Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 75.35
Liaison Megan Litke
Submission Date March 30, 2016
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American University
OP-3: Building Operations and Maintenance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.50 / 4.00 Amit Paul
Sustainability Coordinator
Office of Sustainability
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Does the institution have any building space certified under the following green building rating systems for existing buildings?:
Yes or No
LEED for Existing Buildings or another 4-tier rating system used by an Established Green Building Council (GBC) No
The DGNB system, Green Star Performance, or another 3-tier GBC rating system No
BREEAM-In Use, CASBEE for Existing Building, or another 5-tier GBC rating system No
Other non-GBC rating systems (e.g. BOMA BESt, Green Globes) No

A brief description of the green building rating system(s) used and/or a list or sample of certified buildings and ratings:
There are currently no buildings on campus certified under these rating systems

Total floor area of eligible building space (operations and maintenance):
358,675.07 Square meters

Floor area of building space that is certified at each level under a 4-tier rating system for existing buildings used by an Established Green Building Council::
Certified Floor Area
Minimum Level (e.g. LEED Certified) Square meters
3rd Highest Level (e.g. LEED Silver) Square meters
2nd Highest Level (e.g. LEED Gold) Square meters
Highest Achievable Level (e.g. LEED Platinum) Square meters

Floor area of building space that is certified at each level under a 3-tier rating system for existing buildings used by an Established Green Building Council::
Certified Floor Area
Minimum Level Square meters
Mid-Level Square meters
Highest Achievable Level Square meters

Floor area of building space that is certified at each level under a 5-tier rating system for existing buildings used by an Established Green Building Council::
Certified Floor Area
Minimum Level Square meters
4th Highest Level Square meters
Mid-Level Square meters
2nd Highest Level Square meters
Highest Achievable Level Square meters

Floor area of building space that is certified at any level under other green building rating systems for existing buildings:
Square meters

Floor area of building space that is maintained in accordance with formally adopted sustainable building operations and maintenance guidelines or policies, but NOT certified:
358,675.07 Square meters

A copy of the sustainable building operations and maintenance guidelines or policies:
The date the guidelines or policies were formally adopted:
May 1, 2010

A brief description of the sustainable building operations and maintenance program and/or a list or sample of buildings covered:
3201 New Mexico Avenue 3201 New Mexico Avenue Parking 4000 Brandywine 4000 Brandywine Parking 4200 Wisconsin Avenue 4200 Wisconsin Avenue Parking 4401 Connecticut 4401 Connecticut Parking 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 Costume Shop Dunblane East Quad Building 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 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 School of International Service Parking Sports Center Sports Center Annex Sports Center Parking Garage Tenley Garage/Maintenance Shop 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 Building

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." We are currently in the LEED EBOM certification process for 2 buildings. As a result of using LEED EB on campus, AU has implemented several policies and standard practices that are applicable in all buildings, not just those pursuing LEEB EB. These policies and practices include a green cleaning policy, green purchasing policy, IPM strategy, and construction standards around water efficient plumbing.

The website URL where information about the institution’s certified buildings and/or sustainable operations and maintenance guidelines or policies is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
We included all applicable building square footage from AU Floor Plans April 2015.

We included all applicable building square footage from AU Floor Plans April 2015.

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