| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 61.25 |
| Liaison | Audrey McSain |
| Submission Date | Feb. 28, 2020 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Lehigh University
OP-4: Building Design and Construction
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.50 / 3.00 |
Douglas
Spengel Associate Director Utilities and Engineering Facilities Services |
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Total floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space (include projects completed within the previous five years) :
63,026
Square feet
Certified Projects
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 | 63,026 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:
100
If reporting certified projects, provide:
Using USGBC's LEED rating system for new construction, Lehigh University has two buildings certified at the gold level. While not counted in statistics in this report, there is another building on campus certified at the gold level; Ben Franklin TechVentures is a private entity and tenant located on Lehigh's Mountaintop Campus.
If reporting uncertified projects, provide:
Uncertified Projects
0
Square feet
If reporting published green building guidelines or policies, provide the following:
The green building guidelines or policies:
Lehigh's goal for each new construction and major renovation project is to achieve a LEED Silver rating, under the applicable version of LEED BD&C. During 2019 a full renovation of Chandler Ullmann Hall was underway using USGBC criteria. This project was not complete at the end of this reporting year, and the certification process will occur during the next reporting year. Besides this goal, Lehigh has some of its own design and construction project standards that in part include some specific green building features.
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:
Lehigh first established its goal for each construction project to achieve a LEED Silver rating in 2009 when it adopted a climate commitment, and this goal was reaffirmed in 2012 and 2016 when Sustainability Plans were adopted aimed at achieving a variety of short-term goals while continuing to re-emphasize the original long-term goals.
Lehigh has developed standards for campus design and construction projects that include green building guidelines, such as requirements for electric metering for each building and installation of LED lights, etc.
None
A brief description of how the institution ensures compliance with green building design and construction guidelines and policies:
The primary means of assessing compliance with the green building design and construction policy is whether each project achieves a LEED Silver rating. Compliance with other green building guidelines are assessed throughout the design and construction process as Lehigh's Campus Planning and Facilities Services team provides feedback to each design and construction team.
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
STEPS building opened in 2010 and was certified as LEED Gold in 2011. Williams Hall was renovated in 2015 and certified as LEED Gold in 2016. The Ben Franklin TechVentures building addition was certified as LEED Gold in 2013.
https://sustainability.lehigh.edu/sites/sustainability.lehigh.edu/files/LehighEnergyPolicyFinal.pdf
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