| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 74.18 |
| Liaison | Allie Schwartz |
| Submission Date | Nov. 30, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Columbia University
OP-3: Indoor Air Quality
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
James
Kaznosky Sr Environmental and Occupational Safety Specialist Environmental Health & Safety |
Occupied building space covered by an indoor air quality plan, policy, and/or practices that include regular auditing or monitoring and a mechanism for occupants to register complaints :
Total occupied building space :
A brief description of the institution's indoor air quality plan, policy, and/or practices:
Columbia University’s practices related to the quality of the indoor environment focus on designing and maintaining facilities that afford occupants a high quality indoor work environment. These practices include utilizing environmentally preferable building materials and finishes and implementation of preventive maintenance practices, such as HVAC filter maintenance/replacement, performed by Facilities Operations. EH&S practice goal is to respond immediately to concerns regarding the quality of the indoor work environment, assess the concerns, develop a mitigation strategy and engage the appropriate stakeholders capable of affecting recommended corrective actions.
The website URL where information about the institution's indoor air quality initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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