| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 54.15 |
| Liaison | Leslie North |
| Submission Date | March 3, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Western Kentucky University
IC-2: Operational Characteristics
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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N/A |
Christian
Ryan Sustainability Coordinator WKU |
Endowment size:
Total campus area:
Locale:
IECC climate zone:
Gross floor area of building space:
Floor area of laboratory space:
Floor area of healthcare space:
Floor area of other energy intensive space:
Additional documentation to support the submission :
These operational characteristics reflect data for main campus only. Regional campuses are not included as they are located in various different locales and source energy from alternative providers. For consistency, we will focus on main campus for this submission, as we have for past submissions.
Endowment: This number includes ALL foundation accounts (College Heights, WKU, Hilltopper, etc) as they all support WKU. Information provided by Heather Glass Assistant Director, WKU Foundation.
Square foot and acre area information obtained from Joshua Montgomery, WKU Planning, Design, and Construction. joshua.montgomery@wku.edu
From his email:
Main Campus
Facilities, Education, General - 50 Buildings - 3,782,022 Gross Square Feet
lab space (171,264) is all lab space for main campus, including computer labs.
Other energy intensive space includes all food space and IVS space.
Residence - 15 Buildings - 1,129,565 GSF
These are the buildings on Main Campus which totals 5,187,930 GSF.
Since 2014,the following changes have occurred:
+18,668 GSF for FSH-Gatton Academy
+66,531 GSF for HCIC
+6,977 GSF for Confucius Institute
+4,226 GSF for Chiller Plant (adjustment due to an error found in calculating GSF for CWP)
-72,534 GSF for TCNW
-27,905 GSF for Garrett CC (adjustment due to an error found in calculating GSF for GCC)
Main Campus area is 206.98 Acres
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.