Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 73.28
Liaison Katie Maynard
Submission Date Nov. 8, 2016
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

University of California, Santa Barbara
OP-3: Building Operations and Maintenance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.26 / 5.00 Jewel Snavely
Campus Sustainability Coordinator, TGIF Grants Manager
Office of Sustainability
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Total floor area of building space:
5,883,368 Square feet
+ Date Revised: Aug. 17, 2017

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
+ Date Revised: Aug. 17, 2017
LEED O+M Gold or the 2nd highest level under another 4- or 5-tier GBC rating system 736,187 Square feet
+ Date Revised: Aug. 17, 2017
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 51,181 Square feet
+ Date Revised: Aug. 17, 2017
LEED O+M Certified or certified at minimum level under another GBC rating system 40,033 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:
14.06

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:
2011 Marine Science Research Building-Gold 2011 Harder Stadium Office Annex-Silver 2011 Kohn Hall-Silver 2011 Materials Research Laboratory-Certified 2012 Ellison Hall-Gold 2012 San Clemente Village -Gold 2013 Recreation Center-Gold 2016 Student Resource Building - Gold
+ Date Revised: Aug. 17, 2017

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):
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:
http://www.ucop.edu/risk-services/_files/indoor_airquality.pdf

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):
100

A copy or the green cleaning policy:
Low Environmental Impact Cleaning Policy 24aug09 (2).doc

A brief description of how green cleaning is incorporated into cleaning contracts:
Custodial Services daily cleaners are all Green Seal certified- a neutral floor cleaner, all purpose cleaner and degreaser, window cleaner, and floor finish. Green Seal provides science-based environmental certification standards that are credible, transparent, and essential in an increasingly educated and competitive marketplace. Green Seal industry knowledge and standards help manufacturers, purchasers, and end users alike make responsible choices that positively impact business behavior and improve quality of life. For practices of Green Seal chemicals used at UCSB please see Custodial Services presentation in PDF format.

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:
Every energy source at all major campus buildings is metered on a 15-minute basis and data are trended continuously in the campus Energy Information System. UCSB uses SkySpark for metered data analysis and benchmarking. All buildings are benchmarked based on total Energy Use Intensity, Electricity use per square foot, and natural gas use per square foot.

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:
UC Santa Barbra has adopted water management and benchmarking standards as outlined by the University of California Sustainable Water Systems Working Group. In line with the Federal Government’s Executive Order establishing a goal to reduce growth adjusted potable water consumption by 36% by 2025, and an interim target of 20% by 2020 compared to the three-year average baseline of FY2005/06, FY2006/07, and FY2007/08.

Optional Fields 

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/3100155/Sustainable%20Practices

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
IPM Flyer: http://ehs.ucsb.edu/units/envhlth/ehrsc/envirhealthpdf/ihantflyer-hrs.pdf

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