Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 67.49
Liaison Elizabeth Swiman
Submission Date March 15, 2023

STARS v2.2

Florida State University
OP-4: Building Operations and Maintenance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.60 / 5.00 Elizabeth Swiman
Director of Campus Sustainability
Facilities
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Total floor area of existing building space:
13,610,426 Square feet

Floor area of existing building space operated and maintained in accordance with a sustainable management policy/program and/or a green building rating system:
Existing floor area
Certified at the highest achievable level under a multi-attribute, Green Building Council (GBC) rating system focused on the operations and maintenance of existing buildings (e.g., LEED O+M Platinum) 0 Square feet
Certified at the 2nd highest level under a 4- or 5-tier, multi-attribute, GBC rating system focused on the operations and maintenance of existing buildings (e.g., LEED O+M Gold) 0 Square feet
Certified at mid-level under a 3- or 5-tier, multi-attribute, GBC rating system focused on the operations and maintenance of existing buildings (e.g., BREEAM-In Use Very Good) 0 Square feet
Certified at a step above minimum level under a 4 -or 5–tier, multi-attribute, GBC rating system focused on the operations and maintenance of existing buildings (e.g., LEED O+M Silver) 0 Square feet
Certified at minimum level under a multi-attribute, GBC rating system focused on the operations and maintenance of existing buildings (e.g., BREEAM In-Use Pass or LEED O+M Certified) 0 Square feet
Certified at any level under a non-GBC rating system or single-attribute rating system focused on the operations and maintenance of existing buildings 0 Square feet
Operated and maintained in accordance with a multi-attribute, sustainable management policy/program, but not certified under an O+M rating system 10,897,897 Square feet
Operated and maintained in accordance with a single-attribute, sustainable management policy/program, but not certified under an O+M rating system
 0 Square feet
Total 10,897,897 Square feet

Percentage of existing building space certified under a green building rating system rating system focused on the operations and maintenance of existing buildings:
0

A brief description of the sustainable operations and maintenance policy/program and/or O+M rating system(s) used:
Spread across the numerous departments that make up our Facilities organization, our spaces are operated and maintained under several policies, procedures, and best practices in accordance (but not certified) with LEED O+M:
- heat island reduction
- light pollution reduction
- site management, including non-natives management and reduced fertilizer use (Grounds)
- IPM program (Grounds)
- energy performance & efficiency, including set points, occupancy scheduling (Utilities)
- preventative maintenance program (multiple departments) - continual monitoring of equipment / minimization of equipment failure
- refrigerant management program (multiple departments)
- waste performance (multiple departments)
- IAQ program (multiple departments)
- tobacco / smoke control program
- green cleaning (Building Services)
- energy & water consumption and tracking (Utilities)

additionally, our Building Automation System enables the University to provide comfortable safe workplace conditions and provides the backbone for efficient, normal, and emergency operations while saving energy. The ability to provide valuable information for operating and troubleshooting equipment as well as support data for planning and smart campus operations is a valuable asset in support of our goals for enhanced experience for students, faculty and research.

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Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainable operations and maintenance program is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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