Overall Rating	Gold - expired
Overall Score	66.66
Liaison	Marianella Franklin
Submission Date	Sept. 20, 2017
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
OP-3: Building Operations and Maintenance

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	1.00 / 5.00	Marta Salinas-Hovar Asst Dir Project Planning and Management Facilities Management

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Total floor area of building space:

3,973,611 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:

0 Square feet

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

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:

UTRGV abides by the UT System Sustainability Policy. The Facilities Management department has a series of preventative maintenance (PM) schedules that are intended to focus on preserving the facilities at an optimal operating condition. The PM schedules consist of daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, bi-annual and annual activities performed on equipment and building systems. These schedules are managed by a “computerized maintenance management system” (CMMS) that is known as WTMA (the Web based Maintenance Authority). These maintenance schedules not only assure that the building in operating effectively, but it also allows the equipment to run efficiently. For several years now, it has been our practice to incorporate the industries “best practices” into our everyday activities in order to maintain a respectable level of compliance with our university’s sustainability commitment. Some sustainable practices are also related to operating campus buildings on “occupied and un-occupied” modes which allows for energy conservation efforts. Other practice include re-lamping to more efficient lighting and replacing water fixtures to water saving devices.

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):

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A copy of the IAQ management policy or protocol:

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

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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):

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A copy or the green cleaning policy:

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

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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):

100

A brief description of the energy management or benchmarking program:

UT System policy UTS169 Sustainability Practices Sec. 6 Energy and Water Efficiency Practices: 6.1 Each institution will update Energy and Water Management Plans to reflect energy consumption reduction goals as of FY 2011 over the baseline levels established by the Energy Utility Task Force in 2001. The institutions will report annual progress to their Energy and Water Management Plans by means of the State Energy Conservation Office (SECO) template.

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):

100

A brief description of the water management or benchmarking program:

Optional Fields

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

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Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

UTRGV’s buildings and maintenance operations work towards the sustainable development goal of industry and infrastructure by investing in sustainable and resilient campus infrastructure.

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