Tenant Restroom
Restrooms provide many opportunities to save water. Use low flow aerators on lavatories (.5 gpm), low flow showerheads (2.5 gpm), and dual flush toilets (0.8/1.6 gpf) or low flow toilets (1.2 gpf). Waterless urinals save significant amounts of water, but require slightly different maintenance regimes, so janitorial staff must be trained to maintain them properly. Automatic sensors on lavatories can also result in savings, but automatic flushes on toilets often result in double flushing and are not recommended. Look for durable, water resistant and easily cleanable finish materials with additional green features, such as partitions with recycled content or flooring made from natural linoleum. View Planning Strategies
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Flooring
- Select durable and easy to clean floor surfaces such as rubber or linoleum as break rooms are prone to high traffic and frequent spills.
- Use Green Seal certified chemicals and solutions when cleaning to protect indoor air quality.
- Evaluate sustainable attributes such as high recycled content and low VOC''s to determine the most appropriate sustainable product for the space.
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Ceiling
- Use acoustical ceiling tiles to reduce noise pollution.
- Use light-colored ceilings tiles to reflect daylight to allow natural light to effectively move throughout the space.
- Evaluate sustainable attributes such as regionally manufactured or low VOC''s to determine the most appropriate materials to use for a sustainable ceiling.
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Walls
- Use durable wall base materials such as linoleum or hard wood to serve as a protective border.
- Consider demountable walls or partitions that can be moved and altered to create different types of spaces to meet the needs of the occupants.
- Select easy to clean wall surfaces for ease of maintenance.
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Lighting
- Use sustainable lighting practices such as occupant sensors to decrease utility costs.
- Use efficient LED task lighting to reduce energy consumption while providing occupants control of the light levels.
- Use direct-indirect lighting to contribute to an efficient lighting system.
Click Design Guidance to View Additional Green Tips
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Lighting
- Use sustainable lighting practices such as occupant sensors to decrease utility costs.
- Use efficient LED task lighting to reduce energy consumption while providing occupants control of the light levels.
- Use direct-indirect lighting to contribute to an efficient lighting system.
Click Design Guidance to View Additional Green Tips
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Walls
- Use durable wall base materials such as linoleum or hard wood to serve as a protective border.
- Consider demountable walls or partitions that can be moved and altered to create different types of spaces to meet the needs of the occupants.
- Select easy to clean wall surfaces for ease of maintenance.
Click Design Guidance to View Additional Green Tips
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Ceiling
- Use acoustical ceiling tiles to reduce noise pollution.
- Use light-colored ceilings tiles to reflect daylight to allow natural light to effectively move throughout the space.
- Evaluate sustainable attributes such as regionally manufactured or low VOC''s to determine the most appropriate materials to use for a sustainable ceiling.
Click Design Guidance to View Additional Green Tips
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Flooring
- Select durable and easy to clean floor surfaces such as rubber or linoleum as break rooms are prone to high traffic and frequent spills.
- Use Green Seal certified chemicals and solutions when cleaning to protect indoor air quality.
- Evaluate sustainable attributes such as high recycled content and low VOC''s to determine the most appropriate sustainable product for the space.
Click Design Guidance to View Additional Green Tips
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Lighting
- Use sustainable lighting practices such as occupant sensors to decrease utility costs.
- Use efficient LED task lighting to reduce energy consumption while providing occupants control of the light levels.
- Use direct-indirect lighting to contribute to an efficient lighting system.
Click Design Guidance to View Additional Green Tips
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Walls
- Use durable wall base materials such as linoleum or hard wood to serve as a protective border.
- Consider demountable walls or partitions that can be moved and altered to create different types of spaces to meet the needs of the occupants.
- Select easy to clean wall surfaces for ease of maintenance.
Click Design Guidance to View Additional Green Tips
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Ceiling
- Use acoustical ceiling tiles to reduce noise pollution.
- Use light-colored ceilings tiles to reflect daylight to allow natural light to effectively move throughout the space.
- Evaluate sustainable attributes such as regionally manufactured or low VOC''s to determine the most appropriate materials to use for a sustainable ceiling.
Click Design Guidance to View Additional Green Tips
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Flooring
- Select durable and easy to clean floor surfaces such as rubber or linoleum as break rooms are prone to high traffic and frequent spills.
- Use Green Seal certified chemicals and solutions when cleaning to protect indoor air quality.
- Evaluate sustainable attributes such as high recycled content and low VOC''s to determine the most appropriate sustainable product for the space.
Click Design Guidance to View Additional Green Tips