Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 75.15
Liaison Laura Young
Submission Date March 3, 2022

STARS v2.2

Michigan State University
OP-3: Building Design and Construction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.40 / 3.00 Laura Young
Sustainability Program Coordinator
Administration-EVP-Office of Sustainability
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Total floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space:
1,349,307 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) 0 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) 100,801 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) 103,172 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 1,145,334 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 1,349,307 Square feet

Percentage of newly constructed or renovated building space certified under a green building rating system for design and construction:
15.12

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:
Per MSU's Design Guidelines, all MSU construction projects are built to and align with LEED Silver standards (refer to pp. 4-11 of the design guidelines, available in the additional documentation). Select construction projects are highlighted below. Please see the the file upload for a list of all eligible new construction and renovation projects.

Highlighted projects include:
1. Minskoff Business Pavilion: the first LEED Gold Certified academic building at MSU.
https://broad.msu.edu/news/minskoff-pavilion-becomes-first-academic-building-at-msu-with-leed-gold-certification/

2. MSU 1855 Place: LEED Silver Certified. The 1855 Neighborhood includes MSU's first community garden.
https://www.dbiyes.com/1855-place/
https://www.facebook.com/1855-Community-Garden-2278083305797914/

3. STEM Teaching and Learning Facility: Built to LEED Silver per MSU Design Standards, is the first mass timber building in Michigan, and received a Forest Stewardship Council Leadership Award
https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2021/FSC-STEM-award

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:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Copy of MSU's Design Guidelines with documentation of aligning to LEED Silver Standards: https://ipf.msu.edu/sites/default/files/2019-05/CS_DSG_DESIGN_GUIDELINES_-_GENERAL.pdf

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