7.4 Building Certification - 80%

(1.39 points)

Rationale

Buildings with a healthy building certification support access to a health-promoting environment, contributing to an enhanced quality of life for occupants.

Strategy Requirements

Certify a minimum of 80% of the total qualifying built square footage within the project boundary by an accredited certification system that meets the following:

1. Demonstrates impact on a minimum of 5 of the following:
   1. neighboring community health
   2. occupant physical activity
   3. occupant mental health
   4. occupant safety
   5. occupant access to healthy food
   6. social equity
   7. sustainability practices
2. Utilizes a third-party certifier

Qualifying built square footage is the square footage of all built up spaces that are occupied by regular occupants including:

• commercial buildings
• residential buildings
• retail spaces or buildings

Note: Buildings that do not include regular occupants may be excluded from the calculation of qualifying built square footage for this strategy.

Design Certification

Submit all of the following:

1. Annotated plan(s) identifying the following:
   1. A calculation of the qualifying built square footage within the project boundary that plan to receive an accredited certification
   2. A calculation of all qualifying built square footage within the project boundary
2. An official or draft statement detailing how the healthy building certification system meets the following:
   1. the qualifying categories
   2. utilizes a third-party certifier

Built Certification

Submit all of the following:

1. Annotated plan(s) identifying the following:
   1. A calculation of the qualifying built square footage within the project boundary that has received an accredited certification
   2. A calculation of all qualifying built square footage within the project boundary
2. An official statement detailing how the healthy building certification system meets the following:
   1. the qualifying categories
   2. utilizes a third-party certifier
3. The qualifying accredited certification received