Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 69.28
Liaison Katie Koscielak
Submission Date April 21, 2017
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Cal Poly Humboldt
OP-4: Building Design and Construction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.25 / 3.00 Michael Fisher
Assocciate Director
Facilities Management Planning & Design
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Total floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space (include projects completed within the previous five years) :
229,365 Square feet

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 0 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:
0

A brief description of the green building rating system(s) used and/or a list of certified buildings and ratings:
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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:
229,365 Square feet

A copy of the green building guidelines or policies :
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The green building guidelines or policies:

California Building Code, California Green Building Code, LEED Building Principles and Standards, CSU Executive Order 987


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:

State Mandated Green Building Code, and California State University Building Guidelines with regard to building standards including LEED gold equivalent, indoor lighting and HVAC guidelines


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

Through the design review process of all new construction and renovation. scopes of work requiring a building permit (as established in California Building code) will be developed and /or reviewed by Facilities Management Planning and Design Staff to ensure compliance to minimum building standards as they relate to the building code and other measures of sustainable building design and implementation as adopted by the California state University System and Humboldt State University.

In addition, HEIF has had an ongoing set of interns working with Planning and Design staff to selectively create standard materials and processes for selection of sustainable building components.


The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

http://www.bsc.ca.gov/Home/CALGreen.aspx (California Green Building Code)
http://www.bsc.ca.gov/codes.aspx (California BuildingCode)
http://www.usgbc.org/resources (LEED Guidelines)
https://www.calstate.edu/eo/EO-987.html (CSU Executive Order 987)


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