Leed Certification and exterior building restoration

JBurd

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Does anybody know what the Leed standards and best practices are for our industry? I'm submitting an SOP along with a bid for a commercial building that is Leed Silver certified and they asked about how that relates to my services. I found the following on a website but couldn't find more details. #1 and #6 seem relevant.

[h=2]GreenCleaning and LEED Certification[/h][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Whenit comes to greening your cleaning operations, LEED certificationrequires much more than just switching from traditional to greencleaning chemicals. According to the USGBC, LEED-EB O&M focuseson seven major areas, each with their own certification standards andbest practices.[/FONT]

  1. [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Facility Cleaning & Maintenance, including Chemicals[/FONT]
  2. [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Indoor Air Quality[/FONT]
  3. [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Energy Efficiency[/FONT]
  4. [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Water Efficiency[/FONT]
  5. [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Recycling Programs[/FONT]
  6. [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Exterior Maintenance Programs[/FONT]
  7. [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Systems Upgrades[/FONT]
 
I would think what your doing is what they are looking for. You seem dead on with your proposed response

Maybe im wrong but Its been my understanding that "Leed Certs" apply to the structure and not an outside vendor.

So with that being said- i would just state in my SOP my application process regarding to chems, etc

I think they will be hard pressed to find anyone submitting what your doing.

Hope the job is worth it
 
We do some LEED locations. They are concerned with water usage, but more importantly chemical usage. As far as power washing, it is not exceptionally difficult. When you start doing janitorial, there is a lot more to it.
 
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