Middle Tier Criteria for Non-Sector Participants
 

Meet ALL general requirements: Meet Initial Tier Criteria. Educate at least one other business or other organization about the importance of participating in Idaho GEMStars and encourage their enrollment. Meet all requirements in at least three of the following five categories: Pollution Prevention Energy Efficiency Water Efficiency Transportation Improvement Good Neighbor Actions Pollution Prevention Criteria   Your goal is to develop a strategy for achieving significant, measurable reductions in generation of waste and pollution. Based on the pollution prevention assessment conducted under the Initial Tier, keep a written record of the following:             Identified pollution prevention opportunities   Evaluation of the environmental and economic impacts of those opportunities   Future implementation plans, including measurable goals and review.   Monitor, record and post water consumption, wastewater discharge, air emissions, and hazardous/solid waste generation rates.   Implement measures in four of the following six areas: Implement four good housekeeping and operating practices. Examples include regularly scheduled and documented preventive maintenance, inventory control procedures, purchasing policies, and/or operations scheduling. Implement three material, product, technology or process changes. Examples include product design changes, material substitutions that reduce use of toxics, and process changes that eliminate inefficiencies. Reuse or recycle at least three types of hazardous materials or wastes. Prevent contamination of stormwater and runoff by implementing three Best Management Practices (BMPs). Reuse or recycle five types of materials from your solid waste stream. Implement a "green" purchasing program setting measurable goals for purchase of recycled content materials, re-refined motor oil, energy-efficient equipment, and low-toxic cleaners, coatings, finishes, and adhesives. Energy Efficiency Criteria   Ask your utility or an energy service company to conduct an energy assessment of your facility or operations. Review and update annually. Keep a written record of their recommendations, as well as your evaluation of whether and when to implement them.   Perform regular and documented maintenance on heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system.   Incorporate two efficient technologies and five behavioral changes into practices and operations. Additional technologies may be substituted for behavioral changes. These changes may be undertaken in any of the following areas: Lighting Heating, ventilation and air conditioning Office equipment Building design Water heating Industrial equipment Refrigeration Food service Waste heat recovery Other Examples of efficient technologies include improved HVAC and lighting controls, and more efficient lamps, ballasts, windows, motors, air compression systems, fans, blowers, refrigeration units, and chillers. Examples of behavioral changes include shutting off equipment when not in use, optimizing air compression systems to reduce waste, and equipment maintenance improvements. Water Efficiency Criteria   Monitor, record, and post water usage rates.   Implement simple water efficiency measures. Examples include regularly checking for and repairing all leaks in your facility, properly maintaining your irrigation system and adjusting sprinklers for proper coverage, and implementing irrigation efficiency improvements such as soaker hoses for watering flower beds.   Implement three additional water efficiency measures. Examples include faucet aerators in kitchens and bathrooms, automatic faucet shutoff valves, efficient toilets and urinals, and planting native landscaping suited for local growing conditions.   Other Transportation Improvement Criteria Implement all of the measures in three of the following seven areas Promote Use of Alternative Fuels in Fleet Vehicles Examples include:   Natural gas-fueled vehicles   Propane-fueled vehicles   Gasoline-electric or diesel-electric hybrid vehicles   Electric or fuel cell vehicles Promote Commuter Trip Reduction Examples include:   Designate an in-house commuter trip reduction coordinator   Participate in county Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT)-reduction programs   Provide preferential parking for car or van pools.   Parking cashout. Charge for parking, then give employees cash equal to the parking charges that they can use either for parking or transit passes   Give away bus passes or sell at a discount   For employees using transit or car pools, provide guaranteed ride home if they need to leave work early for family emergencies.   Promote flexible work schedules to reduce traveling during most congested periods   Establish telecommuting program   Establish proximate commuting program if multi-site employer   Provide employer commuter van   Facilitate ride matching through bulletin boards or intranet.   Make available information (by zip code) on public transit alternatives   Provide company van for more convenient connection to public transit routes   Provide secure bike racks, showers and lockers for bicycle commuters.   Reduce number of parking spaces available to employees Improve Fleet Vehicle Maintenance and Efficiency Examples include:   Keep engines in tune   Perform routine tire pressure checks   Use radial tires   Improve fuel efficiency   Use re-refined motor oil   Recycle antifreeze Improve Transportation Equipment Utilization Examples include:   Improve product delivery planning to eliminate unnecessary delivery trips.   Buy and sell truck delivery capacity through on-line transportation exchange Land Use Planning Improvements Examples include:   Buy down mortgage rate for employees who live close to work.   Locate facilities along transit routes. Traffic Signal Coordination Other Good Neighbor Actions Criteria Criteria have not been developed. You will be asked to explain in detail the measures/technology you implemented. Implement all of the measures in 1 of the following areas Reduce nighttime light pollution. See International Dark Sky Association web site, http://www.darksky.org, for information. Reduce noise pollution Reduce odors       Switch to water-based materials in coating,   finishing and assembly operations. Other

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