Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 83.26
Liaison Megan Litke
Submission Date Feb. 12, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

American University
OP-1: Building Operations and Maintenance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.63 / 7.00 Emily Curley
Sustainability Coordinator
Sustainability
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Total building space that meets "Eligible Buildings Criteria":
364,584.35 Square meters

Building space that is maintained in accordance with sustainable building operations and maintenance guidelines or policies but is NOT certified under LEED for Existing Buildings: O&M:
364,584.35 Square meters

Building space that is LEED for Existing Buildings: O&M Certified :
0 Square meters

Building space that is LEED for Existing Buildings: O&M Silver certified :
0 Square meters

Building space that is LEED for Existing Buildings: O&M Gold certified :
0 Square meters

Building space that is LEED for Existing Buildings: O&M Platinum certified :
0 Square meters

The website URL where a copy of the institution's guidelines or policies for sustainable building operations and maintenance is available :
http://www.american.edu/loader.cfm?csModule=security/getfile&pageid=2010814

An electronic copy of the guidelines or policies:
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The date(s) the policies or guidelines were adopted:
January 15, 2010

A brief description of how the institution ensures compliance with sustainable building operation and maintenance guidelines and policies:
AU's Green Building policy states that "existing campus facilities will be operated and maintained to be equal to LEED Certified, or better." Our LEED Volume Prototype for Operations and Maintenance has been approved by GBCI, and we have begun the documentation process for a group of 25 existing buildings.

The names and certification levels of all buildings that are certified under LEED for Existing Buildings: O&M:
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The names of all buildings operated and maintained in accordance with similar sustainable operations and maintenance guidelines and policies:
3201 New Mexico Avenue 3201 New Mexico Avenue Parking 4000 Brandywine 4000 Brandywine Parking 4200 Wisconsin Avenue 4200 Wisconsin Avenue Parking 4401 Connecticut Avenue 4545 42nd Street 4545 42nd Street Parking 4620 Wisconsin Avenue 4620 Wisconsin Avenue Parking Anderson Hall Asbury Building Battelle-Tompkins Beeghly Bender Library Butler Pavilion Cassell Hall Centennial Hall Centennial Hall Parking Child Development Clark Hall Dunblane EQB Gray Hall Hamilton Building Hughes Hall Hurst Hall Jack Child Hall Katzen Arts Center Katzen Arts Center Parking Kay Spiritual Life Center Kogod School of Business Kreeger Music Building Leonard Hall Letts Hall Mary Graydon Center McCabe Hall McDowell Hall McKinley Hall Media Production Center Nebraska Hall Osborn Building President's Office Building Public Safety Building Rockwood Building Roper Hall School of International Service SIS Parking Sports Center Sports Center Annex Sports Center Parking Garage Vehicle Maintenance Shop Ward Circle Building Washington College of Law Washington College Of Law Annex Washington College Of Law Annex II Washington College of Law Parking Watkins Art Building

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
We included all building square footage in the October 2013 AU Building Floor Plans.

Data source(s) and notes about the submission

We included all building square footage in the October 2013 AU Building Floor Plans.

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