Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 77.43
Liaison Daimon Eklund
Submission Date Oct. 14, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

University of Washington, Seattle
OP-3: Building Operations and Maintenance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.69 / 4.00 Norm Menter
Energy Resource Conservation Manager
Facilities Services
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Does the institution have any building space certified under the following green building rating systems for existing buildings?:
Yes or No
LEED for Existing Buildings or another 4-tier rating system used by an Established Green Building Council (GBC) No
The DGNB system, Green Star Performance, or another 3-tier GBC rating system No
BREEAM-In Use, CASBEE for Existing Building, or another 5-tier GBC rating system 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 or sample of certified buildings and ratings:
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Total floor area of eligible building space (operations and maintenance):
1,052,519.64 Square meters

Floor area of building space that is certified at each level under a 4-tier rating system for existing buildings used by an Established Green Building Council::
Certified Floor Area
Minimum Level (e.g. LEED Certified) Square meters
3rd Highest Level (e.g. LEED Silver) Square meters
2nd Highest Level (e.g. LEED Gold) Square meters
Highest Achievable Level (e.g. LEED Platinum) Square meters

Floor area of building space that is certified at each level under a 3-tier rating system for existing buildings used by an Established Green Building Council::
Certified Floor Area
Minimum Level ---
Mid-Level ---
Highest Achievable Level ---

Floor area of building space that is certified at each level under a 5-tier rating system for existing buildings used by an Established Green Building Council::
Certified Floor Area
Minimum Level ---
4th Highest Level ---
Mid-Level ---
2nd Highest Level ---
Highest Achievable Level ---

Floor area of building space that is certified at any level under other green building rating systems for existing buildings:
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Floor area of building space that is maintained in accordance with formally adopted sustainable building operations and maintenance guidelines or policies, but NOT certified:
487,180.82 Square meters

A copy of the sustainable building operations and maintenance guidelines or policies:
BUILDINGS and ENERGY POLICY.docx

The date the guidelines or policies were formally adopted:
Aug. 30, 2012

A brief description of the sustainable building operations and maintenance program and/or a list or sample of buildings covered:
ASHRAE LEVEL II AUDITS completed for the following buildings: Building Gross Sqft PHYSICS-ASTRONOMY BAR 175,930 PHYSICS-ASTRONOMY TOWER 44,010 PHYSICS-ASTRONOMY AUDITORIUM 59,181 ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING BUILDING 203,030 PAUL G. ALLEN CENTER FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING 168,954 MILLER HALL 72,655 GOWEN HALL 68,925 SMITH HALL 92,757 RAITT HALL 48,148 INTRAMURAL ACTIVITIES BUILDING 289,347 BLOEDEL HALL 77,316 WINKENWERDER FOREST SCIENCES LABORATORY 26,231 ANDERSON HALL 33,543 KINCAID HALL 84,459 ARCHITECTURE HALL 47,485 MARY GATES HALL 183,435 GUGGENHEIM HALL 56,207 SCHMITZ HALL 99,691 GOULD HALL 115,038 OCEANOGRAPHY BUILDING 25,066 OCEAN SCIENCES BUILDING 111,276 FISHERY SCIENCES 130,307 FISHERIES TEACHING AND RESEARCH BUILDING 34,788 MARINE STUDIES BUILDING 31,290 MAGNUSON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER H 211,284 MAGNUSON HEALTH SCI CTR K (FIALKOW PAVILION) 227,640 HARRIS HYDRAULICS LABORATORY 22,933 CENTER ON HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND DISABILITY CLINIC 70,345 CENTER ON HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND DISABILITY SCHOOL 45,598 CENTER ON HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND DISABILITY SOUTH 12,378 MAGNUSON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER J 170,719 PLANT SERVICES BUILDING 144,198 BANK OF AMERICA EXECUTIVE EDUCATION CENTER 65,566 CLARK HALL 30,568 MUSIC BUILDING 73,482 WILLIAM H. GATES HALL 210,117 PACCAR HALL--MICHAEL G. FOSTER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS PHASE I 132,845 DEMPSEY HALL 65,000 MACKENZIE HALL 43,099 BENSON HALL 76,271 CHEMISTRY BUILDING 130,227 LOEW HALL 58,747 MAGNUSON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER C 48,288 MAGNUSON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER D 183,975 MAGNUSON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER E 56,540 MAGNUSON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER F 122,767 MAGNUSON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER G 64,594 MAGNUSON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER I 151,026 MAGNUSON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER T 493,496 MAGNUSON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER A 53,201 ESCO Projects completed since 2005 include: Fluke Hall ESCO Upgrades UWMC Process CHW Social Work CHW Cooling Tower UWMC Consolidated Laundry UWMC Data Ctr & HVAC Phase III HSC T-wing Cooling Tower Chemistry Bldg. ESCO ICA ESCO Campus Chilled Water PICV & Meters Phase I & II UW Tower Lighting ESCO 4545 Tower ESCO Triangle Garage Lighting ESCO Gates Library - chiller and DCV Seattle Campus Irrigation ESCO PNW Smart Grid Demonstration Project UW 2010 State Commerce Grant ESCO Physics Astronomy Lab Ventilation Improvements

A brief description of how the institution ensures compliance with sustainable building operation and maintenance guidelines and policies:
Policy direction is provided by the UW Environmental Stewardship Committee. Institutional commitment set forth in departmental policy and procedures. Compliance metrics are defined in departmental balance scorecard system. Metrics reported and measured on a quarterly scorecard report.

The website URL where information about the institution’s certified buildings and/or sustainable operations and maintenance guidelines or policies is available:
http://www.washington.edu/facilities/conservation

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Additional information: Energy Conservation: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=39.35C&full=true Facilities Focus on Sustainability: http://www.washington.edu/facilities/orgrel/files/documents/sustainability/FS_Focus_on_Sustainability_lowres.pdf http://www.washington.edu/facilities/conservation http://green.washington.edu/cap

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