| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 72.58 |
| Liaison | Tom Twist |
| Submission Date | June 12, 2020 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Bates College
OP-3: Building Operations and Maintenance
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.90 / 5.00 |
Tom
Twist Sustainability Manager Facilities |
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Total floor area of building space:
1,840,000
Square feet
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 feet |
| LEED O+M Gold or the 2nd highest level under another 4- or 5-tier GBC rating system | 0 Square feet |
| 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 feet |
| LEED O+M Silver or at a step above minimum level under another 4 -or 5–tier GBC rating system | 0 Square feet |
| LEED O+M Certified or certified at minimum level under another GBC rating system | 0 Square feet |
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 feet
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:
We build all of our buildings to LEED Silver equivalent, but do not certify, for cost reasons.
If reporting uncertified space, provide the following:
Uncertified Space
Indoor Air Quality Management
100
A copy of the IAQ management policy or protocol:
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:
Our new head of custodial services has just negotiated a new contract with a Gorham, Maine based cleaning company, Genesan, which uses environmentally friendly cleaning products. This company will supply all of our day to day cleaning products.
Bates College uses a series of different Genesan cleaning products that either “meet or exceed environmental sustainability standards set forth by the USDA, EPA, Green Seal, EcoLogo, EU Ecolabel, and are certified 100% CO2 Neutral." The company Genesan began in 2006 and is based in Gorham, ME, maintaining Bates College’s interest in using local products. Genesan offers one of the highest percentage of sustainable products in the industry. Over 54% of Genesan products are classified as bio-based and derived from natural sources. 50% of their raw materials are sourced within 40 miles and 85% are sourced within a 400-mile radius of their production facility which is powered with 100% green energy. Genesan is a company that is certified CO2 neutral and offsets 100% of the carbon generated in the transport of their products from their manufacturing facility to their distributors.
More info on their products here -
http://www.cleaneasier.com/sustainability
Energy Management and Benchmarking
100
A brief description of the energy management or benchmarking program:
We have installed building monitoring and controls for monitoring, goal-setting, and curtailment procedures. We had some of these practices in place previously, but they were performed manually. This is an enormous improvement. We also have involved the faculty and students in our data logging, where they are creating data loggers based on readily accessible parts and open-source software, and using these loggers to develop a temperature profile of each building, so that we can have more exact setback temps and times.
Our now more robust program consists of building-scale monitoring of electricity and steam, as well as an automated BMS to control nighttime and holiday temperature setbacks. We can now monitor the performance of individual buildings on the central steam and electrical loop, and enforce temperature and energy standards across campus.
Water Management and Benchmarking
80
A brief description of the water management or benchmarking program:
In 2014, our Energy Manager, together with our Energy Task Force, set about tracking our water use, and developed a section of our Utility Management Plan dedicated to 1) water monitoring, which takes place every month via city water bills, assessed by the Energy Manager, as well as 2) water management strategies, which include installing low-flow plumbing fixtures (toilets, sinks, shower heads), monitoring steam plant makeup water, and using rain water harvesting and grey water where appropriate.
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