Overall Rating	Gold - expired
Overall Score	70.76
Liaison	Richard Johnson
Submission Date	Oct. 13, 2017
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

Rice University
OP-3: Building Operations and Maintenance

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	1.38 / 5.00	Richard Johnson Director of Sustainability Facilities Engineering and Planning

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Total floor area of building space:

5,658,493 Square feet

O+M Certified Space

Building space must be certified under a rating system focusing on the operations and maintenance of existing buildings (e.g. LEED O+M) to count as certified space for this credit. Sustainability in new construction and major renovation projects (e.g. LEED BD+C certification) is covered in the Building Design and Construction credit.

Floor area of building space that is certified at each level under a green building rating system for the operations and maintenance of existing buildings used by an Established Green Building Council:

	Certified Floor Area
LEED O+M Platinum or the highest achievable level under another GBC rating system	0 Square feet
LEED O+M Gold or the 2nd highest level under another 4- or 5-tier GBC rating system	0 Square feet
Certified at mid-level under a 3- or 5-tier GBC rating system (e.g. BREEAM-In Use, CASBEE for Existing Buildings, DGNB, Green Star Performance)	0 Square feet
LEED O+M Silver or at a step above minimum level under another 4 -or 5–tier GBC rating system	0 Square feet
LEED O+M Certified or certified at minimum level under another GBC rating system	0 Square feet

Floor area of building space that is certified under a non-GBC rating system for the operations and maintenance of existing buildings, e.g. BOMA BESt, Green Globes CIEB:

0 Square feet

Percentage of building space certified under a green building rating system for the operations and maintenance of existing buildings:

If reporting certified space, provide:

A brief description of the green building rating system(s) used and/or a list or sample of certified buildings and ratings:

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If reporting uncertified space, provide the following:

Uncertified Space

Indoor Air Quality Management

Of the institution's uncertified building space, what percentage of floor area is maintained in accordance with a published indoor air quality (IAQ) management policy or protocol? (0-100):

100

A copy of the IAQ management policy or protocol:

01 05 00 Environmental Standards.pdf

The website URL where the IAQ policy/protocol may be found:

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Green Cleaning

Of the institution's uncertified building space, what percentage of floor area is maintained in accordance with a published green cleaning policy, program or contract ? (0-100):

A copy or the green cleaning policy:

Rice_GreenCleaning_Policy_Program.docx

A brief description of how green cleaning is incorporated into cleaning contracts:

Green cleaning is performed by the custodians within the Facilities Engineering and Planning department, covering all on-campus facilities except those cleaned by Housing and Dining. Rice does not outsource its custodial function. Attached is a description of the green cleaning program as part of a LEED submittal - this same program and set of practices are used across the academic buildings at Rice University.

Energy Management and Benchmarking

Of the institution's uncertified building space, what percentage of floor area is maintained in accordance with an energy management or benchmarking program? (0-100):

100

A brief description of the energy management or benchmarking program:

All campus buildings are monitored via an energy dashboard system from Rockwell Automation called FactoryTalk VantagePoint EMI. This system tracks data from the electricity, chillled water, and steam meters among other data points. Many of these meters also have weather-normalized predictive models assigned to them which serves as a baseline to measure performance. Energy staff uses these tools to identify energy issues and to measure the effectiveness of energy conservation measures.

Water Management and Benchmarking

Of the institution's uncertified building space, what percentage of floor area is maintained in accordance with a water management or benchmarking program? (0-100):

A brief description of the water management or benchmarking program:

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Optional Fields

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:

https://sustainability.rice.edu/policies

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Indoor Air Quality: See sections 10 and 13 of the link provided. IAQ is always tested if there is evidence of mold, water intrusion, etc. Furthermore, indoor air quality in laboratories is automatically sampled at Rice's BioSciences Research Collaborative (BRC) using a system called Aircuity. Aircuity monitors the air from rooms and ducts and informs the ventilation controls to adjust air flow accordingly. Using such a system enables a reduced number of air changes in labs while providing optimal ventilation and energy savings. The BRC represents 873,862 gross square feet. Details of the green cleaning program can be found at: https://sustainability.rice.edu/green-cleaning

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