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MAN 6 U
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MAN 6 U
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E
XCLUSION
None.
O
BJECTIVE
Inform and educate occupiers regarding environmental, comfort and
health impacts of their activities, and encourage actions that reduce
adverse impacts.
C
REDIT ATTAINABLE
1
C
REDIT REQUIREMENT
1 credit for providing user’s guide for office space, or a notice board
for public or retail area, to encourage and promote environmentally
friendly activities, including but not limited to: local transport, hygiene
and environmental issues, material, energy, indoor environmental
quality, water conservation, waste sorting, etc.
A
SSESSMENT
Criteria
The Applicant shall submit user guide for office space, or notice board
(electronic dashboard) for other areas, that were designed specifically
for the occupants/users. The user guide or notice board, etc. shall
use easy-to-understand language and address at least five (5) of the
following aspects:
i.
Local public transport and cycling provision (e.g. information,
maps and timetables);
ii.
Information on alternative methods of transport (e.g. car
sharing schemes; shuttle bus services; electric car rental and
charging location, where available);
iii.
Hygiene and environmental issues (e.g. green cleaning);
iv.
Materials selection for fit-out (e.g. low VOC products,
sustainable timber, reuse of materials);
v.
Energy issues (e.g. energy efficient operation of air
conditioning, lighting and/or hot water system(s), selection of
energy efficient appliances);
vi.
Water conservation (e.g. adoption of low flow tap);
vii.
Waste sorting facilities or practices (e.g. details of recyclable
waste, location of recycling bins) and
viii.
Indoor environmental quality (e.g. IAQ certification), etc.
Documentation
Credit shall be achieved when the Applicant provides the
documentation stated below, to demonstrate compliance:
i.
List Responsible Person;
ii.
Updating frequency for the user guide;
iii.
effective communication with explanation of the features used
on the notice board, or electronic board;
iv.
record photographs;
v.
other records (for example, historical records show change of
focus, etc.);
B
ACKGROUND
Environmental impacts can be reduced with the co-operation of the
occupants/users, but often they are not aware of the key
environmental issues. Best practice dictates that effective
communication shall be periodically updated.