Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 50.50
Liaison Ryan Chabot
Submission Date March 2, 2017
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STARS v2.1

University of Central Florida
OP-4: Building Design and Construction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.61 / 3.00 Tran Huynh
Assistant Director Energy Management
Utilities & Energy Services
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Total floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space (include projects completed within the previous five years) :
1,480,173 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 0 Square feet
LEED BD+C Gold or at the 2nd highest level under another 4- or 5-tier GBC rating system 641,372 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 367,584 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:
68.16

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:
UCF Alumni Center LEED® O+M: Existing Buildings (v4) Registered UCF Band Building LEED® BD+C: New Construction (v4) Planning UCF Burnett School of Biomedical Science Silver 2010-09-13 LEED® BD+C: New Construction (v2.2) Completed UCF Career Services & Experiential Lrng Gold 2012-07-19 LEED® BD+C: New Construction (v2.2) Completed UCF Classroom II Gold 2015-06-04 LEED® BD+C: New Construction (v3) Completed UCF Dining Facility LEED® BD+C: New Construction (v4) Registered UCF District Energy Plant IV LEED® BD+C: New Construction (v3) Registered UCF Downtown LEED® BD+C: New Construction (v4) Planning UCF Fraternity and Sorority Life Silver 2014-09-10 LEED® BD+C: New Construction (v3) Completed UCF Global UCF Gold 2016-12-07 LEED® BD+C: New Construction (v3) Completed UCF Greek House 409 Gold 2013-08-22 LEED® BD+C: Homes (v3) Completed UCF Greek House 411 Gold 2013-08-22 LEED® BD+C: Homes (v3) Completed UCF IRIF LEED® BD+C: New Construction (v3) Registered UCF Laboratory and Environmental Support Gold 2010-08-06 LEED® BD+C: New Construction (v2.2) Completed UCF Medical Education Building Silver 2014-04-10 LEED® BD+C: New Construction (v2.2) Completed UCF Morgridge Int. Reading Center Gold 2014-03-26 LEED® BD+C: New Construction (v2.2) Completed UCF Neptune Community Silver 2015-09-09 LEED® BD+C: New Construction (v3) Completed UCF Partnership III Silver 2012-10-09 LEED® BD+C: New Construction (v2.2) Completed UCF Performing Arts Center Gold 2012-04-19 LEED® BD+C: New Construction (v2.2) Completed UCF Physical Sciences Building Phase 1 Gold 2009-12-14 LEED® BD+C: New Construction (v2.2) Completed UCF Physical Sciences Building Phase 2 Gold 2015-06-02 LEED® BD+C: New Construction (v2.2) Completed UCF Public Safety Building Gold 2012-09-13 LEED® BD+C: New Construction (v2.2) Completed UCF Recreation & Wellness Expansion Gold 2012-09-11 LEED® BD+C: New Construction (v2.2) Completed UCF Trevor Colbourn Hall LEED® BD+C: New Construction (v4) Planning UCF Visitor and Parking Information Silver 2015-07-23 LEED® BD+C: New Construction (v2.2) Completed UCF Warehouse LEED® BD+C: New Construction (v4) Planning UCF WDCSAL LEED® BD+C: New Construction (v3) Registered

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:
75,000 Square feet

If reporting published green building guidelines or policies, provide the following:

A copy of the green building guidelines or policies :
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The green building guidelines or policies:
Green Building Construction and Renovation Requirements; President Climate Action Plan; Energy Sustainability Policy 3-111.1; UCF Commissioning Procedure.

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

A brief description of the green building guidelines or policies and/or a list or sample of buildings covered:
UCF "Green Building Construction Requirements" goes above and beyond the Florida Statue 255.2575 Energy-efficient and sustainable buildings by adhering to the latest version of USGBC LEED (V4) Gold Certification.

None
A brief description of how the institution ensures compliance with green building design and construction guidelines and policies:
Green Building Construction and Renovation Requirements developed by UCF is required for all projects. The President Climate Action Plan identify solid goals to enforce; The Energy Sustainability Policy 3-111.1 appoints the Department of Utilities & Energy Services as the point of contact and liaison for all utilities and energy conservation measures.

Optional Fields 

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
http://www.energy.ucf.edu/forms-and-procedures

Additional documentation to support the submission:
UCF_Climate_Action_Plan2010.pdf

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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