Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 60.18
Liaison James Biesecker
Submission Date March 7, 2016
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Gettysburg College
OP-3: Building Operations and Maintenance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.55 / 4.00 Jim Biesecker
Associate Vice President of Facilities Planning & Management
Facilities Services
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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) Yes
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

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A brief description of the green building rating system(s) used and/or a list or sample of certified buildings and ratings:
Our Jaeger Fitness Center is LEED Gold certified.

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Total floor area of eligible building space (operations and maintenance):
1,708,000 Square feet

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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) 55,000 Square feet
Highest Achievable Level (e.g. LEED Platinum) 0 Square feet

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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:
1,653,000 Square feet

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A copy of the sustainable building operations and maintenance guidelines or policies:
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The date the guidelines or policies were formally adopted:
Jan. 1, 2007

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A brief description of the sustainable building operations and maintenance program and/or a list or sample of buildings covered:
Gettysburg College's president Janet Morgan Riggs signed the American College and University President's Climate Commitment (designed by ACUPCC) in 2007.

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A brief description of how the institution ensures compliance with sustainable building operation and maintenance guidelines and policies:
Gettysburg College honors its commitment to The Presidents' Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) in its current building operations and maintenance. A policy to guide more specific sustainability practices is forthcoming.

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The website URL where information about the institution’s certified buildings and/or sustainable operations and maintenance guidelines or policies is available:
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