Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 65.89
Liaison Allie Schwartz
Submission Date Aug. 29, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Columbia University
OP-4: Building Design and Construction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.08 / 3.00 Janet Grapengeter
Director, Design and Compliance
Facilities
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Total floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space (include projects completed within the previous five years) :
450,000 Square feet

Certified Projects 

Floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space certified Living under the Living Building Challenge:
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 41,500 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 17,000 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:
13

If reporting certified projects, provide:

A brief description of the green building rating system(s) used and/or a list of certified buildings and ratings:
Columbia University uses LEED and LEED Alternative for renovations and new buildings, and are subject to Local Law 87 Energy Audits for existing buildings, including performing easily achievable ECM's (energy conserving measures).

If reporting uncertified projects, provide:

Uncertified Projects 

Floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space that is NOT certified, but that was designed and constructed in accordance with published green building guidelines and policies:
391,500 Square feet

If reporting published green building guidelines or policies, provide the following:

A copy of the green building guidelines or policies :
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The green building guidelines or policies:
See http://facilities.columbia.edu/sustainability/greenbuilding

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 No
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 No

A brief description of the green building guidelines or policies and/or a list or sample of buildings covered:
See http://facilities.columbia.edu/sustainability/greenbuilding

None
A brief description of how the institution ensures compliance with green building design and construction guidelines and policies:
The University has committed to meeting a minimum of LEED Silver practices for all new construction and major renovations. Manhattanville Campus Plan – certified LEED-ND Platinum Jerome L. Greene Science Center – certified LEED Gold Lenfest Center for the Arts – certified LEED Gold Campbell Sports Center – certified LEED Gold Faculty House – certified LEED Gold Columbia Alumni Center – certified LEED Gold Northwest Corner Building (NWC) – certified LEED Gold Knox Hall – certified LEED Gold Data Science Institute offices in Seeley W. Mudd Building – certified GOLD Studebaker Building – certified LEED Silver (individual floors) Additional URLs referencing Columbia's green building: http://facilities.columbia.edu/sustainability/greenbuilding http://facilities.columbia.edu/columbia-university-s-northwest-corner-building-achieves-leed-gold http://neighbors.columbia.edu/pages/manplanning/proposed_plan/environmental.html http://facultyhouse.columbia.edu/current-news/1

Optional Fields 

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
http://facilities.columbia.edu/sustainability/greenbuilding

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