Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 69.67
Liaison Julie Newman
Submission Date Sept. 30, 2021

STARS v2.2

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
OP-3: Building Design and Construction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.28 / 3.00 MIT Office of Sustainability
Director
Office of Sustainability
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Total floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space:
1,751,098 Square feet

Floor area of eligible building space designed and built in accordance with published green building codes, policies, and/or rating systems:
Floor area
Certified at the highest achievable level under a multi-attribute GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g., LEED BD+C Platinum or Certified Living Building) 381,727 Square feet
Certified at the 2nd highest level under a 4- or 5-tier, multi-attribute GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g., LEED BD+C Gold) 205,924 Square feet
Certified at mid-level under a 3- or 5-tier, multi-attribute GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g., BREEAM Very Good) 0 Square feet
Certified at a step above minimum level under ar 4- or 5-tier, multi-attribute GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g., LEED BD+C Silver) 25,080 Square feet
Certified at minimum level under a multi-attribute GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g., LEED BD+C Certified) 0 Square feet
Certified/verified at any level under a multi-attribute, non-GBC rating system for design and construction, a green building code, or a single-attribute rating system for design and construction 0 Square feet
Designed and built in accordance with a multi-attribute green building code, policy, guideline, or rating system, but not certified/verified 426,146 Square feet
Designed and built in accordance with a single-attribute green building code, policy, guideline, or rating system, but not certified/verified 0 Square feet
Total 1,038,877 Square feet

Percentage of newly constructed or renovated building space certified under a green building rating system for design and construction:
34.99

A list of new construction and major renovation projects that indicates the green building code, policy/guideline, or rating system that applies to each building:
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An inventory of new construction and major renovation projects that indicates the green building code, policy/guideline, or rating system that applies to each building:

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s green building design and construction program is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
All new construction and major renovation projects at MIT must earn or exceed LEED Gold certification.

For more information on MIT's capital projects, see: https://capitalprojects.mit.edu/.

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