Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 48.69
Liaison Tina Evans
Submission Date Aug. 20, 2024

STARS v2.2

Colorado Mountain College
PRE-4: Operational Characteristics

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete N/A Tina Evans
Professor, Sustainability Studies
Sustainability Studies
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Endowment size:
11,443,070 US/Canadian $

Total campus area:
1,244 Acres

Locale:
Small town

IECC climate zone:
7- Very Cold

Gross floor area of building space:
812,469 Gross square feet

Floor area of laboratory space:
6,580 Square feet

Floor area of healthcare space:
2,412 Square feet

Floor area of other energy intensive space:
10,567 Square feet

Additional documentation to support the submission :
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Data was acquired through:



  • https://coloradomtn.edu/

  • Sean Nesbitt's (Director of Facilities) Operations Data Spreadsheet Uploaded Above. Total Campus Area Explanation: As shown in the spreadsheet "CMC-Operations-Data-Sean-Nesbitt", the total campus area equates to 1280 acres. CMC is reporting only 1244 acres since the Buena Vista location is leased out space and is not a campus. 1280 total acres - 36 acres (Buena Vista) = 1244 total acres

  • IECC Climate Zone Website: https://basc.pnnl.gov/images/iecc-climate-zone-map. IECC Logic: Since CMC has many different campuses that are located in different climate zones, it was decided that the majority of CMC campuses are located in climate zone 7 (very cold).

  • Energy Intensive/Healthcare Spaces Square Footage (Data acquired from Sean Nesbitt, Director of Facilities):

    • CMC Server Room - 543 sqft.

    • Vet Tech Science Lab & Prep Space - 2,412 sqft.

    • Spring Valley Kitchen - 3,468 sqft.

    • Steamboat Kitchen - 1,918 sqft.

    • Steamboat Teaching Kitchen - 753 sqft.

    • Leadville Kitchen - 1,790 sqft.

    • Breckenridge Teaching Kitchen -2,095 sqft.




Total: 12,973 sqft.



  • Laboratory Space: CMC does not have research laboratories.

  • Healthcare space: 2,412 sqft. Determined using the codes in the 800 series under the Space Use Codes in the US Department of Education's Postsecondary Education Facilities Inventory and Classification Manual.

  • Other Energy Intensive Space: 10,567 sqft. Determined using Energy Star Portfolio Manager: U.S Energy Use By Property Type.


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