Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 72.36
Liaison Andrew D'Amico
Submission Date Nov. 13, 2024

STARS v2.2

Princeton University
OP-3: Building Design and Construction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.25 / 3.00 Andrew D'Amico
Assistant Director
Office of Sustainability
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Total floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space:
913,244 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) 0 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) 0 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 913,244 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 913,244 Square feet

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

Princeton has pursued two LEED certifications:
The High-Performance Computing Research Center was certified as LEED Gold.
The 701 Carnegie Building was certified as LEED Gold.

Additionally, many University buildings were constructed to be LEED equivalent or meet another building standard, although they are not certified. A sampling of these buildings include:

  • New College West DSM/LEED
  • Yeh College DSM/LEED
  • TIGER DSM/LEED
  • Stadium Drive Garage DSM/Parksmart
  • Meadows Drive Garage DSM/Parksmart
  • Meadows Graduate Housing DSM/LEED/Passive House
  • CUB DSM/LEED

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:
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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:

Additional Links:
Design Standards Manual: https://facilities.princeton.edu/about-us/office-of-capital-projects

Eligible Buildings:

  • Bainbridge House 6,993
  • New College West
    • Addy 46,920
    • Kanji 63,579
    • Kwanza Jones 77,967
    • Feliciano 50,521
  • Yeh College
    • Hariri    44,208
    • FU 74,884
    • Grousbeck 89,800
    • Mannion 55,976
  • TIGER 33,743
  • Roberts Stadium 15,586
  • Stadium Drive Garage 502,404
  • Meadows Drive Garage 201,570
  • Meadows Graduate Housing
    • A 108,838
    • B 136,456
    • C 89,566
  • CUB 18,207

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