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":
3,924,355 Square feet

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:
3,924,355 Square feet

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

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

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

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

The website URL where a copy of the institution's guidelines or policies for sustainable building operations and maintenance is available :
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.


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

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