Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 70.35
Liaison Katie Maynard
Submission Date March 2, 2018
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STARS v2.1

University of California, Santa Barbara
OP-4: Building Design and Construction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.68 / 3.00 Jewel Snavely
Campus Sustainability Coordinator, TGIF Grants Manager
Office of Sustainability
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Total floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space (include projects completed within the previous five years) :
805,353 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 285,697 Square feet
LEED BD+C Gold or at the 2nd highest level under another 4- or 5-tier GBC rating system 519,656 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 0 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:
100

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:
2013 Ocean Science and Education Building- Gold 2013 Santa Rosa Residential Hall-Gold 2014 Anacapa Residence Hall- Gold 2014 Santa Cruz Residence Hall-Gold 2015 Sierra Madre Villages Apartments-Platinum 2016 Davidson Library-Gold 2017 UCSB Sierra Madre Community Buildings (Gold) 2017 UCSB KITP Residence (Platinum)

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 :
UCSB Sustainability Policies.pdf

The green building guidelines or policies:
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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) ---
Energy consumption (e.g. policies requiring a minimum level of energy efficiency for buildings and their systems) ---
Building-level energy metering ---
Use of environmentally preferable materials (e.g. guidelines to minimize the life cycle impacts associated with building materials) ---
Indoor environmental quality (i.e. guidelines to protect the health and comfort of building occupants) ---
Water consumption (e.g. requiring minimum standards of efficiency for indoor and outdoor water use) ---
Building-level water metering ---

A brief description of the green building guidelines or policies and/or a list or sample of buildings covered:
The University of California (UC) Green Building Design Policy for new construction requires campuses to meet a “minimum standard equivalent to a LEED™ NC Silver rating.” LEED™ NC stands for US Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED™) for New Construction (NC). UC’s policy also directs campuses to “…strive to achieve a standard equivalent to a LEED™ NC Gold rating or higher, whenever possible…”

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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.

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