Overall Rating	Silver - expired
Overall Score	53.65
Liaison	Melissa Cadwell
Submission Date	June 15, 2018
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

Syracuse University
OP-3: Building Operations and Maintenance

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	1.00 / 5.00	Melissa Cadwell Sustainability Coordinator Energy Systems & Sustainability Management

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Total floor area of building space:

9,747,423 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:

Syracuse University is committed to using LEED, (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) when building new buildings that exceed $10,000,000. This was instituted when we signed the american Colleges and Universities Presidents Climate Commitment, now known as Second Nature.

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):

A copy of the IAQ management policy or protocol:

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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):

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A copy or the green cleaning policy:

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

In all LEED Buildings, cleaning products must be certified which equals 14.31% of total square ft, even though we do not have a formal written plan.

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:

Syracuse University uses web-based Energy Cap software to manage the energy use on campus. We review and assess the data quarterly/yearly and against past data, to set goals and implement strategies to lower our energy use and greenhouse gases using these assessment reports.

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):

100

A brief description of the water management or benchmarking program:

Water use data is tracked electronically on a quarterly basis using the web-based Energy CAP software. The University conducted an initial bench marking assessment of water use used by buildings for the period 2011. The University tracks and evaluates water use and sewer use quarterly for all buildings. The data is used to identify anomalies, such as, water main breaks, water over usage due to faucet and toilet issues, etc to make sure we are conserving our water to the best of our ability.

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