Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 67.33
Liaison Scott Doyle
Submission Date Nov. 25, 2019
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Ithaca College
OP-4: Building Design and Construction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.98 / 3.00 Greg Lischke
Director EM&S
OEMS
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Total floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space (include projects completed within the previous five years) :
8,996.82 Square meters

Certified Projects 

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

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 8,566.31 Square meters
LEED BD+C Gold or at the 2nd highest level under another 4- or 5-tier GBC rating system 430.51 Square meters
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 meters
LEED BD+C Silver or at a step above minimum level under another 4- or 5-tier GBC rating system 0 Square meters
LEED BD+C Certified or certified at minimum level under another GBC rating system 0 Square meters

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 meters

Percentage of newly constructed or renovated building space certified under a green building rating system for design and construction:
100

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:
Peggy Ryan Williams Center (Platinum) (58,200 sf) R.H. Park Center for Business and Sustainable Enterprise (Platinum) (34,007 sf) LINK Connector (Gold) (4,634 sf)

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:
0 Square meters

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

A copy of the green building guidelines or policies :
IC Comprehensive Environmental Policy with approved amendments.docx

The green building guidelines or policies:
All new facilities and major renovations shall incorporate sustainable practices to the degree feasible and shall strive, at a minimum, to meet the equivalent of a LEED Silver rating in their design. Project management teams are encouraged to meet higher LEED rating levels whenever possible.

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:
Athletic and Events Center Park Center for Business and Sustainable Enterprise Circle 12 Circle 151 Circle 211 Circle 230

None
A brief description of how the institution ensures compliance with green building design and construction guidelines and policies:
The Comprehensive Environmental Policy was originally adopted in April 2001. This policy was updated in 2008 to include three new amendments, one of which relates to green building design. This amendment to section VI. Environmentally Responsible Campus Design and Planning Principles, states: All new facilities and major renovations shall incorporate sustainable practices to the degree feasible and shall strive, at a minimum, to meet the equivalent of a LEED Silver rating in their design. Project management teams are encouraged to meet higher LEED rating levels whenever possible.

Optional Fields 

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
http://www.ithaca.edu/policies/vol2/volume_2-237/

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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