Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
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Overall Score | 66.99 |
Liaison | Megan Butler |
Submission Date | July 18, 2014 |
Executive Letter | Download |
Macalester College
OP-4: Building Design and Construction
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.17 / 3.00 |
Nathan
Lief Facilities Director Facilities |
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Does the institution have any building space certified under the following green building rating systems for new construction and major renovations?:
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LEED or another 4-tier rating system used by an Established Green Building Council (GBC) | Yes |
The DGNB system, Green Star, or another 3-tier GBC rating system | No |
BREEAM, CASBEE, or another 5-tier GBC rating system | No |
The Living Building Challenge | No |
Other non-GBC rating systems (e.g. BOMA BESt, Green Globes) | No |
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A brief description of the green building rating system(s) used and/or a list of certified buildings and ratings:
Our Institute for Global Citizenship building is LEED platinum certified and the Minnesota B3 guidelines were used for the Janet Wallace Art and Music buildings.
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Total floor area of eligible building space (design and construction):
192,000
Square feet
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Floor area of building space that is certified at each level under a 4-tier rating system for new construction and major renovations used by an Established Green Building Council::
Certified Floor Area | |
Minimum Level (e.g. LEED Certified) | 0 Square feet |
3rd Highest Level (e.g. LEED Silver) | 0 Square feet |
2nd Highest Level (e.g. LEED Gold) | 0 Square feet |
Highest Achievable Level (e.g. LEED Platinum) | 17,000 Square feet |
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Floor area of building space that is certified at each level under a 3-tier rating system for new construction and major renovations used by an Established Green Building Council::
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Highest Achievable Level | --- |
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Floor area of building space that is certified at each level under a 5-tier rating system for new construction and major renovations used by an Established Green Building Council::
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Floor area of building space certified Living under the Living Building Challenge:
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Floor area of building space that is certified at any level under other green building rating systems for new construction and major renovations:
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Floor area of building space that was designed and constructed in accordance with green building policies or guidelines but NOT certified:
153,536
Square feet
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A copy of the guidelines or policies :
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The date the guidelines or policies were adopted:
Sept. 1, 2009
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A brief description of the green building guidelines or policies and/or a list or sample of buildings covered:
As part of the 2009 Sustainability Plan, all new construction or major renovations must meet the Minnesota B3 guidelines or be designed to at least a LEED silver standard. Facilities services works with building architects to implement this policy.
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A brief description of how the institution ensures compliance with green building design and construction guidelines and policies:
The Sustainability Advisory Committee reviews this part of the plan every year.
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The website URL where information about the institution’s certified buildings and/or green building design and construction guidelines or policies is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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