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HEALTHY FACILITIES | SPECIAL SECTION
Michigan State University (MSU) Residence Education and Housing Services (REHS) division is receiving the 2018 Silver Standard of Excellence recognition for its programs fostering healthy indoor environments with major human impacts.
• Robust indoor air quality program, including preventive maintenance on HVAC, and regular filter changes for better IAQ; reducing cost of ownership and replace- ment cycles.
• LEED-certified renovations and updates, including compliance with LEED HVAC system and lighting criteria. “LEED certification provides independent verification of a building or neighborhood’s green features, allowing for the design, construction, operations, and maintenance of resource-efficient, high-performing, healthy, cost-effective buildings. LEED is the triple bottom line in action, benefiting people, planet, and profit.” (Source: USGBC)
• Providing safer water: Filtered bottle-fill stations throughout residence halls.
• Annual mandatory training program for full-time employees−including custodial, maintenance supervisors, and support staff−focusing on best practices and compli- ance; e.g., asbestos training, ladder safety, heat stress, chemical safety, workplace violence, active shooter training, CPR, spill prevention and cleanup, food safety, back safety/lifting practices, ergonomic training, and more.
• Custodial Tech training program for full time staff, covering four areas: 1) Expecta- tions, 2) Chemical and cleaning product training, 3) Equipment maintenance and training, and 4) Sustainability.
• Green cleaning policy and program (high-performance cleaning).
• ISSA CIMS and ISSA CIMS-GB certified with honors.
• Extensive use of entry mats at residence halls to reduce contaminants entering buildings.
• Aqueous ozone on-site generation system reduces use of conventional cleaning chemicals by more than 80 percent.
• Reduced chemical exposure has lowered chemical-sensitivity reactions.
• Hydrogen peroxide-based tuberculocidal disinfectant used for touch-point cleaning, meeting bloodborne pathogen and other hygienic requirements.
• Spray-and-vac restroom cleaning machines enable more thorough removal of soils and bio-pollutants than manual methods.
• Extensive use of microfiber cleaning cloths and tools.
• Integrated Pest Management program.
• Security: Cameras in all residence halls; card access systems in residence halls and apartment buildings; all workers pass background checks prior to employment; non-REHS personnel are escorted while performing services within residence halls on living wing floors; employees adhere to standardized uniform dress code with name tags and IDs; two-way radios carried by employees in residence halls.
• Human impacts: 40,000-50,000 MSU students use REHS services; 11,000 part- and full-time employees work in residence halls, teaching, occupy office space, or visit and use dining facilities; 80,000 conference attendees/customers use REHS in sum- mer months; 25,000 prospective students tour campus and residence halls annually; one million+ visitors to campus yearly.
EXCELLENCE
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
RECOGNIZED FOR OUTSTANDING FACILITIES 2018
HEALTHY FACILITIES AWARD
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Residence Education and
Housing Services (REHS) Institution Type: University Location: East Lansing, MI
Number of Students: 17,500 (REHS) Number of Sites: 29 (REHS) Founded: 1855
Website: rhs.msu.edu
MSU has 40-50,000 students, faculty, staff, and over one million visitors who benefit from their cam- puses’ healthy facilities annually.
Filtered bottle-fill stations are found throughout MSU’s residence halls.
MSU has a robust indoor air quality program (IAQ), including preventa- tive maintenance on HVAC and regular filter changes for better IAQ.
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