Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 67.54
Liaison Elizabeth MacKenzie
Submission Date Aug. 8, 2013
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University of Iowa
PAE-3: Physical Campus Plan

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.00 / 4.00 Liz Christiansen
Director
Office of Sustainability
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Does the institution's physical campus plan include sustainability at a high level?:
Yes

A brief description of how the physical campus plan or amendment includes sustainability:

High level guidance for the inclusion of sustainability is found in the UI Campus Master Plan Principles:

4.0 MASTER PLAN PRINCIPLES
To define the intent of the master plan and to provide guidance to the ongoing
process of planning the University of Iowa campus, the following principles have been
identified. Section 4.1 describes several broad guiding principles, and
Sections 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5 and 4.6 define more detailed planning principles
related to the specific areas of Campus Land Use, Circulation, Parking, Campus
Form and Character, and Campus Environment.
4.6 Principles Related to a Sustainable Campus Environment
4.6.1 Promote long-term sustainability of the campus for future generations through efficient land use, energy efficient buildings, management of energy and water resources, selection and management of building materials, recycling of waste, protection of indoor environmental quality, and life cycle costing.
4.6.2 Plan site development to orient buildings and landscape features to take advantage of site location and orientation to conserve energy, protect the landscape, and minimize environmental impacts.
4.6.3 Minimize impacts on the Iowa River as a regional water source and drainage way.
4.6.4 Protect campus natural areas and enhance their environmental benefits
related to erosion control, stormwater management, microclimate amelioration, habitat enrichment, native plant protection, and their educational value.
4.6.5 Encourage sustainable alternatives to private automobile use as a means of improving air quality, conserving non-renewable petroleum resources, and reducing the negative environmental impacts of parking lots.
4.6.6 Promote reuse of existing buildings and reviewing new buildings for LEED
or “LEED-like” construction.


The year the physical campus plan was developed or adopted:
2,006

The website URL where the physical campus plan is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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