Overall Rating	Silver - expired
Overall Score	60.66
Liaison	Neha Sood
Submission Date	March 30, 2018
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

Rochester Institute of Technology
OP-3: Building Operations and Maintenance

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	1.50 / 5.00	Enid Cardinal Senior Sustainability Advisor to the President Office of the President

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Total floor area of building space:

6,132,120 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:

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

https://www.rit.edu/fa/grms/ehs/content/indoor-air-quality

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):

100

A copy or the green cleaning policy:

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

the following language is included in our vendor contract for cleaning supplies: "To facilitate safety, toxics reduction, cost optimization, and green building objectives, the RIT requires detailed reporting on the cleaning products stored and used in campus buildings. Reporting details shall support compliance with LEED™ v4 O&M requirements for cleaning products. The Contractor shall submit monthly detailed usage reports to the Senior Sustainability Advisor and any other RIT points-of-contact that request these reports. The report(s) shall be submitted electronically, in a Microsoft Excel compatible format." Through the supply contract, all building services staff members undergo Rochester Midland Corporation’s green housekeeping training and all of the products used for daily cleaning in academic and administrative buildings as well as student housing facilities are certified green products.

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:

RIT uses APPA's Facilities Performance Indicators to benchmark energy and other facilities metrics. Campus energy intensity per square foot is also benchmarked against historic campus data. A building control system is used to manage campus energy consumption and newer buildings also employ building dashboards.

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):

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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:

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Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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