Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 72.66
Liaison Megan Litke
Submission Date March 5, 2021

STARS v2.2

American University
OP-3: Building Design and Construction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.45 / 3.00 Courtney Stoner
Sustainability Analyst
Office of Sustainability
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Total floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space:
110,040.26 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) 98,270.29 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) 0 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) 11,769.97 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 0 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 110,040.26 Square meters

Percentage of newly constructed or renovated building space certified under a green building rating system for design and construction:
100

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:
American University uses the LEED rating system to certify its buildings.

See attached file for inventory.

*McKinley and SIS were excluded from these calculations since they were not constructed in the last five years (2013 and 2011, respectively).

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:
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:
*Hall of Science, a LEED Gold building, was not included in this inventory. The building was completed in 2020, but since the space calculations are tied to the population calculations for some operation credits, the Hall of Science was not included in the institutional characteristics, and therefore excluded from this credit.

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