| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 58.49 |
| Liaison | Richard Johnson |
| Submission Date | Nov. 11, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Rice University
OP-3: Building Operations and Maintenance
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.13 / 4.00 |
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Does the institution have any building space certified under the following green building rating systems for existing buildings?:
| Yes or No | |
| LEED for Existing Buildings or another 4-tier rating system used by an Established Green Building Council (GBC) | Yes |
| The DGNB system, Green Star Performance, or another 3-tier GBC rating system | No |
| BREEAM-In Use, CASBEE for Existing Building, or another 5-tier GBC rating system | 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 or sample of certified buildings and ratings:
Rice University is a member of the US Green Building Council (USGBC) and is committed to building long lasting, resource efficient facilities. In 2006, Rice set a goal that all new buildings would be certified as part of the USGBC’s LEED program for new construction. LEED is the industry standard for green building in North America, and in March of 2008, Rice raised its goal from basic LEED certification to certification at the LEED-Silver level for new construction.
The Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen (OEDK) at Rice was an existing building that was renovated using the LEED version 2.2 for New Construction. The building had formerly served as the university's central kitchen (Hick's Kitchen) and subsequently as a storage space, with custodial offices and band practice rooms in the basement.
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Total floor area of eligible building space (operations and maintenance):
5,695,320
Square feet
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Floor area of building space that is certified at each level under a 4-tier rating system for existing buildings 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) | 25,452 Square feet |
| Highest Achievable Level (e.g. LEED Platinum) | 0 Square feet |
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Floor area of building space that is certified at each level under a 3-tier rating system for existing buildings used by an Established Green Building Council::
| Certified Floor Area | |
| Minimum Level | 0 Square feet |
| Mid-Level | 0 Square feet |
| Highest Achievable Level | 0 Square feet |
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Floor area of building space that is certified at each level under a 5-tier rating system for existing buildings used by an Established Green Building Council::
| Certified Floor Area | |
| Minimum Level | 0 Square feet |
| 4th Highest Level | 0 Square feet |
| Mid-Level | 0 Square feet |
| 2nd Highest Level | 0 Square feet |
| Highest Achievable Level | 0 Square feet |
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Floor area of building space that is certified at any level under other green building rating systems for existing buildings:
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Square feet
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Floor area of building space that is maintained in accordance with formally adopted sustainable building operations and maintenance guidelines or policies, but NOT certified:
4,237,647
Square feet
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A copy of the sustainable building operations and maintenance guidelines or policies:
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The date the guidelines or policies were formally adopted:
Jan. 30, 2008
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A brief description of the sustainable building operations and maintenance program and/or a list or sample of buildings covered:
This sustainable building operations and maintenance program includes all facilities that have both a green cleaning program and building level energy metering. At Rice, this would include all non-residential building space. Not all residential buildings are individually metered for energy utilities, and Rice's Housing and Dining department has not instituted a comprehensive green cleaning program as June 2014.
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A brief description of how the institution ensures compliance with sustainable building operation and maintenance guidelines and policies:
Rice has adopted a sustainable facilities policy which states that, "Major renovations constituting at least an entire floor of a building, or more than 25 percent of the building’s square footage, or more than 25 percent of the building’s replacement cost (excluding infrastructure more than five feet beyond the building’s perimeter) shall be evaluated by Facilities Engineering and Planning for design and certification to the level of LEED “Certified” at minimum, and a recommendation will be made to the Vice President of Administration regarding the suitability of such renovation for LEED certification.”
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The website URL where information about the institution’s certified buildings and/or sustainable operations and maintenance guidelines or policies is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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