Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 70.78
Liaison Julia Carlow
Submission Date July 25, 2024

STARS v2.2

American University of Sharjah
OP-3: Building Design and Construction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.71 / 3.00 Julia Carlow
Acting Head of Sustainability
Sustainability
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Total floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space:
51,990 Square meters

Floor area of eligible building space designed and built in accordance with published green building codes, policies, and/or rating systems:
Floor area
Certified at the highest achievable level under a multi-attribute GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g., LEED BD+C Platinum or Certified Living Building) 0 Square meters
Certified at the 2nd highest level under a 4- or 5-tier, multi-attribute GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g., LEED BD+C Gold) 0 Square meters
Certified at mid-level under a 3- or 5-tier, multi-attribute GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g., BREEAM Very Good) 23,835 Square meters
Certified at a step above minimum level under ar 4- or 5-tier, multi-attribute GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g., LEED BD+C Silver) 0 Square meters
Certified at minimum level under a multi-attribute GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g., LEED BD+C Certified) 0 Square meters
Certified/verified at any level under a multi-attribute, non-GBC rating system for design and construction, a green building code, or a single-attribute rating system for design and construction 0 Square meters
Designed and built in accordance with a multi-attribute green building code, policy, guideline, or rating system, but not certified/verified 28,155 Square meters
Designed and built in accordance with a single-attribute green building code, policy, guideline, or rating system, but not certified/verified 0 Square meters
Total 51,989.98 Square meters

Percentage of newly constructed or renovated building space certified under a green building rating system for design and construction:
45.85

A list of new construction and major renovation projects that indicates the green building code, policy/guideline, or rating system that applies to each building:

 


NEW CONSTRUCTION (LAST 5 YEARS)


GROSS FLOOR AREA (m²)


Engineering & Sciences Building (ESB) ESTIDAMA Pearl 2 certified


23,835


CAS Chemical Store


45


TOTAL


23,880

 


FULL RENOVATION (LAST 5 YEARS)


GROSS FLOOR AREA (m²)


Chemistry Building (CHM)


5,365


Humanities & Sciences Building (HSB/EB1)


9,120


Student Center Building (SAC)


11,865


TOTAL


26,350

 


FULL RENOVATION (LAST 5 YEARS)


GROSS FLOOR AREA (m²)


Staff Housing Renovation: C-Block Villas (1st Building)


880


Staff Housing Renovation: C-Block Villas (2nd Building)


880


TOTAL


1760

 

The Pearl Rating System is the green building rating system developed by the Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council as part of their sustainable development initiative, Estidama. The system can be applied to communities, buildings and villas, with different requirements for each. Similar to LEED, the Pearl Rating System has various levels of certification, ranging from one to three pearls, and is based on four criteria: environmental, economic, social and cultural. AUS received a "2 Pearl" rating for its newly constructed Enginnering & Science building (ESB), and was the first to achieve the "2 Pearl" rating outside of the emirate of Abu Dhabi.

 

For all major renovation projects in the last 5 years ESTIDAMA guidelines were followed:

 

-      Construction of CAS Chemical Store

 

-      Renovation of Chemistry Building (CHM)

 

-      Renovation of Humanities & Sciences Building (HSB/EB1)

 

-      Renovation of Student Center Building (SAC)

 

-      Renovation of Staff Housing: C-Block Villas (x2 buildings)


An inventory of new construction and major renovation projects that indicates the green building code, policy/guideline, or rating system that applies to each building:
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Website URL where information about the institution’s green building design and construction program is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Data received from Campus Development Department on April 29, 2024.


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