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

STARS v3.0

Amherst College
OP-2: Building Operations and Maintenance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.00 / 5.00 Weston Dripps
Director of Sustainability
Sustainability

Criteria

2.1 Percentage of existing buildings managed for sustainability performance

An institution earns 5 points when 100 percent of its existing buildings are A) managed under a green cleaning program, B) individually assessed for energy performance, C) individually assessed for indoor environmental quality (IEQ) performance, D) managed or individually assessed for water performance, and E) third party certified to a green building standard, as detailed in the Technical Manual. Incremental points are available and earned as outlined in the manual.

Measurement

Report on the current status of the institution’s buildings. Building space that is unoccupied (e.g., parking structures), temporary and mobile structures, very small buildings (e.g., less than 500 square meters in size), and new construction and major renovation projects reported in the Building Design and Construction credit may be excluded. 

For further guidance and an updated list of qualifying green building standards, see the STARS Help Center.


Applicability

Applicable to all institutions.


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.