Overall Rating Platinum - expired
Overall Score 85.29
Liaison Tonie Miyamoto
Submission Date March 23, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Colorado State University
OP-4: Building Design and Construction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.04 / 3.00 Carol Dollard
Energy Engineer
Facilities Management
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Does the institution have any building space certified under the following green building rating systems for new construction and major renovations?:
Yes or No
LEED or another 4-tier rating system used by an Established Green Building Council (GBC) Yes
The DGNB system, Green Star, or another 3-tier GBC rating system No
BREEAM, CASBEE, or another 5-tier GBC rating system No
The Living Building Challenge No
Other non-GBC rating systems (e.g. BOMA BESt, Green Globes) No

A brief description of the green building rating system(s) used and/or a list of certified buildings and ratings:

LEED Certified: Colorado State Forest Service Building

LEED Silver Certified: Morgan Library Addition

LEED Gold Certified: Behavioral Sciences Building, Student Recreation Center Expansion, Research Innovation Center, Lake Street Parking Garage, Durrell Center, LSC Theatre and Scott Bioengineering Building


Total floor area of eligible building space (design and construction):
1,058,451 Square feet

Floor area of building space that is certified at each level under a 4-tier rating system for new construction and major renovations used by an Established Green Building Council::
Certified Floor Area
Minimum Level (e.g. LEED Certified) 4,444 Square feet
3rd Highest Level (e.g. LEED Silver) 7,000 Square feet
2nd Highest Level (e.g. LEED Gold) 949,026 Square feet
Highest Achievable Level (e.g. LEED Platinum) 0 Square feet

Floor area of building space that is certified at each level under a 3-tier rating system for new construction and major renovations used by an Established Green Building Council::
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Floor area of building space that is certified at each level under a 5-tier rating system for new construction and major renovations used by an Established Green Building Council::
Certified Floor Area
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Mid-Level ---
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Floor area of building space certified Living under the Living Building Challenge:
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Floor area of building space that is certified at any level under other green building rating systems for new construction and major renovations:
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Floor area of building space that was designed and constructed in accordance with green building policies or guidelines but NOT certified:
0 Square feet

A copy of the guidelines or policies :
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The date the guidelines or policies were adopted:
Feb. 11, 2010

A brief description of the green building guidelines or policies and/or a list or sample of buildings covered:
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A brief description of how the institution ensures compliance with green building design and construction guidelines and policies:

CSU has mandated that all new construction be built to nationally accepted LEED Gold standards.

http://www.facilities.colostate.edu/index.asp?url=construction/home

Additional information can be found at: http://www.fm.colostate.edu/projects/


The website URL where information about the institution’s certified buildings and/or green building design and construction guidelines or policies is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

The design team is expected to follow the LEED process and use the LEED rating system as a project guide, regardless of the actual requirements set by the University for specific projects. For all projects, the design team is required to organize the design and coordination efforts to follow the intent of an integrated and collaborative design process. The design process shall be integrated to develop and review design alternatives, perform first cost analyses, gain resolution on the project approach, determine the evaluation criteria, and to develop programmatic and sustainable design goals.


The design team is expected to follow the LEED process and use the LEED rating system as a project guide, regardless of the actual requirements set by the University for specific projects. For all projects, the design team is required to organize the design and coordination efforts to follow the intent of an integrated and collaborative design process. The design process shall be integrated to develop and review design alternatives, perform first cost analyses, gain resolution on the project approach, determine the evaluation criteria, and to develop programmatic and sustainable design goals.

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