STATE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION - 1821

SAM section 1821 provides state building and facility managers with practices and procedures that will help them achieve operational efficiencies and resource conservation measures for:

1. Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
2. Drought Moratorium
3. Landscaping Practices
4. Maintenance of Building Exteriors, Roofs, Hardscape, and Exterior Painting

State departments should have implemented the practices incorporated into SAM Chapter 1800, Sustainable Operations and Practices, in the operation and maintenance of their facilities.  See the following SAM sections for more information:

• Water Conservation (Section 1835)
• Indoor Environmental Quality (Section 1825)
• Recycling And Waste Diversion (Section 1840)
• Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP) (Section 1845)
• Cleaning Products And Methods (Section 1825.4)