Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 72.89
Liaison Miriam Keep
Submission Date Feb. 27, 2019
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
OP-4: Building Design and Construction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.69 / 3.00 Micah Kenfield
Sustainability Coordinator
Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment
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Total floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space (include projects completed within the previous five years) :
618,151 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 361,949 Square feet
LEED BD+C Gold or at the 2nd highest level under another 4- or 5-tier GBC rating system 155,000 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 101,202 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:
Platinum: Lincoln Hall Renovation 2013: 175,835 SF Bousfield 2014: 186,114 SF Gold: Wassaja Hall/Ikenberry Commons #3 Residence Hall 2017: 155,000 SF Silver: Illinois Natural History Survey (Evers Laboratory) 2012: 23,862 SF, NCEB Yeh Center 2012: 22,637 SF, U of I Fire Service Institute 2012: 21,659 SF, Huff Hall North Addition 2013: 33,044 SF

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 :
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) 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) No
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:
All buildings are constructed to LEED standards. All projects over $5,000,000 must be constructed to at least LEED Gold standards

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A brief description of how the institution ensures compliance with green building design and construction guidelines and policies:
Engineering Services located in the Facilities and Services division is responsible for design review and quality assurance. The unit is also responsible for LEED certification applications.

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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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