Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 55.78
Liaison Jennifer McLaughlin
Submission Date Dec. 9, 2019
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

South Dakota State University
OP-4: Building Design and Construction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.48 / 3.00 Jennifer McLaughlin
Sustainability Intern
Facilities and Services
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Total floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space (include projects completed within the previous five years) :
677,272 Square feet

Certified Projects 

Floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space certified Living under the Living Building Challenge:
0 Square feet

Floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space certified at each level under a rating system for design and construction used by an Established Green Building Council (GBC) :
Certified Floor Area
LEED BD+C Platinum or at the highest achievable level under another rating system 0 Square feet
LEED BD+C Gold or at 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 for design and construction (e.g. BREEAM, CASBEE, DGNB, Green Star) 0 Square feet
LEED BD+C Silver or at a step above minimum level under another 4- or 5-tier GBC rating system 260,972 Square feet
LEED BD+C Certified or certified at minimum level under another GBC rating system 0 Square feet

Floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space certified under a non-GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g. Green Globes NC, Certified Passive House):
0 Square feet

Percentage of newly constructed or renovated building space certified under a green building rating system for design and construction:
38.53

If reporting certified projects, provide:

A brief description of the green building rating system(s) used and/or a list of certified buildings and ratings:
Per state law, all new buildings that meet specific size and cost criteria, must be built to LEED Silver standards. FY11 Dykhouse Athletic Center – LEED Gold FY12 Dairy Micro Lab – LEED Silver Jackrabbit Village – LEED Silver FY13 Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Addition (Daktronics Hall) – LEED Silver FY14 McCrory Gardens – LEED silver FY15 Jackrabbit Grove – LEED SIlver FY16 Architecture, Math, & Engineering – LEED Silver S-JAC – LEED Silver FY17 Dykhouse Stadium – LEED Silver FY18 ---- FY19 - COMING SOON - waiting for official certification - these numbers were included in the "uncertified projects" section. Performing Arts Center – LEED Silver Frost Arena Addition – LEED Silver Wellness Center Addition – LEED Silver Harding Hall Renovation – LEED Gold

If reporting uncertified projects, provide:

Uncertified Projects 

Floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space that is NOT certified, but that was designed and constructed in accordance with published green building guidelines and policies:
408,205 Square feet

If reporting published green building guidelines or policies, provide the following:

A copy of the green building guidelines or policies :
LEED_LawsRules.docx

The green building guidelines or policies:
https://www.sdstate.edu/sites/default/files/2016-08/FacilityDesignStandards.pdf

Do the green building guidelines or policies cover the following?:
Yes or No
Impacts on the surrounding site (e.g. guidelines to reuse previously developed land, protect environmentally sensitive areas, and otherwise minimize site impacts) Yes
Energy consumption (e.g. policies requiring a minimum level of energy efficiency for buildings and their systems) Yes
Building-level energy metering Yes
Use of environmentally preferable materials (e.g. guidelines to minimize the life cycle impacts associated with building materials) Yes
Indoor environmental quality (i.e. guidelines to protect the health and comfort of building occupants) Yes
Water consumption (e.g. requiring minimum standards of efficiency for indoor and outdoor water use) Yes
Building-level water metering Yes

A brief description of the green building guidelines or policies and/or a list or sample of buildings covered:
All building programs seek to be in compliance with LEED Silver requirements.

None
A brief description of how the institution ensures compliance with green building design and construction guidelines and policies:
All building programs seek to be in compliance with LEED Silver requirements.

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:
Numbers are a sum of 4 years of data (FY16-FY19).

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