Whether you are planning for reentry or increased occupancy or are evaluating the long-term indoor environmental quality of your building, occupant health is a critical priority for those in the buildings industry. As part of our healthy economy strategy, USGBC has developed LEED credits to help building teams provide healthy spaces and to assist with reentry and operations. The Safety First credits outline sustainable best practices that align with public health and industry guidelines related to cleaning and disinfecting, workplace reoccupancy, and managing indoor air and water quality.

As part of LEED Week, we have released the USGBC Safety First COVID-19 Response Credit Guide, a getting-started tool that compiles the details of the full suite of credits:

Safety First: Cleaning and Disinfecting Your Space
Safety First: Reenter Your Workspace
Safety First: Building Water System Recommissioning
Safety First: Managing Indoor Air Quality During COVID-19
Safety First: Design for Indoor Air Quality and Infection Control
Safety First: Maintenance of HVAC Systems During COVID-19
Safety First: Pandemic Planning
Safety First: Social Equity in Pandemic Planning
Safety First: Arc Re-Entry

Learn more about the credits and view credit language.

Continuous improvement has been always the hallmark of LEED development process, but the pandemic made it clear to us that we needed to accelerate on all fronts and seek as much feedback as possible. USGBC will continue to improve LEED strategies to face what comes our way in the future and lead the global economic recovery effort through LEED.

Download the USGBC Safety First COVID-19 Response Credit Guide

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USGBC shares guide to Safety First LEED credits