Overall Rating	Silver - expired
Overall Score	56.45
Liaison	Bambi Ingram
Submission Date	Feb. 7, 2020
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

University of Alabama at Birmingham
OP-3: Building Operations and Maintenance

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	1.00 / 5.00	Julie Price Sustainability Coordinator Sustainability

"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Total floor area of building space:

15,430,003 Square feet

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 feet
LEED O+M Gold or 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 (e.g. BREEAM-In Use, CASBEE for Existing Buildings, DGNB, Green Star Performance)	0 Square feet
LEED O+M Silver or at a step above minimum level under another 4 -or 5–tier GBC rating system	0 Square feet
LEED O+M Certified or certified at minimum level under another GBC rating system	0 Square feet

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 feet

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:

---

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:

---

The website URL where the IAQ policy/protocol may be found:

---

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:

---

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

---

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):

100

A brief description of the energy management or benchmarking program:

All indoor space at UAB is managed using EnergyCAP software. We track and store all utilities through these system and compare year over year. The EnergyCAP software is able to track the following information: 1. Group and benchmark buildings to quickly identify outliers 2.Analyze energy data for any time period of organization level 3. Save time by automating repetitive accounting and management tasks 4. Streamline our utility bill accounting workflow 5. Track program toward energy reduction goals 6. Audit and approve bills before they are paid 7. Log in from any location or device 8. Customize, share, and embed energy dashboards 9. Share reports across the street or around the world Accounting Workflow Assessments: 1. Account and meter tracking 2. Bill entry 3. Utility bill auditing 4. Chargebacks 5. Accounting interface 6. Bill Accruals 7. Cost Recovery for Rentals Savings and Analysis Assessments: 1. Benchmarking 2. Energy use intensity 3. Calendarization 4. Weather data 5. Normalization 6. Cost Avoidance 7. Interval Data 8. Budgets and forecasts 9. Rates and tariffs Visualization Assessments: 1. Reports, charts and graphs 2. Report designer 3. Dashboards 4. PowerViews 5. Project Tracking 6. Data hierarchy 7. Bill lists Sustainability Assessments: 1. Greenhouse gas tracking 2. ENERGY STAR Benchmarking

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):

100

A brief description of the water management or benchmarking program:

All indoor space at UAB is managed using EnergyCAP software. We track and store all utilities through these systems and compare year over year.

Optional Fields

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

---

Additional documentation to support the submission:

---

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

We only respond to indoor air quality complaints--odors, mold, etc.

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.