1. No composite, particleboard or other formaldehyde or phenol-emitting "wood product" shelving, kitchen or bathroom cupboards, or for closet doors in unit;
2. Hard surface (moppable) low-VOC (volatile organic compound) flooring in unit and path of travel;
3. Plumb and wire unit for washer and dryer for installation by resident;
4. Wire unit and path of travel for ballast-free light fixtures as an alternative to fluorescent or halogen, provide means of stopping power to stove clock;
5. Large cupboard or walk-in closet, equivalent or bigger than other residents' storage in common area, wired for an exhaust fan or with operable window;
6. Finish walls and ceiling of unit and paths of travel with no or low-VOC-emitting durable surface or coating; provide fume and vapor barrier between the unit and neighbors' units using Dennyfoil or equivalent product; finish exteriors with metal siding, autoclaved aerated concrete, other low-maintenance pre-colored surface;
7. Install wiring and outlets adequate for electric cooking, space heaters, air filters, hot water, air conditioning, medical equipment on independent circuits; no gas appliances or gas heat for unit;
8. Design landscaping and foundations to require no chemical maintenance, use plantings that mitigate airborne mold or pollens upwind or along the paths of travel to the unit and common areas; no combustion-fueled landscape maintenance equipment i.e. leaf-blower, lawn mower, chain saw;
9. Install wiring for neighbors’ and complex’ electrical appliances elsewhere than adjacent to the unit (so no common wall, ceiling or floor backing electrical panel, refrigerator, fluorescents, computer, microwave oven, re-chargers, transformers, cell or portable phone equipment of neighbors);
10. Placement of unit: protect from cell phone tower, substation, power lines; laundry exhaust, smokers' units or gathering place; barbeque or outdoor cooking area; swimming pool chlorine fumes; landscaping with chemical maintenance, airborne mold or pollen; asphalt, traffic or parking lot fumes, combustion or gas fumes.
Susan Molloy, M.A., Policy Analyst. 8657 Hansa Trail, Snowflake, AZ 85937, (928) 536-4625, susanm@cybertrails.com
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