Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 53.09
Liaison DeLayne Miller
Submission Date Dec. 18, 2019
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Tennessee Technological University
OP-4: Building Design and Construction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.08 / 3.00 DeLayne Miller
Sustainability Manager
Facilities:Office of Sustainability
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Total floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space (include projects completed within the previous five years) :
465,283 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 0 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:
0

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:
The new Lab Science building is currently under construction and will be silver LEED Certified. It will be 160,000 square feet. https://www.tntech.edu/news/releases/tech-breaks-ground-for-new-lab-science-building

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:
465,283 Square feet

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

A copy of the green building guidelines or policies :
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The green building guidelines or policies:
TN High Performance Building Requirements https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/statearchitect/hpbr-documents/3_Published%20HPBr%20Manual%20(June%2014,%202019).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 No

A brief description of the green building guidelines or policies and/or a list or sample of buildings covered:
The TN HPBr is a mandatory design, construction, and operations tools for all TN State Building Commission projects, which is all projects on the TN TEch campus, including: new construction, additions, and renovation/maintenance. Complete building renovations include: Bartoo Hall, Kittrell Hall,Jere Whitson Bldg, Residence Halls- Jobe/Murphy and Browning/Evins. Partial building renovations: Volpe Library, Roaden University Center, West Stadium offices, Derryberry Hall 1st & 2nd floors, Foundation Hall, Baseball Club House and major classrooms in Prescott & Clement Halls. Also, a large addition to Roaden University Center.

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A brief description of how the institution ensures compliance with green building design and construction guidelines and policies:
Compliance is assured at various stages throughout the project by the owner, the designer, and the contractor by using the HPBr Checklist/Tracking Form. Design criteria of the HPBr are applicable during all phases of a project from initiation, approval, design, and construction.

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