Overall Rating	Gold - expired
Overall Score	65.64
Liaison	Rachael Wein
Submission Date	March 3, 2017
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

Smith College
OP-3: Building Operations and Maintenance

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	0.13 / 5.00	Brett McGuinness Assistant Manager Building Services

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Total floor area of building space:

264,527.08 Square meters

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 meters
LEED O+M Gold or the 2nd highest level under another 4- or 5-tier GBC rating system	0 Square meters
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 meters
LEED O+M Silver or at a step above minimum level under another 4 -or 5–tier GBC rating system	0 Square meters
LEED O+M Certified or certified at minimum level under another GBC rating system	0 Square meters

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 meters

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):

7.39

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://stars.aashe.org/media/secure/355/6/474/2700/Smith%20College%20Green%20Cleaning%20Policy%20LEED%20V3%202009%20(1)%20(2).pdf

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):

7.39

A copy or the green cleaning policy:

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

Smith College Building & Residential Services is committed to maintaining and operating buildings in the most sustainable way. We define sustainability as operating “to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs,” particularly with regard to use and waste of natural resources. Smith College Building & Residential Services will follow a sustainable purchasing policy that is aligned with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Policy to protect human health and reduce the environmental impact of materials used in the operations and maintenance of buildings. The purchasing policy will identify and outline acceptable products, tools, equipment and materials based on product ingredients and packaging. Smith College Building & Residential Services will evaluate the items that are purchased for the building, identify more environmentally friendly alternatives, and establish a policy to purchase these alternatives when economically feasible. The organization will work with suppliers to identify environmentally preferable products that meet the needs of the building. Smith College Building & Residential Services will develop requirements for staffing and training of maintenance and cleaning personnel appropriate to the needs of buildings. Curriculum will specifically address the training of maintenance personnel in the hazards of use and in the disposal and recycling of cleaning chemicals, dispensing equipment and packaging.

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):

11.50

A brief description of the energy management or benchmarking program:

Meters in 6 of our main buildings feed information into SkySpark, an energy management and bench-marking tool. Our energy manager monitors the data in SkySpark to look for unusual data that may indicate a problem, such as a fan or lighting system not shutting down overnight. Our energy manager has been able to identify and and solve several such problems, and uses SkySpark data to prioritize building energy projects.

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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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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