Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 65.89
Liaison Julie Newman
Submission Date Oct. 23, 2018
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STARS v2.1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
IN-15: Stormwater Modeling

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 0.50 MIT Office of Sustainability
Director
Office of Sustainability

Criteria

Institution uses stormwater modeling to assess the impact of LID practices and green infrastructure on campus.

To calculate the impact of green infrastructure, institutions should reference the definitions and methodologies defined by the U.S. EPA in its Technical Guidance on Implementing the Stormwater Runoff Requirements for Federal Projects under Section 438 of the Energy Independence and Security Act or local equivalents and may also use:


Applicability

This credit is optional and may be earned by any institution.


Scoring

Institutions earn 0.5 Innovation & Leadership (IN) points for this credit up to a maximum of 4 points for the IN category. An institution’s overall, percentage-based STARS score is increased by the number of IN points it earns 


Measurement

Report initiatives and results from within the three years to the anticipated date of submission.

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.