Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 47.04
Liaison Debbie Liddick
Submission Date April 21, 2023

STARS v2.2

Black Hills State University
OP-4: Building Operations and Maintenance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.15 / 5.00 Deborah Liddick
AD of Facilities Services and Sustainability
Facilities Services
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Total floor area of existing building space:
835,385 Square feet

Floor area of existing building space operated and maintained in accordance with a sustainable management policy/program and/or a green building rating system:
Existing floor area
Certified at the highest achievable level under a multi-attribute, Green Building Council (GBC) rating system focused on the operations and maintenance of existing buildings (e.g., LEED O+M Platinum) 0 Square feet
Certified at the 2nd highest level under a 4- or 5-tier, multi-attribute, GBC rating system focused on the operations and maintenance of existing buildings (e.g., LEED O+M Gold) 0 Square feet
Certified at mid-level under a 3- or 5-tier, multi-attribute, GBC rating system focused on the operations and maintenance of existing buildings (e.g., BREEAM-In Use Very Good) 0 Square feet
Certified at a step above minimum level under a 4 -or 5–tier, multi-attribute, GBC rating system focused on the operations and maintenance of existing buildings (e.g., LEED O+M Silver) 0 Square feet
Certified at minimum level under a multi-attribute, GBC rating system focused on the operations and maintenance of existing buildings (e.g., BREEAM In-Use Pass or LEED O+M Certified) 0 Square feet
Certified at any level under a non-GBC rating system or single-attribute rating system focused on the operations and maintenance of existing buildings 0 Square feet
Operated and maintained in accordance with a multi-attribute, sustainable management policy/program, but not certified under an O+M rating system 0 Square feet
Operated and maintained in accordance with a single-attribute, sustainable management policy/program, but not certified under an O+M rating system
 124,210 Square feet
Total 124,210 Square feet

Percentage of existing building space certified under a green building rating system rating system focused on the operations and maintenance of existing buildings:
0

A brief description of the sustainable operations and maintenance policy/program and/or O+M rating system(s) used:
BHSU campus wide operates under a energy saving's performance contract (UNESCO) that includes energy savings of electrical, natural gas and water consumption. Campus wide, we use green cleaning methods. All buildings have a 3M twist and fill dispensing system that uses green seal certified products. The Student Union, Bordeaux Hall and Life Science buildings are all certified LEED Silver.

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Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainable operations and maintenance program is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Square footage of buildings under LEED Silver certification were reviewed and confirmed that they are operated and maintained at the LEED Silver certification level.
Student Union 2009, certified Gold, Sq ft 47,666
Bordeaux Hall 2019, certified Silver, Sq ft 50,462
Science Bldg 2010, certified Silver, Sq ft 26,082

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