| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 75.88 |
| Liaison | Deborah Steinberg |
| Submission Date | Dec. 17, 2024 |
Carnegie Mellon University
OP-22: Rainwater Management
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.00 / 2.00 |
Deborah
Steinberg Green Practices and Sustainability Manager FMCS |
Which of the following best describes the institution’s approach to rainwater management?:
A brief description of the institution’s green infrastructure and LID practices:
Carnegie Mellon University follows all local, state and federal storm water management regulations. More information can be found here http://www.3riverswetweather.org/
All new buildings and large renovation projects are expected to meet a minimum LEED Gold rating, which more often than not includes green stormwater management strategies, such as green roofs.
The Simonds Principles ensure that new construction and major renovations, while remaining true to their immediate purpose, are a constructive and contributive part to the larger whole that is the Carnegie Mellon footprint and influence. The principles have been incorporated into the University's capital planning process, under the auspices of Campus Design and Facility Development. One tenet of these principles is sustainability, which states that the "highest-level environmental sensibilities should be integral... with particular emphasis on energy and water efficiency". This results in low impact and green infrastructure practices on the majority of new construction projects.
A copy of the institution’s rainwater management policy, plan, and/or guidelines:
A brief description of the institution’s rainwater management policy, plan, and/or guidelines that supports the responses above:
Carnegie Mellon University is committed to reducing rainwater runoff from coming to its campus from surrounding areas and to reduce the runoff from its own buildings, to protect flooding inside its campus buildings. Since 2009 we have experienced multiple 100-year floods and have made several infrastructure upgrades to reduce flooding.
The linked pages are from the University's 2022 Institutional Master Plan (IMP). The IMP outlines CMU's long-term vision for the evolution of its facilities and physical spaces. The IMP is updated every 10 years, and each update involves several years of dialogue and input from internal and external stakeholders to ensure CMU is best meeting the needs of the community.
The Simonds Principles, which were develop as guiding principles for new construction and major renovations, were adopted by the CMU Board of Trustees in 2013.
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