| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 58.84 |
| Liaison | Paulina Szlachta |
| Submission Date | May 6, 2024 |
St. Lawrence College
OP-3: Building Design and Construction
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.72 / 3.00 |
Jadon
Hook Sustainability Officer Facilities Management Services |
Total floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space:
Floor area of eligible building space designed and built in accordance with published green building codes, policies, and/or rating systems:
| Floor area | |
| Certified at the highest achievable level under a multi-attribute GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g., LEED BD+C Platinum or Certified Living Building) | 0 Square meters |
| Certified at the 2nd highest level under a 4- or 5-tier, multi-attribute GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g., LEED BD+C Gold) | 8,487 Square meters |
| Certified at mid-level under a 3- or 5-tier, multi-attribute GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g., BREEAM Very Good) | 0 Square meters |
| Certified at a step above minimum level under ar 4- or 5-tier, multi-attribute GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g., LEED BD+C Silver) | 429 Square meters |
| Certified at minimum level under a multi-attribute GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g., LEED BD+C Certified) | 0 Square meters |
| Certified/verified at any level under a multi-attribute, non-GBC rating system for design and construction, a green building code, or a single-attribute rating system for design and construction | 0 Square meters |
| Designed and built in accordance with a multi-attribute green building code, policy, guideline, or rating system, but not certified/verified | 0 Square meters |
| Designed and built in accordance with a single-attribute green building code, policy, guideline, or rating system, but not certified/verified | 0 Square meters |
| Total | 8,916 Square meters |
Percentage of newly constructed or renovated building space certified under a green building rating system for design and construction:
A list of new construction and major renovation projects that indicates the green building code, policy/guideline, or rating system that applies to each building:
LEED Silver Historically Designated Newcourt House Renovation:
The historically designated Newcourt House (regency home circa 1840) has been renovated into a Centre for Behavioral Sciences. This building is heated/cooled with geothermal and achieved a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver designation. This is a significant achievement given the constraints of a historical designation building renovation. This building has been recently nominated for the City of Kingston Living Design Award.
Features include:
- 56% reduction in energy consumption
- 57% reduction in energy costs
- 60% reduction in GHG emissions
LEED Gold Hello Future – Student Life and Innovation Centre:
This 80,000 ft2 new construction achieved LEED Gold designation and achieves 100% of its cooling and a significant portion of its heating via a geothermal field.
Features include:
- Rainwater harvesting and a cistern which uses grey water for toilet flushing and irrigation,
- High efficiency and passive solar lighting,
- High efficient envelope,
- Use of low/no VOC products and finishes
- 100% use of FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified wood products,
- Inclusion of Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Being through the creation of an Indigenous Centre, Indigenous Garden and canoe displays that honor both past and present indigenous communities.
Additional details listed under ‘Pre-2 Points of Distinction’, under ‘First Point of Distinction’.
An inventory of new construction and major renovation projects that indicates the green building code, policy/guideline, or rating system that applies to each building:
Website URL where information about the institution’s green building design and construction program is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Total floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space in the last 5 years:
| New Construction or Renovations - St. Lawrence College: 2019 - 2024 | |||||
| Project | Campus | sq ft | m2 | LEED Certified | Level |
| Davies Hall | Kingston | 6,890 | 640 | No | |
| Welcome Centre | Kingston | 5,294 | 492 | No | |
| Test Centre | Kingston | 2,729 | 254 | No | |
| Student Life Innovation Centre | Kingston | 91,357 | 8,487 | Yes | Gold |
| Newcourt House | Kingston | 4,623 | 429 | Yes | Silver |
| Energy House | Kingston | 1,603 | 149 | No | |
| Alumni Centre | Kingston | 1,184 | 110 | No | |
| Health Centre | Kingston | 1,092 | 101 | No | |
| Cafeteria | Kingston | 19,121 | 1,776 | No | |
| Health Centre | Brockville | 2,258 | 210 | No | |
| Fire Fighters Lab | Brockville | 1,708 | 159 | No | |
| Total: | 12,807 | ||||
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