Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 66.27
Liaison Katie Maynard
Submission Date May 9, 2012
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

University of California, Santa Barbara
OP-2: Building Design and Construction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.68 / 4.00 Jordan Sager
LEED Program Manager
Physical Facilities
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New building space that meets "Eligible Buildings Criteria":
756,746 Square feet

New building space that was designed and constructed in accordance with green building policies or guidelines but not LEED certified:
70,379 Square feet

New building space that is LEED Certified :
0 Square feet

New building space that is LEED Silver certified:
282,635 Square feet

New building space that is LEED Gold certified :
399,732 Square feet

New building space that is LEED Platinum certified:
4,000 Square feet

The website URL where a copy of the institution's guidelines or policies for green building is available :
An electronic copy of the guidelines or policies :
The date(s) the policies or guidelines were adopted:
7/1/2010

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

To ensure compliance with green building design and construction guidelines and policies, the University of California, Santa Barbara has adopted its own campus-wide policy. In 2002, UCSB adopted a campus policy stating that all new buildings commissioned after July 1, 2004, must meet a minimum of USGBC's LEED Silver certification. In 2010, the Chancellor's Sustainability Committee established a new policy that all buildings commissioned after July 1, 2010, must meet a minimum of LEED Gold.


The names of all buildings that are certified under the LEED for New Construction and Major Renovations, LEED for Commercial Interiors, and/or LEED for Core and Shell Green Building Rating Systems:

2002 Bren Hall-Platinum
2006 Marine Science Research Building-Certified
2008 Student Resource Building-Silver
2009 San Clemente Villages-Gold
2010 Education-Silver
2010 Social Science & Media Std-Silver
2010 Pollock Theater-Silver
2010 Engineering II Addition-Gold
2011 Tiption Meeting House-Platinum


The names of all buildings designed and constructed in accordance with green building guidelines and policies but not LEED certified:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

in 2011, we also certified North Campus Faculty Housing under LEED for HOMES version 3.0 and recieved Gold level certifications for the multi-family units and Silver level cerfification for the single family units.


in 2011, we also certified North Campus Faculty Housing under LEED for HOMES version 3.0 and recieved Gold level certifications for the multi-family units and Silver level cerfification for the single family units.

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