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also access the Arc performance platform , a technology company owned by GBCI. The Arc platform provides tools to measure, track, and score performance across five key areas: energy, water, waste, transportation, and human experience. The platform is available to projects of all size, with many tools available for free. Toady, more than 21,000 projects in 135 countries use Arc to track their data across 5.5 billion square feet of commercial and residential space. Projects do not need to be LEED-certified to utilize the platform. Arc Re-Entry helps facility and portfolio managers measure, manage, and benchmark infection-control practices and performance. Arc Re-Entry encompasses facility management policies and procedures, occupant experiences, and measured indoor air quality. It provides practical tools to evaluate individual facilities and entire portfolios. Participants can track their progress or compare performance to others around the world. High-performing participants can earn the LEED Safety First Pilot Credit for Arc Re-Entry , along with supporting communication tools, such as key performance metrics and scorecards. To date, more than 51 million square feet in 110 facilities around the world are using Arc Re-Entry as part of their infection-control management systems. Any project, anywhere in the world can use Arc Re-Entry for free – create a project, add data, view scores. Learn more at www.arcskoru. com/re-entry Significant projects using LEED Safety First credits include: The LEED Gold Bank of America Plaza, an existing building recertification project in Dallas, Texas owned by Metropolis Investment Holdings, was one of the first companies to pursue a LEED Safety First credit. The Bank of America Plaza was awarded the Safety First “Cleaning and Disinfecting” credit, validating that it is using janitorial best practices throughout the plaza. Other properties owned by Metropolis Investment Holdings that received Safety First credits include NBC Tower in Chicago, Pennzoil Place in Houston and One Liberty Place in Houston. Their high rise in San Francisco also received a Safety First credit as part of its recent LEED Platinum re-certification.  Returning students will also benefit as numerous schools and university facilities have been awarded Safety First credits – from the UC Davis Shields Library and UC Santa Cruz Silicon Valley’s Baskin School of U. S . GREEN BUI LDING COUNC I L