Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 68.22
Liaison Mary Ellen Mallia
Submission Date Dec. 21, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

University at Albany
OP-4: Building Design and Construction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.22 / 3.00 Indu Lnu
Energy Officer
Facilities Management
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Total floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space (include projects completed within the previous five years) :
206,352 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 26,355 Square feet
LEED BD+C Gold or at the 2nd highest level under another 4- or 5-tier GBC rating system 125,474 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 35,308 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:
90.69

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:
Buildings constructed/renovated since Jan 2014 a. Campus Center Additions and Renovation: 127,687SF b. Onondaga Res Hall: 24,629SF c. Building 25: 28,623SF d. Herkimer Res Hall: 25,413SF Areas certified under LEED NC v2009 since last STARS rating a. Onondaga Res Hall, Gold: 23,077 SF b. Bldg 25 Platinum: 26,355 SF c. Mohawk Res Hall Gold: 102,760 SF d. SBA buidling, Silver; 22,400 SF Areas certified under LEED CI v2009 a. LSRB RNA Lab, Silver; 12,908 SF

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:
0 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:
UAlbany established high performance building guidelines that informed the construction of the projects listed above. A copy of this guideline is available at:https://www.albany.edu/gogreen/files/documents/Buildings%20and%20Operations/UA-MinEESustainabilityGoals.pdf These are currently undergoing a revision to make the standards more rigorous

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) No
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:
All new construction and major renovation projects on Campus must meet the UAlbany High Performance Design Guidelines found at http://www.albany.edu/facilities/energy/documents/UA-MinEESustainabilityGoals.pdf. Indoor Air Quality has a separate plan which can be located at: https://www.albany.edu/gogreen/files/documents/IAQ%20Plan.pdf

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A brief description of how the institution ensures compliance with green building design and construction guidelines and policies:
The UA High Performance Guidelines are shared with design team early in the process. Each phase of design is reviewed by University personnel to ensure compliance with guidelines. Submittals, change orders and substitution requests are reviewed by University personnel during construction to ensure changes do not adversely impact compliance.

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