing Policy will be accessible to and shared with all occupants.        

Built Pathway (LR+)

• Requirement 1:
  • Upload the implemented chemical purchasing policy.      
• Requirement 2:
  • Checkbox to certify that the policy applies to all purchases made within the project by the property owner or manager.      
• Requirement 3:
  • Checkbox to certify that an inventory and purchasing plan for all chemical products and materials that meets the requirements of Section 3 of the Chemical Purchasing Policy is implemented.          
• Requirement 4:
  • Checkbox to certify that materials transparency information as outlined in Section 4 of the Chemical Purchasing Policy is accessible to and shared with all occupants.