Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 54.45
Liaison Claudia Kent
Submission Date June 30, 2017
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Haverford College
OP-4: Building Design and Construction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.58 / 3.00 Bill Anderko
Asst Director Facilities Management: Maintenance
Facilities Management
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Total floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space (include projects completed within the previous five years) :
97,342 Square feet

Certified Projects 

Floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space certified Living under the Living Building Challenge:
0 Square feet

Floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space certified at each level under a rating system for design and construction used by an Established Green Building Council (GBC) :
Certified Floor Area
LEED BD+C Platinum or at the highest achievable level under another rating system 0 Square feet
LEED BD+C Gold or at the 2nd highest level under another 4- or 5-tier GBC rating system 0 Square feet
Certified at mid-level under a 3- or 5-tier GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g. BREEAM, CASBEE, DGNB, Green Star) 0 Square feet
LEED BD+C Silver or at a step above minimum level under another 4- or 5-tier GBC rating system 51,342 Square feet
LEED BD+C Certified or certified at minimum level under another GBC rating system 0 Square feet

Floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space certified under a non-GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g. Green Globes NC, Certified Passive House):
0 Square feet

Percentage of newly constructed or renovated building space certified under a green building rating system for design and construction:
52.74

If reporting certified projects, provide:

A brief description of the green building rating system(s) used and/or a list of certified buildings and ratings:
LEED 2009 for New Construction and Major Renovations

If reporting uncertified projects, provide:

Uncertified Projects 

Floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space that is NOT certified, but that was designed and constructed in accordance with published green building guidelines and policies:
46,000 Square feet

If reporting published green building guidelines or policies, provide the following:

A copy of the green building guidelines or policies :
Haverford College Master Plan 2009 - Table of Contents & Sustainability chapte

The green building guidelines or policies:
The college's 2009 Master Plan requires that all new construction and major renovations comply with LEED. This directive was reaffirmed in The Plan for Haverford 2020. Please see the 2009 Master Plan at the following web address https://www.haverford.edu/sites/default/files/master-plan-final-report.pdf and The Plan for Haverford 2020 at the following web address http://planning.haverford.edu/the-plan-for-haverford-2020/institutional-stewardship-a-college-for-the-future/sustainability-and-environment/

Do the green building guidelines or policies cover the following?:
Yes or No
Impacts on the surrounding site (e.g. guidelines to reuse previously developed land, protect environmentally sensitive areas, and otherwise minimize site impacts) Yes
Energy consumption (e.g. policies requiring a minimum level of energy efficiency for buildings and their systems) Yes
Building-level energy metering Yes
Use of environmentally preferable materials (e.g. guidelines to minimize the life cycle impacts associated with building materials) Yes
Indoor environmental quality (i.e. guidelines to protect the health and comfort of building occupants) Yes
Water consumption (e.g. requiring minimum standards of efficiency for indoor and outdoor water use) Yes
Building-level water metering Yes

A brief description of the green building guidelines or policies and/or a list or sample of buildings covered:
LEED 2009 for New Construction and Major Renovations

None
A brief description of how the institution ensures compliance with green building design and construction guidelines and policies:
The LEED certification task, and its cost is a part of the AIA contract entered into with the Architectural or AE firm, and is accomplished either directly via their employees or via a sub-consultant that is part of Architect/AE's contract.

Optional Fields 

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
http://www.haverford.edu/facilities/pdf/FinalReport.pdf

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Haverford College Master Plan-2009: http://www.haverford.edu/facilities/pdf/FinalReport.pdf Haverford College Strategic Plan-2014: http://www.haverford.edu/president/planning/

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