Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 66.63
Liaison Mike Evans
Submission Date March 3, 2022

STARS v2.2

Williams College
OP-3: Building Design and Construction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.52 / 3.00 Mike Wood
Associate Director
Planning Design & Construction
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Total floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space:
339,283 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) 91,237 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) 207,638 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) 0 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 40,408 Square feet
Designed and built in accordance with a multi-attribute green building code, policy, guideline, or rating system, but not certified/verified 0 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 339,283 Square feet

Percentage of newly constructed or renovated building space certified under a green building rating system for design and construction:
100

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:
Williams currently has a standard of at least LEED Gold certification or an equivalent certification plus an ambitious Energy Use Intensity target (for that particular building type) for all new building projects over $5 million.
* denotes built/renovated in last 5 years

LEED Gold
Hollander Hall 2008
Schapiro Hall 2008
Weston Athletic Complex 2014
Sawyer Library and Quad 2014
Weston Hall 2016
Saint Anthony Hall 2019 *
Williams Inn 2019 *
Wachenheim Science Center 2021 *

LEED Platinum
Williams Bookstore 2017 *
Hopper Science Center 2018 *
Horn Hall 2016

Living Building Challenge
Class of 1966 Environmental Center 2015

Garfield House - LEED Gold & Passive House (not yet achieved) 2019 *

Center for Developmental Economics Fellows Hall - ILFI Zero Energy (not yet achieved) 2019 *

For Bradshaw - LEED Gold & awaiting LBC Petal Certification 2021

Davis Center - in design development - targeting LBC petal certification

From: https://sustainability.williams.edu/buildings/high-performance-buildings/

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:
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Optional Fields 

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 college employs a strategy of green building certification requirements coupled with energy use intensity targets to address sustainability on projects holistically as well as put a specific emphasis on efficiency as part of our strategy to minimize emissions.

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