Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 50.22
Liaison David Petree
Submission Date Dec. 8, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Guilford College
OP-4: Building Design and Construction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.13 / 3.00 Brett Hacker
Director of Facilities and Energy Management
Facilities
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Does the institution have any building space certified under the following green building rating systems for new construction and major renovations?:
Yes or No
LEED or another 4-tier rating system used by an Established Green Building Council (GBC) Yes
The DGNB system, Green Star, or another 3-tier GBC rating system No
BREEAM, CASBEE, or another 5-tier GBC rating system No
The Living Building Challenge 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 of certified buildings and ratings:

Archdale Hall - LEED Silver earned in 2008


Total floor area of eligible building space (design and construction):
93,152 Square feet

Floor area of building space that is certified at each level under a 4-tier rating system for new construction and major renovations 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 new construction and major renovations used by an Established Green Building Council::
Certified Floor Area
Minimum Level ---
Mid-Level ---
Highest Achievable Level ---

Floor area of building space that is certified at each level under a 5-tier rating system for new construction and major renovations used by an Established Green Building Council::
Certified Floor Area
Minimum Level ---
4th Highest Level ---
Mid-Level ---
2nd Highest Level ---
Highest Achievable Level ---

Floor area of building space certified Living under the Living Building Challenge:
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Floor area of building space that is certified at any level under other green building rating systems for new construction and major renovations:
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Floor area of building space that was designed and constructed in accordance with green building policies or guidelines but NOT certified:
93,152 Square feet

A copy of the guidelines or policies :
The date the guidelines or policies were adopted:
May 19, 2007

A brief description of the green building guidelines or policies and/or a list or sample of buildings covered:

Jack Jensen Golf Building: 2013: 1,628 sq. ft.
Stewart Maynard Batting Center: 2011: 2,100 sq. ft.
Founders Hall Renovations: 2012: 65,314 sq. ft.
King Hall Renovations: 2012: 10,000 sq. ft.
Mary Hobbs Hall Renovations: 2015: 16,000 sq. ft.


A brief description of how the institution ensures compliance with green building design and construction guidelines and policies:

The college requires all designers, engineers, and architects to adhere to LEED standards or higher for all projects. Materials, equipment, finishes, etc. are reviewed stringently before approval.


The website URL where information about the institution’s certified buildings and/or green building design and construction guidelines or policies is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

We have answered this to the best of our ability, but found this credit to be confusing. We do have a LEED certified building, but it was renovated to achieve this rating in 2008 and this form asks for anything within the last five years.


We have answered this to the best of our ability, but found this credit to be confusing. We do have a LEED certified building, but it was renovated to achieve this rating in 2008 and this form asks for anything within the last five years.

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