| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 53.65 |
| Liaison | Melissa Cadwell |
| Submission Date | June 15, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Syracuse University
OP-4: Building Design and Construction
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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2.06 / 3.00 |
Melissa
Cadwell Sustainability Coordinator Energy Systems & Sustainability Management |
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Total floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space (include projects completed within the previous five years) :
732,174
Square feet
Certified Projects
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 | 80,623 Square feet |
| LEED BD+C Gold or at the 2nd highest level under another 4- or 5-tier GBC rating system | 343,352 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 | 0 Square feet |
| LEED BD+C Certified or certified at minimum level under another GBC rating system | 71,730 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:
67.70
If reporting certified projects, provide:
Ernie Davis Hall - Earned LEED Gold, October 2011
Center of Excellence - Earned LEED Platinum September 2011
Carmelo K. Anthony Center - Earned LEED Certified, February 2012
Green Data Center - Used LEED standards but did not seek certification, Dec. 2009
Bowne Hall - Uncertified, used LEED design but did not seek certification.
Lawrinson Hall - Uncertified, used LEED renovation design. Finished in August 2012,
Dineen Hall - Earned LEED Gold, August 2014
If reporting uncertified projects, provide:
Uncertified Projects
236,469
Square feet
If reporting published green building guidelines or policies, provide the following:
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The green building guidelines or policies:
Policy:
The environmental and social benefits of sustainable design and construction practices are becoming more widely understood and applied to projects around the world. As an institution of higher learning Syracuse University is in a position of opportunity to elevate its sustainable design and construction practices and demonstrate the benefits of such practices to our students and to the larger community. Perhaps the greatest benefit of creating a sustainable campus environment may be the creation of learning opportunities for our students, and the knowledge of sustainable practices they will gain through their experiences at Syracuse University can help shape their attitudes and actions throughout their professional and personal lives. Adopting the LEED rating system for our substantial projects will create an acknowledgement of the University’s sustainable design and construction practices recognizable at the local and national level
Process:
Buildings at Syracuse University costing $10 million or more (and adjusted annually for inflation) will follow the LEED process and apply for a LEED rating. This threshold level will be applied to both new buildings and renovations to an entire building, and will apply to the following types:
-Academic Office and Classroom Buildings
-Residence Halls
-Student Activity and Recreational Facilities
-Athletic Facilities
-Administrative Office Buildings
Development of project budgets must include sufficient allowance to cover added project costs associated with obtaining a LEED rating, and project time schedules shall include sufficient allowance to accommodate added time requirements necessary to complete the added steps and efforts required by the LEED process. The level of LEED certification to be pursued will be determined on a case-by-case basis, but it is recognized that significant benefits of current state of the art sustainable design and construction practices circumstances are achieved under the LEED Certified rating. Higher LEED rating objectives may be set for certain projects, particularly when the educational opportunity or other reasons for achieving a higher rating warrant doing so. In such cases, necessary budget and schedule objectives necessary to achieve a higher standard must be recognized and approved at the outset of the project.
Projects smaller than $10 million will also be designed and constructed using the LEED criteria as a framework for making decisions related to sustainable design, but will not pursue LEED Certification.
Applying LEED to Projects Already Underway
Obtaining LEED certification requires an added financial and time commitment over current project practices at the University, therefore the goal of obtaining LEED certification is most appropriately considered at the initial planning stage of a project when goals, schedule, and budget parameters are first being established. The longer it takes to make this decision the more costly and time disruptive it will be to the project.
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:
Buildings at Syracuse University costing $10 million or more (and adjusted annually for inflation) will follow the LEED process and apply for a LEED rating. This threshold level will be applied to both new buildings and renovations to an entire building, and will apply to the following types:
-Academic Office and Classroom Buildings
-Residence Halls
-Student Activity and Recreational Facilities
-Athletic Facilities
-Administrative Office Buildings
None
A brief description of how the institution ensures compliance with green building design and construction guidelines and policies:
The Campus Planning Design and Construction team oversee each project to ensure SU is in compliance with the guidelines.
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