Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 70.15
Liaison Kelly Wellman
Submission Date Dec. 19, 2019
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Texas A&M University
OP-4: Building Design and Construction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.47 / 3.00
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Total floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space (include projects completed within the previous five years) :
4,907,107 Square feet

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

A brief description of the green building rating system(s) used and/or a list of certified buildings and ratings:
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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:
1,821,181 Square feet

A copy of the green building guidelines or policies :
The green building guidelines or policies:

Please see attached "Facility Design Guidelines January 2016" document.


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:

The Facility Design Guidelines pdf (http://assets.system.tamus.edu/files/fpc/pdf/Facility%20Design%20Guidelines.pdf) indicates that "The design shall employ sustainable design principles based on LEED 2009 as established by the U.S. Green Building Council." You can find this on Section A- Page 6 of 24 under Environmental Practices, Sustainable Design.


A brief description of how the institution ensures compliance with green building design and construction guidelines and policies:

The University Council for the Built Environment (CBE) provides recommendations to the President on all aspects of the campus built environment. To support the Council, there are three sub-councils, one of which is the Design Review Sub-Council (DRSC). During the review process, the DRSC reviews all building projects to ensure compliance with the 2017 Campus Master Plan. Within the 2017 Campus Master Plan, Chapter 5 outlines sustainable strategies specifically in regards to the campus built environment. These include: Energy Use and GHG Emissions; Stormwater Management; Campus Mobility; Built Environment (building design and operations), and Site Design.

https://campusplan.tamu.edu/files/presentations/2017CampusMasterPlan.pdf


The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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