Carnegie Mellon University
OP-2: Building Design and Construction

By contract with the university, Design Consultants apply university Design and Construction Standards to their work on university projects. If Design Consultants identify circumstances in which, in their professional opinion, either the university or their internal customers or their projects themselves would be better served by waiving the application of any aspect of the Design and Construction Standards, they must seek formal approvals to continue with design services that do not apply certain of those Design and Construction Standards to their work. To obtain such waivers, Design Consultants are asked to put their requests in writing addressed to their university Project Manager (PM) assigned to their projects. PMs submit these written applications for waivers to the Director of Design in the university’s Campus Design and Facilities Development (CDFD) organization, or to the University Engineer in the university’s Facilities Management Services (FMS) organization, or to both (depending on the nature of each proposed waiver) for review and response. Copies of waiver requests also go to the Associate Vice Provost (Associate VP) for CDFD, to the PM’s supervisor (the Director of Construction for CD&FD), and to Customer Representatives (CRs) for the projects involved. The Director of Design in the University's CD&FD organization or University Engineer or both approve or reject waiver applications in writing and transmit them to the PM, with copies to the Design Consultant, to the Associate VP for CD&FD, to the supervisor and to the CR. Design Consultants or CRs may appeal rulings on waiver applications to the Associate VP. The Associate VP reviews appeals of proposed waivers and either approves or denies them, with advice from the PMs and the supervisor, and from other interested parties not directly involved in the appeal. Associate VP decisions are put in writing and transmitted to the appellant (Design Consultant or CR), with copies to the other interested party and to the University Architect/Engineer, to the PM, and to the supervisor. Waiver requests provide useful insights into the effect of the Design Guidelines. Over time, they may prompt confirmations of, or changes to, the Design Guidelines.

The building space data provided for fiscal year 2010 can be verified at "Carnegie Mellon Factbook 2010-2011, Campus Space, Facilities, and Services" -http://www.cmu.edu/ira/factbook/facts2011.html New building spaces (constructed in last 3 years) on campus that meet the LEED certification criteria and/or are registered for LEED certification include the Carnegie Cafe, GSIA West Entry, GSIA 1st Floor, Doherty Hall Phase II, Porter Hall 100. All new projects over $1M at Carnegie Mellon University are required to achieve at least a LEED Silver rating.