Overall Rating	Silver - expired
Overall Score	57.98
Liaison	Jay Price
Submission Date	March 6, 2020
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

University of Tennessee at Knoxville
OP-3: Building Operations and Maintenance

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	1.00 / 5.00	Jay Price Sustainability Manager Facilities Services

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Total floor area of building space:

17,225,830 Square feet

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
LEED O+M Gold or the 2nd highest level under another 4- or 5-tier GBC rating system	0 Square feet
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	0 Square feet
LEED O+M Certified or certified at minimum level under another GBC rating system	0 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:

100 Square feet

Percentage of building space certified under a green building rating system for the operations and maintenance of existing buildings:

0.00

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:

Leed Silver: JICS -UT/ORNL Joint Institute of Computational Sciences UTK Student Health Center UTK Natalie Haslam Music Center UTK Ayres Hall- UTK Howard H. Baker, Jr. Center for Public Policy Leed Certified-- JINS -UT/ORNL Joint Institute of Neutron Sciences ; UTK Min Kao Electrical & Computer Engineering Building Uncertified building space maintained in accordance to The State of Tennessee Sustainable Design Guidelines (SDG) University of Tennessee Student Union Fred D. Brown Residence Hall West Campus Orange Residence Hall West Campus White Residence Hall Volunteer Boulevard Parking Garage* UTK Facilities Services Complex Strong Residence Hall Stokely Family Residence Hall *The Volunteer Boulevard Parking Garage is excluded from the following percentages as garages do not count as buildings The State of Tennessee Sustainable Design Guidelines (SDG) have been approved by the State Building Commission to be utilized by Real Property Administration (RPA), Tennessee Board of Regents and the University of Tennessee as part of their designer manuals as a minimum standard and guideline for designers to insure that the principles of good sustainable design and construction practices are being implemented on State of Tennessee projects. These standards cover construction, renovation, maintenance, and ongoing operations.

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:

IH-004-Air-Monitoring-and-IAQ.pdf

The website URL where the IAQ policy/protocol may be found:

https://ehs.utk.edu/index.php/table-of-policies-plans-procedures-guides/air-contaminant-testing-and-indoor-air-quality/

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:

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A brief description of how green cleaning is incorporated into cleaning contracts:

The University of Tennessee's custodial services is not outsourced to a contractor. The University is dedicated to a clean, safe, and accessible study and work environment. In order to achieve these things, UT launched Green Cleaning Program in 2006 covering campus-wide buildings. 93% of the cleaning products are classified as green products, with the exception being certain hospital-grade disinfectants.

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):

A brief description of the energy management or benchmarking program:

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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):

A brief description of the water management or benchmarking program:

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Optional Fields

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:

http://facserv.utk.edu/sustainability/on-campus/buildings/

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

https://news.utk.edu/2007/12/12/ut-certified-as-americas-first-green-cleaning-university/ https://sustainability.utk.edu/about-2/polices-and-committments/

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