Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 77.24
Liaison Jim Dees
Submission Date June 10, 2015
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STARS v2.0

Appalachian State University
OP-3: Building Operations and Maintenance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.42 / 4.00 Michelle Novacek
Process Analyst
Physical Plant
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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:
None

Total floor area of eligible building space (operations and maintenance):
4,585,640 Square feet
+ Date Revised: July 10, 2015

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) ---
3rd Highest Level (e.g. LEED Silver) 0 Square feet
+ Date Revised: July 10, 2015
2nd Highest Level (e.g. LEED Gold) 0 Square feet
+ Date Revised: July 10, 2015
Highest Achievable Level (e.g. LEED Platinum) ---

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 ---
Mid-Level ---
Highest Achievable Level ---

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 ---
4th Highest Level ---
Mid-Level ---
2nd Highest Level ---
Highest Achievable Level ---

Floor area of building space that is certified at any level under other green building rating systems for existing buildings:
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Floor area of building space that is maintained in accordance with formally adopted sustainable building operations and maintenance guidelines or policies, but NOT certified:
4,331,436 Square feet

A copy of the sustainable building operations and maintenance guidelines or policies:
The date the guidelines or policies were formally adopted:
Aug. 2, 2007

A brief description of the sustainable building operations and maintenance program and/or a list or sample of buildings covered:
CHAPELL WILSON HALL EDWIN DUNCAN HALL APPALAIR (SHED) NORTH CAROLINA RESEARCH CAMPUS - KANNAPOLIS STUDENT RECREATION CENTER RANKIN SCIENCE SOUTH (NEW) LIBRARY PARKING DECK CENTRAL DINING HALL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION INDOOR PRACTICE FACILITY PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE MCKINNEY ALUMNI CENTER CONSTRUCTION TRAILER ASU-TOWN WATER INTERCONNECT ELECTRICAL FOR NEW DORM - TEMPORARY TEMPORARY CRANE SERVICE FOR NEW LLC RESIDENCE TOWER SITE PLEMMONS ADDITION SINGING NEWS BUILDING BARN-BLACKBURN/VANNOY TRUST CAMP BROADSTONE DARK SKY OBSERVATORY ALL DORMS - GENERAL HOUSING ALL CAMPUS GROUNDS CONFIDENCE COURSE UNIVERSITY TENNIS COURTS OUTDOOR LIGHTING GREER HALL (I.G. GREER) D. D. DOUGHERTY BUILDING L. S. DOUGHERTY BUILDING LUCY BROCK CHILD CENTER RANKIN SCIENCE WEST (OLD) SMITH WRIGHT HALL KATHERINE HARPER / KERR SCOTT ANNE BELK HALL SANFORD HALL VARSITY GYMNASIUM WALKER HALL (JOHN A. WALKER) WEY HALL (HERBERT W. WEY) BROYHILL MUSIC CENTER LEGENDS QUINN RECREATION CENTER RALEY HALL (THELMA C. RALEY) TURCHIN ART CENTER PLEMMONS STUDENT UNION OWENS FIELD HOUSE KIDD BREWER STADIUM DOUGHERTY ADMIN BUILDING (B. B. DOUGHERTY) FOUNDERS HALL WINKLER RESIDENCE HALL PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH HOUSE UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE FRANK RESIDENCE HALL BELK RESIDENCE HALL MILES ANNAS STUDENT SERVICES TRIVETTE HALL J. C. GREENE CHILD CARE CENTER BEASLEY BROADCASTING COMPLEX CHANCELLOR'S HOME (APPALACHIAN HOUSE) BOWIE RESIDENCE HALL JUSTICE RESIDENCE HALL NEWLAND RESIDENCE HALL GARDNER RESIDENCE HALL COLTRANE RESIDENCE HALL DOUGHTON RESIDENCE HALL EAST RESIDENCE HALL HOEY RESIDENCE HALL LOVILL RESIDENCE HALL WHITE RESIDENCE HALL CANNON RESIDENCE HALL CONE RESIDENCE HALL EGGERS RESIDENCE HALL FARTHING AUDITORIUM APPALACHIAN HEIGHTS JET (JOHN E. THOMAS HALL) STEAM / BOILER PLANT ESTES APTS / BLDG SERVICES CAP SCIENCE COMPLEX HOLMES CONVOCATION CENTER

A brief description of how the institution ensures compliance with sustainable building operation and maintenance guidelines and policies:
For all campus buildings, ASU's full-time Energy Manager monitors and reports to the Physical Plant Director the monthly readings on: *Energy consumption (Building-level energy metering) *Water consumption (Building-level water metering) *Indoor environmental air quality (this is also augmented by a green cleaning / green chemical policy) *Purchasing policies direct a preference for energy-star and environmentally preferable products (including recycled content and green seal products.) ++++ Any and all ASU employees are obligated to abide by all state laws including SL 2007-546 establishing the goal of reducing energy consumption in state agencies by 20% by the end of fiscal year 2009-2010 and 30% by the end of fiscal year 2014-2015 from a 2003-2004 baseline year. http://www.ncleg.net/sessions/2007/bills/senate/html/s668v6.html

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:
Green cleaning policy http://physicalplant.appstate.edu/services/environmental-services Leed certified and Leed pending SF has been subtracted from the overall campus total of 5,110,782 SF. *175,402 SF Pending certification (Summit Res Hall, Appalachian Hall (Summit Annex), PSU Addition)

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