Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 72.78
Liaison Nathan King
Submission Date Feb. 18, 2021

STARS v2.2

Virginia Tech
OP-3: Building Design and Construction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.77 / 3.00 Paul Ely
Associate Director of Capital Construction
Facilities
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Total floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space:
430,295 Square feet

Floor area of eligible building space designed and built in accordance with published green building codes, policies, and/or rating systems:
Floor area
Certified at the highest achievable level under a multi-attribute GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g., LEED BD+C Platinum or Certified Living Building) 0 Square feet
Certified at the 2nd highest level under a 4- or 5-tier, multi-attribute GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g., LEED BD+C Gold) 69,200 Square feet
Certified at mid-level under a 3- or 5-tier, multi-attribute GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g., BREEAM Very Good) 0 Square feet
Certified at a step above minimum level under ar 4- or 5-tier, multi-attribute GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g., LEED BD+C Silver) 181,040 Square feet
Certified at minimum level under a multi-attribute GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g., LEED BD+C Certified) 0 Square feet
Certified/verified at any level under a multi-attribute, non-GBC rating system for design and construction, a green building code, or a single-attribute rating system for design and construction 0 Square feet
Designed and built in accordance with a multi-attribute green building code, policy, guideline, or rating system, but not certified/verified 180,055 Square feet
Designed and built in accordance with a single-attribute green building code, policy, guideline, or rating system, but not certified/verified 0 Square feet
Total 430,295 Square feet

Percentage of newly constructed or renovated building space certified under a green building rating system for design and construction:
58.16

A list of new construction and major renovation projects that indicates the green building code, policy/guideline, or rating system that applies to each building:

The total 430,295 GSF represents a total of 9 buildings with dates of LEED Certification from January 2016 to January 2021. Our attached LEED Summary Table shows all completed projects, projects pending certification, and projects under construction and design. Not all of those projects are counted towards our total. The only buildings counted towards our total are the ones built and either certified or pending certification within our 5 year timeline. The VT Carilion Biomedical Research Expansion was not counted toward our total GSF despite meeting the timeframe requirements due to the fact that it is outside of our institutional boundary established in our PRE-3 credit.

The Virginia Tech Climate Action Commitment (Presidential Policy Memorandum 262 Revision 1, dated May 9, 2013) point #6a states “Virginia Tech will improve the sustainability of its built environment by achieving LEED Silver certification or better for all eligible and applicable new buildings and major renovations.”

https://www.facilities.vt.edu/sustainability/climate-action-commitment.html


An inventory of new construction and major renovation projects that indicates the green building code, policy/guideline, or rating system that applies to each building:
Website URL where information about the institution’s green building design and construction program is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

The Virginia Tech LEED Program for new construction and major renovations is robust. The university currently has a total of 18 LEED Certified Buildings comprising 1,374,620 GSF:

Gold – 7 – 815,780 GSF
Silver – 9 – 565,040 GSF
Certified – 2 – 63,000 GSF


The Virginia Tech LEED Program for new construction and major renovations is robust. The university currently has a total of 18 LEED Certified Buildings comprising 1,374,620 GSF:

Gold – 7 – 815,780 GSF
Silver – 9 – 565,040 GSF
Certified – 2 – 63,000 GSF

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