Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 65.05
Liaison Ellie Perry
Submission Date Feb. 15, 2023

STARS v2.2

California State University, Dominguez Hills
OP-3: Building Design and Construction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.83 / 3.00 Ellie Perry
Sustainability Manager
Facilities Services
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Total floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space:
285,487 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) 92,802 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 192,682 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 285,484 Square feet

Percentage of newly constructed or renovated building space certified under a green building rating system for design and construction:
100.00

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:
Buildings that became operational January 1, 2020 onwards were considered "new."

All new buildings in the CSU System are required to be LEED Silver "Equivalent" and comply with California Title 24 building code energy efficiency standards. Buildings built after March 12, 2020 must exceed the current Title 24 energy efficiency standards by 10%. Title 24 compliance is reviewed and verified by the CSU Mechanical Review Board as part of the construction process.

-The Science and Innovation Building built in 2020 was LEED Certified at Gold (though is Platinum equivalent since solar went online after LEED consultants' contract term ended/change in paperwork was not submitted)
-The Innovation and Instruction building built in 2021 is LEED Gold "equivalent" and the Housing Phase III building built in 2020 is LEED Silver "equivalent."

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:

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s green building design and construction program is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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