Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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Overall Score | 54.25 |
Liaison | Sarah Fortner |
Submission Date | March 1, 2019 |
Executive Letter | Download |
Carleton College
OP-4: Building Design and Construction
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.01 / 3.00 |
Alexandra
Miller Sustainability Program Coordinator Energy and Sustainability |
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Total floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space (include projects completed within the previous five years) :
72,499
Square feet
Certified Projects
0
Square feet
Floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space certified at each level under a rating system for design and construction used by an Established Green Building Council (GBC) :
Certified Floor Area | |
LEED BD+C Platinum or at the highest achievable level under another rating system | 0 Square feet |
LEED BD+C Gold or at 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 for design and construction (e.g. BREEAM, CASBEE, DGNB, Green Star) | 0 Square feet |
LEED BD+C Silver or at a step above minimum level under another 4- or 5-tier GBC rating system | 0 Square feet |
LEED BD+C Certified or certified at minimum level under another GBC rating system | 0 Square feet |
Floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space certified under a non-GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g. Green Globes NC, Certified Passive House):
0
Square feet
Percentage of newly constructed or renovated building space certified under a green building rating system for design and construction:
0
If reporting certified projects, provide:
Carleton has the following LEED-NC certified buildings:
James and Cassat residence halls - LEED gold (91,536 sf) 2009
Weitz center for creativity- LEED gold (135,000 sf) 2011
If reporting uncertified projects, provide:
Uncertified Projects
58,131
Square feet
If reporting published green building guidelines or policies, provide the following:
The green building guidelines or policies:
Sustainability section in the Carleton Design and Construction Standards requires the new construction to meet LEED Silver standards as a minimum.
Do the green building guidelines or policies cover the following?:
Yes or No | |
Impacts on the surrounding site (e.g. guidelines to reuse previously developed land, protect environmentally sensitive areas, and otherwise minimize site impacts) | Yes |
Energy consumption (e.g. policies requiring a minimum level of energy efficiency for buildings and their systems) | Yes |
Building-level energy metering | Yes |
Use of environmentally preferable materials (e.g. guidelines to minimize the life cycle impacts associated with building materials) | Yes |
Indoor environmental quality (i.e. guidelines to protect the health and comfort of building occupants) | Yes |
Water consumption (e.g. requiring minimum standards of efficiency for indoor and outdoor water use) | Yes |
Building-level water metering | Yes |
A brief description of the green building guidelines or policies and/or a list or sample of buildings covered:
Sustainable building guidelines are integrated into Carleton's construction / design standards (document attached). Standards include a requirement to achieve minimum LEED Silver on all new construction.
None
A brief description of how the institution ensures compliance with green building design and construction guidelines and policies:
Carleton's Manager of Campus Energy and Sustainability reviews design documents at each phase and delivers a written memo to the project manager outlining any aspects that do not meet the sustainability points in Carleton's Construction & Design Standards.
Optional Fields
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Construction TOTAL 2013-2018: Weitz Performance Commons (58,131), Scoville (14,368)
Next Year: New Science and currently tracking LEED Platinum
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