Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 53.62
Liaison Michael Kensler
Submission Date Jan. 11, 2016
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Auburn University
OP-4: Building Design and Construction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.07 / 3.00 Jim Carroll
Capital Project Plan Architect
University Architect
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Does the institution have any building space certified under the following green building rating systems for new construction and major renovations?:
Yes or No
LEED or another 4-tier rating system used by an Established Green Building Council (GBC) Yes
The DGNB system, Green Star, or another 3-tier GBC rating system No
BREEAM, CASBEE, or another 5-tier GBC rating system No
The Living Building Challenge 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 of certified buildings and ratings:

Auburn University utilized LEED principles for a the design and construction of a number of buildings, but only 1 building on the main campus from the last 5 years has completed the entire LEED certification process and received designation, which is the LEED Silver - OIT Building.


Total floor area of eligible building space (design and construction):
1,791,940 Square feet

Floor area of building space that is certified at each level under a 4-tier rating system for new construction and major renovations used by an Established Green Building Council::
Certified Floor Area
Minimum Level (e.g. LEED Certified) 0 Square feet
3rd Highest Level (e.g. LEED Silver) 63,948 Square feet
2nd Highest Level (e.g. LEED Gold) 0 Square feet
Highest Achievable Level (e.g. LEED Platinum) 0 Square feet

Floor area of building space that is certified at each level under a 3-tier rating system for new construction and major renovations used by an Established Green Building Council::
Certified Floor Area
Minimum Level 0 Square feet
Mid-Level 0 Square feet
Highest Achievable Level 0 Square feet

Floor area of building space that is certified at each level under a 5-tier rating system for new construction and major renovations used by an Established Green Building Council::
Certified Floor Area
Minimum Level 0 Square feet
4th Highest Level 0 Square feet
Mid-Level 0 Square feet
2nd Highest Level 0 Square feet
Highest Achievable Level 0 Square feet

Floor area of building space certified Living under the Living Building Challenge:
0 Square feet

Floor area of building space that is certified at any level under other green building rating systems for new construction and major renovations:
0 Square feet

Floor area of building space that was designed and constructed in accordance with green building policies or guidelines but NOT certified:
0 Square feet

A copy of the guidelines or policies :
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The date the guidelines or policies were adopted:
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A brief description of the green building guidelines or policies and/or a list or sample of buildings covered:
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A brief description of how the institution ensures compliance with green building design and construction guidelines and policies:
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The website URL where information about the institution’s certified buildings and/or green building design and construction guidelines or policies is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

As a publicly-funded institution in the state of Alabama, Auburn University is effectively precluded by Executive Order 39 from utilizing LEED as a certification program for design and construction of university-funded projects. As such, Facilities Management is in the process of formalizing and adopting Design and Construction Standards that incorporate LEED principles/practices, with an anticipated adoption date in 2016. As such, all major capital projects taking place on campus in the future will be required to be built utilizing these practices, even though we are precluded from taking advantage of the formal LEED-certification process, or similar rating schemes.

In addition to the OIT Building, the university also received LEED Silver recognition for the Aquatic Resources Management Center in 2012. This square footage, however, is not included in the totals above because it lies outside the operational boundary for the scope of our STARS assessment.


As a publicly-funded institution in the state of Alabama, Auburn University is effectively precluded by Executive Order 39 from utilizing LEED as a certification program for design and construction of university-funded projects. As such, Facilities Management is in the process of formalizing and adopting Design and Construction Standards that incorporate LEED principles/practices, with an anticipated adoption date in 2016. As such, all major capital projects taking place on campus in the future will be required to be built utilizing these practices, even though we are precluded from taking advantage of the formal LEED-certification process, or similar rating schemes.

In addition to the OIT Building, the university also received LEED Silver recognition for the Aquatic Resources Management Center in 2012. This square footage, however, is not included in the totals above because it lies outside the operational boundary for the scope of our STARS assessment.

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