Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 56.19
Liaison Lissette Hernandez
Submission Date May 13, 2016
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Florida International University
OP-3: Building Operations and Maintenance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.50 / 4.00 Alexandra Dutton
Program Manager
Office of University Sustainability
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Does the institution have any building space certified under the following green building rating systems for existing buildings?:
Yes or No
LEED for Existing Buildings or another 4-tier rating system used by an Established Green Building Council (GBC) No
The DGNB system, Green Star Performance, or another 3-tier GBC rating system No
BREEAM-In Use, CASBEE for Existing Building, or another 5-tier GBC rating system 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 or sample of certified buildings and ratings:
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Total floor area of eligible building space (operations and maintenance):
9,774,810 Square feet

Floor area of building space that is certified at each level under a 4-tier rating system for existing buildings used by an Established Green Building Council::
Certified Floor Area
Minimum Level (e.g. LEED Certified) 0 Square feet
3rd Highest Level (e.g. LEED Silver) 0 Square feet
2nd Highest Level (e.g. LEED Gold) 0 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 existing buildings 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 existing buildings used by an Established Green Building Council::
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Floor area of building space that is certified at any level under other green building rating systems for existing buildings:
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Floor area of building space that is maintained in accordance with formally adopted sustainable building operations and maintenance guidelines or policies, but NOT certified:
9,774,810 Square feet

A copy of the sustainable building operations and maintenance guidelines or policies:
The date the guidelines or policies were formally adopted:
March 27, 2014

A brief description of the sustainable building operations and maintenance program and/or a list or sample of buildings covered:
The FIU Campus Master Plan address maintenance of all facilities. It stipulates variable policies with sustainability elements that cover existing buildings. In addition, all buildings at FIU are covered under the FMD Energy Conservation Plan. http://facilities.fiu.edu/planning/masterplans_2010-2020.htm http://facilities.fiu.edu/Documents/Planning/MasterPlans/MasterPlans10_20/CMP_Update_Docs_10_20/CMP_Update_Chapters_10_20/Element_17_Facilities_Maintenance.pdf

A brief description of how the institution ensures compliance with sustainable building operation and maintenance guidelines and policies:
The Facilities Management Department oversees the maintenance and operations of buildings at FIU. The Energy Conservation Plan written by FMD covers sustainable building operations including water conservation, native plantings, purchasing recycled content materials, and energy conservation. The maintenance plan is on-going and continually updated.

The website URL where information about the institution’s certified buildings and/or sustainable operations and maintenance guidelines or policies is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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