| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.14 |
| Liaison | Bremen Leak |
| Submission Date | July 10, 2024 |
Brigham Young University
OP-3: Building Design and Construction
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.25 / 3.00 |
Bremen
Leak Associate Director Sustainability & Continuity |
Total floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space:
Floor area of eligible building space designed and built in accordance with published green building codes, policies, and/or rating systems:
| Floor area | |
| Certified at the highest achievable level under a multi-attribute GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g., LEED BD+C Platinum or Certified Living Building) | 0 Square feet |
| Certified at the 2nd highest level under a 4- or 5-tier, multi-attribute GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g., LEED BD+C Gold) | 0 Square feet |
| Certified at mid-level under a 3- or 5-tier, multi-attribute GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g., BREEAM Very Good) | 0 Square feet |
| Certified at a step above minimum level under ar 4- or 5-tier, multi-attribute GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g., LEED BD+C Silver) | 0 Square feet |
| Certified at minimum level under a multi-attribute GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g., LEED BD+C Certified) | 0 Square feet |
| Certified/verified at any level under a multi-attribute, non-GBC rating system for design and construction, a green building code, or a single-attribute rating system for design and construction | 0 Square feet |
| Designed and built in accordance with a multi-attribute green building code, policy, guideline, or rating system, but not certified/verified | 745,430 Square feet |
| Designed and built in accordance with a single-attribute green building code, policy, guideline, or rating system, but not certified/verified | 0 Square feet |
| Total | 745,430 Square feet |
Percentage of newly constructed or renovated building space certified under a green building rating system for design and construction:
A list of new construction and major renovation projects that indicates the green building code, policy/guideline, or rating system that applies to each building:
The following projects, completed in the past five years, met BYU's standards for efficiency, safety, and sustainability:
- Physical Plant Grounds Storage - Intramural West: constructed in 2019 (336 s.f.)
- Physical Plant Grounds Storage - Main Campus Equipment: constructed in 2019 (294 s.f.)
- University Police Bike Storage: constructed in 2019 (252 s.f.)
- West View Building: constructed in 2020 (50,159 s.f.)
- Heritage Halls (13): constructed in 2020 (79,420 s.f.)
- Heritage Halls (14): constructed in 2020 (79,359 s.f.)
- Physical Plant Grounds Storage - Central Heating: constructed in 2020 (437 s.f.)
- Physical Plant Grounds Storage - East Campus 1: constructed in 2021 (436 s.f.)
- Physical Plant Grounds Office - East Campus 2: constructed in 2021(436 s.f.)
- Engineering Building: retrocommissioned in 2021 (184,343 s.f.)
- Riviera Apartments (A): renovated in 2022 (12,901 s.f.)
- Riviera Apartments (B): renovated in 2022 (12,901 s.f.)
- Riviera Apartments (C): renovated in 2022 (6,576 s.f.)
- Riviera Apartments (D): renovated in 2022 (18,383 s.f.)
- Riviera Apartments (E): renovated in 2022 (19,297 s.f.)
- Riviera Apartments (F): renovated in 2022 (12,949 s.f.)
- Riviera Apartments (G): renovated in 2022 (19,298 s.f.)
- Riviera Apartments (H): renovated in 2022 (15,919 s.f.)
- Riviera Apartments (I): renovated in 2022 (7,243 s.f.)
- Riviera Apartments (J): renovated in 2022 (14,450 s.f.)
- Riviera Apartments (K): renovated in 2022 (15,920 s.f.)
- Riviera Apartments (L): renovated in 2022 (7,243 s.f.)
- Fox Hollow Building: built in 2023 (10,543 s.f.)
- Music Building: built in 2023 (176,335 s.f.)
BYU's enegy and environmental design standards require architectural and engineering plans to establish "the minimum level of energy efficiency for the proposed building and systems to reduce environmental and economic impacts associated with excessive energy use." They explain further that "BYU is currently not striving to achieve LEED Certifications but are striving to design in a sustainable way that is responsive to cost considerations." Therefore, "LEED-like" design and construction is a commonly stated goal at BYU, where new buildings have been LEED-certified in the past, such as the Hinckley Alumni and Visitors Center (last certified in 2009), but at a cost deemed unnecessary, given that buildings are often funded by sacred tithes and offerings from BYU's sponsoring institution, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. At BYU, LEED-like construction has been shown to yield the same operational benefits, without the added cost of certification.
Additional guidelines cover energy, water, waste, building care, and more. A sampling:
- Building projects involving heating and/or cooling are to be designed to minimize energy consumption and optimize operating efficiency factoring in costs reduction ideas.
- The A/E’s design team is to present energy saving proposals in the design meetings during conceptual and schematic phase.
- A computer generated energy simulation model is to be provided that will create a representation of the anticipated energy consumption of the building. This can be done using any energy simulation software. It is expected that the energy model will be used to help evaluate schematic design schemes and that it will be used as a design tool to help create a high performance architectural design.
- BYU values a tight building enclosure to prevent energy loss through the building skin and to prevent moisture related damage. All wall and roof types and building enclosure details are to be designed such that they include a continuous air barrier, vapor barrier, weather protection and efficient thermal layers. These details are to be reviewed during design meetings. During construction BYU regularly does inspections and tests, such as smoke and pressure tests, on the building enclosure, as part of building commissioning.
- Any deviation from BYU standards/Instructions to A/E parts A thru F must be specifically approved.
An inventory of new construction and major renovation projects that indicates the green building code, policy/guideline, or rating system that applies to each building:
Website URL where information about the institution’s green building design and construction program is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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