Overall Rating	Bronze - expired
Overall Score	43.00
Liaison	Sandra Caeiro
Submission Date	April 5, 2019
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

Universidade Aberta
OP-3: Building Operations and Maintenance

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	0.50 / 5.00

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Total floor area of building space:

7,680 Square meters

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 meters
LEED O+M Gold or the 2nd highest level under another 4- or 5-tier GBC rating system	0 Square meters
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 meters
LEED O+M Silver or at a step above minimum level under another 4 -or 5–tier GBC rating system	0 Square meters
LEED O+M Certified or certified at minimum level under another GBC rating system	0 Square meters

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 meters

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:

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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):

A copy or the green cleaning policy:

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

The purchase management department request the sustituition of lye cleaning products for ecological cleaning products.

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):

A brief description of the energy management or benchmarking program:

The technical support team of Open University develop analytical tools to access and evaluate performance of energy consumption every month in each main building. (see optional fields) the Open University has goals and principles within the Law of Performance Assessment of Public Administration (Artigo 5 f): "resources use efficiency related to good and services provided". This law is attached in PA6 - Law n. 66-B/2007 The purchase management department: - replace all the traditional ilumintaion for LED; - install an universal size adapter for all lamp sockets; - replace the outside lamps for smart lightening lamps with sensible lightness timers; - replace all printers/office for multi-task printers/floor with tonner refill policie.

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):

A brief description of the water management or benchmarking program:

The technical support team of Open University develop analytical tools to access and evaluate performance of water consumption every month in each main building. (see optional fields) The technical management department replace the mixed taps for taps with timers or with a flow reducer and install in the bathrooms a water security tap.

Optional Fields

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:

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Additional documentation to support the submission:

UAb_Agua_ 2013_2014_2015_2016_2017_V03(custos,consumos gráficos).zip

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

The Open University does not have an Indoor Air Quality internal policy because it relies on the governmental policy for the Indoor Air Quality, that has daily monitoring in the urban space where the Open University has its facilities (https://www.apambiente.pt/index.php?ref=16&subref=82&sub2ref=319&sub3ref=339).

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