| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 75.01 |
| Liaison | Jen Crothers |
| Submission Date | Aug. 4, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
The University of British Columbia
OP-4: Building Design and Construction
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.40 / 3.00 |
Penny
Martyn Manager, Green Building Campus & Community Planning |
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Does the institution have any building space certified under the following green building rating systems for new construction and major renovations?:
| Yes or No | |
| LEED or another 4-tier rating system used by an Established Green Building Council (GBC) | Yes |
| The DGNB system, Green Star, or another 3-tier GBC rating system | No |
| BREEAM, CASBEE, or another 5-tier GBC rating system | No |
| The Living Building Challenge | No |
| Other non-GBC rating systems (e.g. BOMA BESt, Green Globes) | No |
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A brief description of the green building rating system(s) used and/or a list of certified buildings and ratings:
UBC has five buildings that have been constructed and occupied in the last five years and are LEED certified: Bioenergy Research and Demonstration Facility (Gold), Biological Sciences Complex- Renew (Gold), Buchanan Complex-Renew (Gold), Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (Platinum) and Earth Science Building (Gold).
One building, Ponderosa Phase 1, is registered for LEED certification but is not yet certified, and consequently has been omitted from the calculations since construction was completed less than 2 years ago (as per the definition of Eligible Building Space).
Two buildings, Allard Hall and Pharmaceutical Sciences, have been constructed and occupied in the last five years and are targeting LEED Gold (certification pending) and since construction was completed more than 2 years ago are included in the not certified floor area.
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Total floor area of eligible building space (design and construction):
2,489,177
Square feet
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Floor area of building space that is certified at each level under a 4-tier rating system for new construction and major renovations used by an Established Green Building Council::
| Certified Floor Area | |
| Minimum Level (e.g. LEED Certified) | 0 Square feet |
| 3rd Highest Level (e.g. LEED Silver) | 0 Square feet |
| 2nd Highest Level (e.g. LEED Gold) | 500,372 Square feet |
| Highest Achievable Level (e.g. LEED Platinum) | 61,063 Square feet |
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Floor area of building space that is certified at each level under a 3-tier rating system for new construction and major renovations used by an Established Green Building Council::
| Certified Floor Area | |
| Minimum Level | 0 Square feet |
| Mid-Level | 0 Square feet |
| Highest Achievable Level | 0 Square feet |
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Floor area of building space that is certified at each level under a 5-tier rating system for new construction and major renovations used by an Established Green Building Council::
| Certified Floor Area | |
| Minimum Level | 0 Square feet |
| 4th Highest Level | 0 Square feet |
| Mid-Level | 0 Square feet |
| 2nd Highest Level | 0 Square feet |
| Highest Achievable Level | 0 Square feet |
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Floor area of building space certified Living under the Living Building Challenge:
0
Square feet
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Floor area of building space that is certified at any level under other green building rating systems for new construction and major renovations:
0
Square feet
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Floor area of building space that was designed and constructed in accordance with green building policies or guidelines but NOT certified:
1,927,742
Square feet
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A copy of the guidelines or policies :
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The date the guidelines or policies were adopted:
March 1, 2012
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A brief description of the green building guidelines or policies and/or a list or sample of buildings covered:
INSTITUTIONAL CONSTRUCTION:
TECHNICAL GUIDELINES
http://technicalguidelines.ubc.ca/technical/sustainability.html
UBC started incorporating green building requirements into its Technical Guidelines, which are mandatory for all institutional new construction and major renovations, in 2002. The Guidelines are improved for sustainable design annually.
LEED IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE
http://sustain.ubc.ca/sites/sustain.ubc.ca/files/uploads/CampusSustainability/CS_PDFs/GreenBuildings/UBCLEEDImplementationGuideline_20130424.pdf
Since 2008, the Province of BC has required all public sector new construction and major renovations to be certified LEED Gold. In 2013 UBC developed a LEED Implementation Guide which aims to help project teams achieve certification on campus and mandates certain LEED credits that align well with UBC policy. One of the most important mandatory LEED credits is achieving a minimum energy performance threshold (42% below Canada's Model National Energy Code for Buildings).
UBC SUSTAINABILITY PROCESS
http://sustain.ubc.ca/sites/sustain.ubc.ca/files/uploads/CampusSustainability/CS_PDFs/GreenBuildings/Green-building_Enhanced-sustainability-process_Jan2015.pdf
To encourage sustainable and integrated green building design, UBC requires that design teams follow the UBC Sustainability Process for major academic projects. Key aspects of the process are the development of project social, economic and environmental sustainability goals with stakeholders (including an energy use intensity target). UBC also holds a series of sustainability workshops for each project to ensure the sustainability goals are fully explored in the building design.
RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION:
RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (REAP)
http://sustain.ubc.ca/campus-initiatives/green-buildings/reap
UBC created its own Residential Environmental Assessment Program (REAP) in 2006. REAP is a green building rating system that is mandatory for all multifamily units built in the neighbourhoods at UBC.
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A brief description of how the institution ensures compliance with green building design and construction guidelines and policies:
UBC is the owner, developer and regulator for buildings on campus and uses this unique circumstance to help ensure compliance with green building design and construction guidelines. The department of Sustainability and Engineering (Campus + Community Planning) provides clearance prior to the issuance of each development, building or occupancy permit, providing check-in points to ensure compliance with green building standards.
The Development Review Committee meets with the project developers and designers prior to the project’s development permit submission to help them understand the green building policies in place and the specific requirements in effect for each project.
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The website URL where information about the institution’s certified buildings and/or green building design and construction guidelines or policies is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
UBC completed construction or underwent major renovations of 16 buildings totaling 2,489,177 square feet during the previous 5 years (2010-2014). Five of these buildings have been LEED certified and are included in the certified floor space total. Three more buildings are LEED registered and pending certification.
In total, UBC has 10 LEED certified buildings, constructed between 2004-2014. An additional 8 buildings are LEED registered and under construction, expected to be complete between 2015 and 2017. These buildings are all targeting LEED Gold or Platinum.
UBC’s Green Building Directory is available online at: http://sustain.ubc.ca/campus-initiatives/buildings/green-building-directory.
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