Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 65.06
Liaison Andrea Trimble
Submission Date May 29, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

University of Virginia
OP-4: Building Design and Construction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.95 / 3.00 Andrea Trimble
Director - Office for Sustainability
Office for Sustainability
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Does the institution have any building space certified under the following green building rating systems for new construction and major renovations?:
Yes or No
LEED or another 4-tier rating system used by an Established Green Building Council (GBC) Yes
The DGNB system, Green Star, or another 3-tier GBC rating system No
BREEAM, CASBEE, or another 5-tier GBC rating system No
The Living Building Challenge No
Other non-GBC rating systems (e.g. BOMA BESt, Green Globes) No

A brief description of the green building rating system(s) used and/or a list of certified buildings and ratings:
LEED certifications (2010 - 2015) 415 Ray C Hunt Dr 3rd Fl Build Out, Silver Alderman Road Residence Building 3 - Phase III, Silver Alderman Road Residence Building 5 - Phase IV (Shannon House), Gold Alderman Road Residence Building 6 - Phase IV, Certified Balz-Dobie Residence Hall, Silver Battle Building - Children's Hospital, Gold Bavaro Hall, Gold Claude Moore Medical Education Building, Silver Emily Couric Clinical Cancer Center, Gold Ern Commons, Silver Garrett Hall, Gold Hospital Bed Expansion Project, Certified Hunter Smith Band Building, Gold Indoor Practice Facility, Certified ITC Data Center, Silver Klockner Baseball Stadium, Certified Lacy Hall, Certified McArthur Squash Center, Certified McLeod Hall 3rd Floor, Gold Newcomb Hall Renovations, Certified Ophthalmology Clinic Expansion, Silver Pavilion IX, Certified Pavilion X, Certified PCC Annex Focused Ultrasound, Certified Physical & Life Sciences Research Building, Silver Printing and Copying Services, Silver Rice Hall, Silver South Lawn, Gold UVA Bookstore Expansion, Silver Watson-Webb Residence Hall, Silver

Total floor area of eligible building space (design and construction):
1,935,723 Square feet

Floor area of building space that is certified at each level under a 4-tier rating system for new construction and major renovations used by an Established Green Building Council::
Certified Floor Area
Minimum Level (e.g. LEED Certified) 370,627 Square feet
3rd Highest Level (e.g. LEED Silver) 804,126 Square feet
2nd Highest Level (e.g. LEED Gold) 760,970 Square feet
Highest Achievable Level (e.g. LEED Platinum) 0 Square feet

Floor area of building space that is certified at each level under a 3-tier rating system for new construction and major renovations used by an Established Green Building Council::
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Floor area of building space that is certified at each level under a 5-tier rating system for new construction and major renovations used by an Established Green Building Council::
Certified Floor Area
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Floor area of building space certified Living under the Living Building Challenge:
0 Square feet

Floor area of building space that is certified at any level under other green building rating systems for new construction and major renovations:
0 Square feet

Floor area of building space that was designed and constructed in accordance with green building policies or guidelines but NOT certified:
0 Square feet

A copy of the guidelines or policies :
The date the guidelines or policies were adopted:
Feb. 1, 2007

A brief description of the green building guidelines or policies and/or a list or sample of buildings covered:
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A brief description of how the institution ensures compliance with green building design and construction guidelines and policies:
In February 2007, the University of Virginia Board of Visitors required that all new construction and major renovation projects obtain LEED certification. All of these projects undergo review, which includes review and confirmation of LEED certification.

The website URL where information about the institution’s certified buildings and/or green building design and construction guidelines or policies is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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