Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 67.18
Liaison Weston Dripps
Submission Date Aug. 19, 2024

STARS v3.0

Amherst College
IL-27: Infrastructure Certification

Status Score Responsible Party
n/a 0.00 /

Criteria

An institution earns 1 bonus point when at least one of its infrastructure projects completed within the previous five years is third party certified under a sustainable infrastructure rating system (e.g., (e.g., BREEAM Infrastructure, Envision, PEER, or SITES). 

An updated list of qualifying standards is available in the STARS Help Center.

Measurement

Report on the certifications awarded and infrastructure projects completed within the previous five years. Infrastructure projects include, but are not limited to, the construction or renovation of bridges, canals, dams, drainage and flood alleviation, landscapes, levees, parks, power generating stations, recycling facilities, roads, stormwater management systems, water treatment plants, and wind farms. 

Building certifications (e.g., LEED BD+C and Parksmart) are addressed in other credits and do not qualify here.


Applicability

This credit is optional.


Scoring


Measurement

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.