Lewis & Clark College
OP-2: Building Operations and Maintenance
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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Reporter |
Amy
Dvorak Sustainability Manager Facilities |
2.1 Percentage of existing buildings managed for sustainability performance
Floor area of existing buildings managed under a green cleaning program:
Online location of the institution’s green cleaning policy:
Copy of the institution’s green cleaning policy:
Description of the institution’s certified green cleaning service:
We are committed to the health and safety of people and are recognized industry leaders in facility wellness. We create customized plans to meet the needs of our clients in-conjunction with CDC requirements for facility wellness.We also utilize sustainable chemicals and cleaning procedures to meet LEED requirements.
Floor area of existing buildings individually assessed for energy performance:
Narrative outlining how building-level energy performance is assessed and how the results are used to improve performance:
Strategic energy management program and energy efficiency revolving fund.
Lewis & Clark (“L&C”) recently completed the operational components of its Climate Action Plan (CAP) which includes strategies and initiatives to decarbonize campus operations by 2040. A key recommendation in the CAP is to organize, staff, and provide seed capital for an energy efficiency revolving fund. The goal of the fund is to capture energy savings and invest those savings into projects with a positive return. The fund should be designed to “revolve” meaning realized savings will roll over from year to year providing support for future projects and additional savings.
This document is intended to establish the operational guidelines for L&C staff tasked with implementing the Energy Efficiency Revolving Fund (“Fund”) as well as the expectations of the relevant parties.
Fund Objectives
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Invest in a portfolio of projects that save energy with an overall target of 1-2% energy (btu) reduction per year with an overall goal of 20%+ baseline energy savings.
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Reduce energy demand relative to the historical baseline.
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Reinvest avoided utility costs into energy savings projects.
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Improve building performance including comfort and controls addressing L&C’s deferred maintenance backlog.
Capture incentives, grants, and other funding from utility energy efficiency programs, city, state, and federal agencies, and other organizations or donors.
Floor area of existing buildings individually assessed for indoor environmental quality (IEQ) performance:
Narrative outlining how building-level IEQ is assessed and how the results are used to improve performance:
Floor area of existing buildings managed or individually assessed for water performance:
Online location of the institution’s minimum standards for water efficient fixtures, fittings, and equipment:
Copy of the institution’s minimum standards for water efficient fixtures, fittings, and equipment:
Narrative outlining how building-level water performance is assessed and how the results are used to improve performance:
Floor area of existing buildings third party certified to a green building standard:
List of the institution’s existing buildings and their green building certifications:
Inventory of the institution’s existing buildings and their green building certifications:
The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following six figures:
Percentage of existing buildings assessed for energy performance:
Percentage of existing buildings assessed for IEQ performance:
Percentage of existing buildings managed or assessed for water performance:
Percentage of existing buildings third party certified to a green building standard:
Points earned for indicator OP 2.1:
Optional documentation
Additional documentation for this credit:
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