| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.01 |
| Liaison | Lissette Hernandez |
| Submission Date | July 1, 2024 |
Florida International University
OP-3: Building Design and Construction
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.60 / 3.00 |
Lissette
Hernandez Director Parking and Transportation |
Total floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space:
Floor area of eligible building space designed and built in accordance with published green building codes, policies, and/or rating systems:
| Floor area | |
| Certified at the highest achievable level under a multi-attribute GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g., LEED BD+C Platinum or Certified Living Building) | 0 Square feet |
| Certified at the 2nd highest level under a 4- or 5-tier, multi-attribute GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g., LEED BD+C Gold) | 0 Square feet |
| Certified at mid-level under a 3- or 5-tier, multi-attribute GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g., BREEAM Very Good) | 0 Square feet |
| Certified at a step above minimum level under ar 4- or 5-tier, multi-attribute GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g., LEED BD+C Silver) | 110,346 Square feet |
| Certified at minimum level under a multi-attribute GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g., LEED BD+C Certified) | 356,130 Square feet |
| Certified/verified at any level under a multi-attribute, non-GBC rating system for design and construction, a green building code, or a single-attribute rating system for design and construction | 0 Square feet |
| Designed and built in accordance with a multi-attribute green building code, policy, guideline, or rating system, but not certified/verified | 19,424 Square feet |
| Designed and built in accordance with a single-attribute green building code, policy, guideline, or rating system, but not certified/verified | 0 Square feet |
| Total | 485,900 Square feet |
Percentage of newly constructed or renovated building space certified under a green building rating system for design and construction:
A list of new construction and major renovation projects that indicates the green building code, policy/guideline, or rating system that applies to each building:
School of International & Public Affairs II - 79,761 sf LEED Silver 2022
Wellness & Recreation Center Expansion - 30,585 sf LEED Silver 2018
International Center for Tropical Botany - 16,130 sf LEED Certified 2019
Tamiami Hall - 340,000 sf LEED Certified 2022
Emergency Operations Center Expansion - 14,477 sf designed and built to LEED Standards 2022
Multipurpose Practice Fields Support Building - 4,947 sf designed and built to LEED Standards 2018
Florida International University (FIU) is committed to producing buildings that comply with sustainable energy conservation strategies and standards equivalent to a minimum LEED Silver Certification. Although building projects at FIU are not required to seek LEED certification, they must be built to at least a LEED Silver level.
An inventory of new construction and major renovation projects that indicates the green building code, policy/guideline, or rating system that applies to each building:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Florida International University (FIU) is committed to producing buildings that comply with sustainable energy conservation strategies and standards (minimum LEED Silver Certification). Although building projects at FIU are not required to seek LEED certification, they must be built to at least a LEED Silver level. The Florida Building Code Energy Conservation requirement, which all FIU new construction and major renovation projects align with, reflects many of the LEED Silver standards.
FIU’s environmentally friendly building strategies include campuses located on brownfield sites, constructing new buidings to the Silver Certification standard set by the U.S. Green Building Council, and natural disaster mitigation. The FIU Building Standards include sustainability requirements for new construction on campus including operational efficiency, disaster mitigation and sustainable design.
FIU's first campus is built on the brownfield site of an abandoned airport. The Biscayne Bay Campus is located on the brownfield site of an ill-fated international exposition called Interama. Today, both campuses are models of urban sustainability. In addition, FIU's Engineering Center is located in a complex originally built for biomedical equipment manufacturing and research.
All new construction must meet all FIU hurricane preparedness standards including compliance with county and state building codes. Florida maintains the most robust loss-prevention standards in the United States and the strongest building codes among coastal states. In some cases, hurricane preparedness in new construction enhances sustainability of FIU buildings through resilience.
Notable initiatives include:
The Green School of International and Public Affairs' Building II is energy-efficient, high-tech and built to LEED Silver standards. Utilizing triangulated geometry, its uniquely designed west facade is skewed 30 degrees from due west to reduce the substantial afternoon sun and heat load.
The International Center for Tropical Botany features a native plant landscape with over 900 new tree plantings of over 150 species of native hardwood hammock species. Many of the plants are labeled so that the public can learn about appropriate native plants for their landscapes.
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