| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 57.66 |
| Liaison | Michael Kensler |
| Submission Date | Jan. 23, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Auburn University
OP-3: Building Operations and Maintenance
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.50 / 5.00 |
Amy
Strickland Program Manager Office of Sustainability |
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indicates that no data was submitted for this field
Total floor area of building space:
1,100,565.82
Square meters
O+M Certified Space
Building space must be certified under a rating system focusing on the operations and maintenance of existing buildings (e.g. LEED O+M) to count as certified space for this credit. Sustainability in new construction and major renovation projects (e.g. LEED BD+C certification) is covered in the Building Design and Construction credit.
| Certified Floor Area | |
| LEED O+M Platinum or the highest achievable level under another GBC rating system | 0 Square meters |
| LEED O+M Gold or the 2nd highest level under another 4- or 5-tier GBC rating system | 0 Square meters |
| Certified at mid-level under a 3- or 5-tier GBC rating system (e.g. BREEAM-In Use, CASBEE for Existing Buildings, DGNB, Green Star Performance) | 0 Square meters |
| LEED O+M Silver or at a step above minimum level under another 4 -or 5–tier GBC rating system | 0 Square meters |
| LEED O+M Certified or certified at minimum level under another GBC rating system | 0 Square meters |
Floor area of building space that is certified under a non-GBC rating system for the operations and maintenance of existing buildings, e.g. BOMA BESt, Green Globes CIEB:
0
Square meters
Percentage of building space certified under a green building rating system for the operations and maintenance of existing buildings:
0
If reporting certified space, provide:
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If reporting uncertified space, provide the following:
Uncertified Space
Indoor Air Quality Management
0
A copy of the IAQ management policy or protocol:
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The website URL where the IAQ policy/protocol may be found:
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Green Cleaning
100
A copy or the green cleaning policy:
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A brief description of how green cleaning is incorporated into cleaning contracts:
The use of green cleaning practices, and associated product purchases, are guided by the Auburn University Facilities Management Sustainable Operations Guidelines and through specific contract language with contracted custodial services.
Energy Management and Benchmarking
100
A brief description of the energy management or benchmarking program:
We utilize the eSight Platform to monitor energy, water, and gas consumption on a per building basis and to help educate building occupants on consumption performance. The eSight Platform pulls data from monitoring systems on campus to provide up-to-date information. For instance, Auburn University uses the Johnson Controls (JCI) Metasys system for managing building systems. All of our DDC (Direct Digital Control) technology is mapped into Metasys. We are able to trend data from the points mapped into Metasys. This allows us to monitor the usage of equipment and diagnose when problems arise. It also provides a vehicle to monitor the effect of energy management improvements that are made within the buildings. Our chilled water and hot water systems are metered through the JCI system. Even buildings with pneumatic technology, have some points mapped into the system. It may stop at the chilled and hot water interfaces that supply the heating and cooling to the buildings, or it may go down to the air handler level. We also utilize Aclara for automatic meter reading for electric, gas, and domestic water at most buildings. Together these technologies help us achieve our goal of reducing the EUI of campus by 20% by 2020 from a 2006 baseline, among other goals outlined in the Energy Reduction Strategy (http://www.auburn.edu/administration/facilities/organization/operations/utilities-energy/energy-management/Energy%20Reduction%20Strategy%20August%202017.pdf). In addition, our Facilities Management Sustainable Operations Guidelines call for the development of energy & water reduction targets, continued monitoring of consumption data, and benchmarking within campus and against peer institutions.
Water Management and Benchmarking
100
A brief description of the water management or benchmarking program:
We utilize the eSight Platform to monitor energy, water, and gas consumption on a per building basis and to help educate building occupants on consumption performance. The eSight Platform pulls data from monitoring systems on campus to provide up-to-date information. We utilize Aclara for automatic meter reading for domestic water at most buildings. Together these technologies help us achieve our goal of a reduction of water intensity by 20% by 2020 compared to a 2010 baseline, among other water and energy goals outlined in the Energy Reduction, which covers all purchased utilities (http://www.auburn.edu/administration/facilities/organization/operations/utilities-energy/energy-management/Energy%20Reduction%20Strategy%20August%202017.pdf). In addition, our Facilities Management Sustainable Operations Guidelines call for the development of energy & water reduction targets, continued monitoring of consumption data, and benchmarking within campus and against peer institutions.
Optional Fields
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The above referenced Energy Reduction Strategy can be found at: http://www.auburn.edu/administration/facilities/organization/operations/utilities-energy/energy-management/Energy%20Reduction%20Strategy%20August%202017.pdf.
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