No. EHS/3/09
Policy Adopted: May 29, 2009
IMF Environmentally Sustainable Policies and Plans
Title: Integrated Pest Management, Erosion Control and Landscape
Management Plan
Scope
This plan applies to the entire building site for HQ1 and HQ2.
Goals
To preserve the ecological integrity and natural diversity of the site through effective pest
management measures, erosion reduction, and environmentally sound landscape management
practices while supporting high-performance building operations.
Performance Metrics
Performance will be measured by whether industry best practices are being adhered to. Every effort
will be made to keep informed of best practices and to update the procedures and strategies section of
this plan as necessary. Tracking will be completed to ensure a continued reduction of the
environmental impacts of landscape management.
Procedures and Strategies
Pest Management
General Pest Control
 Limit or eliminate the use of insecticides and poisons for insect and pest management. Low
impact integrated pest management is used with the goal of promoting safer alternatives to
chemical pesticides while preventing economic and health damage caused by pests. The plan
shall implement the use of integrated pest management techniques to reduce the need for
reliance on chemical pesticides. When pesticides may be necessary, the plan shall ensure that
clear and accurate notification concerning the use of pesticides be made available so that
measures may be taken to prevent and address pest problems effectively without endangering
occupants, janitorial workers or visitors. The MSDS and Technical Data Sheets for pest
control shall be submitted to the IMF FMD HSE Officer for review prior to use of least toxic
pesticides.
 Perform routine inspections and monitoring. Integrated methods include site pest inspections,
pest population monitoring, and evaluation of the need for pest control.
 Employ rodent and pest trapping strategies for exterior pest management rather than
poisonous bait treatments. Pest control starts with low impact pest control methods, including
mechanical and living biological controls, other non-chemical methods and, if nontoxic
options are unreasonable and have been exhausted, a least toxic pesticide.
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Pest Control Communications Strategy
 Information and notice will be provided to building occupants of the integrated pest
management program. The notice shall include a description of the integrated pest
management system and a list of all pesticides, including any least toxic pesticide that may be
used on the site as part of the integrated pest management system; the name, address, and
telephone number of the contact person of the building; and a statement that the contact
person maintains the product label and material safety data sheet (MSDS) of each pesticide
used by the building, that the label or MSDS is available for review upon request, and that the
contact person is available for information and comment.
 Universal Notification: All building occupants and janitorial workers will be notified not less
than 72 hours before, under normal conditions, or within 24 hours in emergencies situations,
a pesticide, other than a least toxic pesticide, is applied on the site. Notification shall include:
(i) Notification signs printed on both sides at each entrance to the site and at each exit from
the site, (2) Notification signs printed on both sides in the specific area of pesticide use.
These notification signs shall identify the chemicals that will be used and the date and time of
application.
 Emergency Application: The only exception to the universal notice provision is if a pest
problem occurs that endangers human health. In such circumstances the emergency
application of pesticides on site may be conducted by complying with the Universal Notice
emergency provision of this plan.
 A log will be maintained of all pest management activities, including but not limited to
monitoring, establishing barriers, setting of traps, use of baits and chemical applications.
 Individual product Material Safety Data Sheets and Technical Bulletins will be maintained on
all pest control products stored or used in the building or on the site and will be submitted to
the IMF FMD HSE Officer for review prior to use.
 Any cleaning products used for pest control must meet the requirements for LEED-EB: O&M
IEQ Credits 3.4-3.6.
Vegetation Pest Control
 If insecticides and fungicides must be used, choose organic insecticides and fungicides and
limit the use of herbicides or pesticides.
 Introduce bird feeders and bat boxes and protect bird nests, employing birds and bats for
natural insect control. Aerate soil to improve it.
 Remove diseased or infested branches and plants without using them for mulch or compost.
Erosion Control
Ongoing Operations
Conduct regular inspections of the site (at least quarterly) to identify any erosion problems on the site.
