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Health and Wellness Crosswalk

WEBHealth & Wellness Guidance Crosswalk. Meet Federal requirements and establish operational health and wellness goals by exploring how the Federal Guiding Principles …

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Learn Sustainability

WEBThe focus of GSA child care facilities are to promote centers that are child-oriented, developmentally appropriate, beautiful, environmentally sensitive, health promoting and …

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Health Enhancing Strategies

WEBHealth Enhancing Strategies. SFTool helps project teams build health-enhancing strategies into any project. First, visit the Buildings and Health section of the SFTool: Read the …

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Enhancing Health with Indoor Air

WEBInflammation of eyes, skin and airways, greater sensitivity to PM and VOCs, and greater susceptibility to infection occur in minutes of RH below 40%. Dehydration, fatigue and …

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Planning to build green

WEBPlanning for sustainability integrates high-performance strategies into projects early, inclusively and appropriately so even small projects can achieve sustainability goals and …

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Healthy Cleaning

WEBHealthy, or sustainable, cleaning refers to processes and procedures that minimize harmful effects to the occupants of the built environment while also being able to use the …

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Occupant Comfort

WEBAchieving both Comfort and Sustainability: Key Practices. Enable occupant control of ambient conditions. One of the best ways to achieve comfort, health, and energy …

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The Importance of Daylight

WEBFindings on Daylight Preferences. The UW/DOE post-occupancy evaluation research revealed: 90% of the respondents said they liked having daylight in their workspace. …

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Child Care Centers

WEBGSA's Child Care Center Design Guide (P140) GSA's Child Care Center Design Guide contains criteria for planning and designing child care centers in GSA-owned or …

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Materials & Resources

WEBThe Guiding Principles for Sustainable Federal Buildings and Associated Instructions are a set of sustainable principles for integrated design, energy performance, water …

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System Overview > IEQ

WEBSystem Overview. Americans spend approximately 90 percent of their time indoors1 and as a result their comfort, health, and work performance rely heavily on indoor …

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Guiding Principles for Sustainable Federal Buildings

WEBIn 2002, a Task Force of the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), adopted sustainable buildings as one of its six priority areas and published a report, …

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Human Behavior > IEQ

WEBIntegrate task lighting and thermal controls to leverage human behavior to promote IEQ. Create an IEQ strategy that promotes both physical and mental well-being. Prevent …

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Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ)

WEBIndoor Air Quality (IAQ) Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) refers to the state of the air within a space. A space with good indoor air quality is one that is low in toxins, contaminants and odors. …

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Biophilia and Design

WEBThe new Federal Center South building in Seattle exemplifies an approach to biophilic design that links sustainability, organizational mission, and connection to nature indoors …

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Operational Carbon

WEBBuilding Operational Decarbonization Strategies. Building operational decarbonization strategies include a combination of the following approaches: Energy Efficiency: …

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Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs)

WEBEnvironmental Product Declarations (EPDs) are a way for manufacturers to take comprehensive, third-party-verified LCAs, which are quite complex, and turn them into …

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