Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 73.93
Liaison Jen Maxwell
Submission Date April 19, 2019
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STARS v2.1

Appalachian State University
OP-4: Building Design and Construction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.09 / 3.00 Michelle Novacek
Process Analyst
Physical Plant
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Total floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space (include projects completed within the previous five years) :
545,696 Square feet

Certified Projects 

Floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space certified Living under the Living Building Challenge:
0.10 Square feet

Floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space certified at each level under a rating system for design and construction used by an Established Green Building Council (GBC) :
Certified Floor Area
LEED BD+C Platinum or at the highest achievable level under another rating system 0.10 Square feet
LEED BD+C Gold or at the 2nd highest level under another 4- or 5-tier GBC rating system 210,564 Square feet
Certified at mid-level under a 3- or 5-tier GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g. BREEAM, CASBEE, DGNB, Green Star) 0.10 Square feet
LEED BD+C Silver or at a step above minimum level under another 4- or 5-tier GBC rating system 312,924 Square feet
LEED BD+C Certified or certified at minimum level under another GBC rating system 0.10 Square feet

Floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space certified under a non-GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g. Green Globes NC, Certified Passive House):
0.10 Square feet

Percentage of newly constructed or renovated building space certified under a green building rating system for design and construction:
95.93

If reporting certified projects, provide:

A brief description of the green building rating system(s) used and/or a list of certified buildings and ratings:
GOLD: Cone Residence Hall (2013) 58,589 GSF GOLD: Mountaineer Residence Hall (2012) 118,985 GSF GOLD: Plemmons Student Union Addition (2013) 55,479 GSF SILVER: Trivett Dining Hall , 25,204 GSF SILVER: Belk Residence Hall, (2016) 35,766 GSF SILVER: Summit Residence Hall (2015) 107,518 GSF SILVER: Appalachian Hall (2017) 21,060 Uncertified but Green: Howard Street Hall (2017) 22,208 GSF

If reporting uncertified projects, provide:

Uncertified Projects 

Floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space that is NOT certified, but that was designed and constructed in accordance with published green building guidelines and policies:
22,207 Square feet

If reporting published green building guidelines or policies, provide the following:

A copy of the green building guidelines or policies :
UNC Sustainability Policy.pdf

The green building guidelines or policies:
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Do the green building guidelines or policies cover the following?:
Yes or No
Impacts on the surrounding site (e.g. guidelines to reuse previously developed land, protect environmentally sensitive areas, and otherwise minimize site impacts) Yes
Energy consumption (e.g. policies requiring a minimum level of energy efficiency for buildings and their systems) Yes
Building-level energy metering Yes
Use of environmentally preferable materials (e.g. guidelines to minimize the life cycle impacts associated with building materials) Yes
Indoor environmental quality (i.e. guidelines to protect the health and comfort of building occupants) Yes
Water consumption (e.g. requiring minimum standards of efficiency for indoor and outdoor water use) Yes
Building-level water metering Yes

A brief description of the green building guidelines or policies and/or a list or sample of buildings covered:
College of Ed Annex (Lucy Brock) AppalCART Operations and Maintenance Facility Belk Library and Information Commons Cone Residence Hall George G. Beasley Broadcasting Complex Plemmons Student Union Addition Reich College of Education Summit Residence Hall

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A brief description of how the institution ensures compliance with green building design and construction guidelines and policies:
This NC General Statute applies to buildings over 20,000 gross sf or greater and requires energy performance modeling, reporting and verification, with commissioning.

Optional Fields 

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/ByArticle/Chapter_143/Article_8C.html

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
See http://www.nc-sco.com/documents/guidelines/EEREPORT.pdf

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