Record results of each inspection in a site management log book and document any erosion problems
identified with a description and photographs. Where erosion problems are identified:
 Develop a solution that will repair the problem and minimize the potential for a reoccurrence
of the problem.
 Prevent air pollution from dust or particulate matter.
 Implement the solution developed.
 Document the solution implemented with a description and photographs.
Construction
For all landscaping, renovation, demolition or construction on the site: Develop a sedimentation and
erosion plan for the project that meets or exceeds the best management practices in the EPA’s Storm
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Water Management for Construction Activities, EPA Document No. EPA-833-R-92-005, Chapter 3,
OR local Erosion and Sedimentation Control standards and codes, whichever is more stringent.
The goals of the sedimentation and erosion control plan developed for each project are to:
 Minimize the amount of disturbed soil
 Prevent runoff from offsite areas from flowing across disturbed areas
 Slow down the runoff flowing across the site
 Remove the sedimentation from onsite runoff before it leaves the site
 Address both site soil and potential construction materials.
 Implement the sedimentation and erosion plan developed for the project
Both staff and outside contractors that perform work on site must comply with this sedimentation and
erosion control plan.
Landscape Management
Fertilizer Use
 Measure soil nutrients contents to determine what if any fertilizer is needed and apply only
the type and amounts of fertilizer that is found to be needed with these tests. Target fertilizers
around the rooting zone or base of specific plants as much as possible. Monitor pests and
weeds through the growing season. Always follow herbicide and pesticide labels.
 Use organic or combined fertilizers in place of synthetic fertilizers. Use fertilizers with a
nitrogen-phosphorous-potassium (N-P-K) ratio of 4:1:2. It may be 20-5-10, or 16-4-8, or any
other mathematical combination, as long as it contains about four times as much nitrogen as
phosphorous, and about two times as much nitrogen as potassium. Select a product which is
at least 50 percent controlled-release nitrogen. The bag may read "water insoluble nitrogen,"
"organic nitrogen," or "slow release nitrogen." All are acceptable and will increase the
amount of time that the grass can use the nutrient.
 Recycling grass clippings back into the soil returns nearly two pounds of nitrogen to every
thousand square feet of lawn annually and minimizes landscape waste. Staff might also need
to add another 1.5 pounds of nitrogen each year to keep the lawn optimally healthy.
 Use little or no fertilizer on bluegrass/fescue lawns in the summer to avoid plants being
damaged or killed by summer fertilizing. If fertilization becomes necessary, use only half the
normal amount, and use 100% controlled-release nitrogen fertilizer.
Minimize Landscape Waste
Reduce cutting frequency. Use a fertilization program in which the major emphasis in fertilizing the
lawn is in the fall season rather than in the spring to reduce the amount of clippings produced.
Require landscape service providers to recycle (mulch/compost) site landscape maintenance waste.
Plantings
Select turf grasses that require low maintenance are drought and disease resistant, develop strong root
systems, and have a limited height. Use a seed mix of grasses, wildflowers, and other plants that are
native to the region and that naturally grow under site conditions. Select plants that are resistant to
salt injury when exposure is unavoidable due to municipal snow mitigation actions. Clearance of
weeds and non-native invasive species should occur with minimal soil disruption.
Irrigation Management
Minimize irrigation amount and frequency. Control irrigation with rain gauge or soil moisture sensors
to eliminate unnecessary irrigation during or after rain events.
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Responsible Party
Party responsible is the Fund’s Property Manager reporting to the Chief, Operations and Maintenance
Section, Facilities Management Division.
Quality Control
Reports on progress, problem identification and resolution, and achievements, are reported by the
Fund’s property manager to the Chief of Operations and Maintenance Section at least quarterly.
These reports are reviewed by Facilities Management’s Health Safety and Environmental Officer and
any problems identified are discussed with the responsible party and a resolution is developed.
Time Period
This plan will be put in place for the life of the building, receiving updates yearly to maintain a high
standard in environmental policy. This policy will be revised as necessary to continue to meet or
exceed the LEED-EB requirements.