Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 52.54
Liaison Tom Hartzell
Submission Date Feb. 26, 2020

STARS v2.2

Calvin University
OP-4: Building Operations and Maintenance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.04 / 5.00 Jack Phillips
Mechanical Director
Physical Plant
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Total floor area of existing building space:
2,210,347 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 34,595 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
 0 Square feet
Total 34,595 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:
1.57

A brief description of the sustainable operations and maintenance policy/program and/or O+M rating system(s) used:

The Bunker Interpretive center (5305 ft^2) was certified with LEED Gold rating in 2005. Find more information here: https://calvin.edu/directory/places/bunker-interpretive-center .

The Prince Lodging center (34,595 ft^2) received Green Lodging Michigan Steward Certification in 2010. This (steward) is the second-highest tier in this award, second only to "Leader." This non GBC OM maintenance standard is recorded above, with links in the details below.

See https://calvin.edu/dotAsset/f17c3ed9-508e-44ff-b7c1-39faf56d5166
for the press release on the certification
and https://www.michigan.gov/documents/CIS_EO_GLM_Application_154189_7.pdf
for the program itself.

Note from 4.26.19 (JW):

Bunker is certified for Construction, but not for O+M, so cannot count in above category.


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:

Bunker Interpretive Center was certified LEED Gold in 2005. More info at: https://calvin.edu/directory/places/bunker-interpretive-center

Prince Lodging certified in 2010: see https://calvin.edu/dotAsset/f17c3ed9-508e-44ff-b7c1-39faf56d5166

Information on Indoor Air Quality Management came from Jennifer Ambrose, Environmental Health & Safety Officer.

Calvin does not currently implement a Green Cleaning strategy or policy.

Energy Management and Water Management programs are under CERF (Calvin Energy Recovery Fund) and the spaces highlighted by these programs are monitored and/or analyzed for energy / water savings long-term. See more at : https://calvin.edu/support/energy/

Water management came partly from 370 dorm spaces on campus, in which low-flow shower heads are used to manage water more sustainably.

Energy management came from areas on campus listed above.

Note from 4.26.19:
As of now, CERF cannot count for energy and water benchmarking, because we do not have evidence and language that can support that CERF counts as of now. Working on 4.26.19 to provide that evidence and language, because we believe it may exist.


Bunker Interpretive Center was certified LEED Gold in 2005. More info at: https://calvin.edu/directory/places/bunker-interpretive-center

Prince Lodging certified in 2010: see https://calvin.edu/dotAsset/f17c3ed9-508e-44ff-b7c1-39faf56d5166

Information on Indoor Air Quality Management came from Jennifer Ambrose, Environmental Health & Safety Officer.

Calvin does not currently implement a Green Cleaning strategy or policy.

Energy Management and Water Management programs are under CERF (Calvin Energy Recovery Fund) and the spaces highlighted by these programs are monitored and/or analyzed for energy / water savings long-term. See more at : https://calvin.edu/support/energy/

Water management came partly from 370 dorm spaces on campus, in which low-flow shower heads are used to manage water more sustainably.

Energy management came from areas on campus listed above.

Note from 4.26.19:
As of now, CERF cannot count for energy and water benchmarking, because we do not have evidence and language that can support that CERF counts as of now. Working on 4.26.19 to provide that evidence and language, because we believe it may exist.

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