Overall Rating Platinum - expired
Overall Score 85.05
Liaison Lisa Kilgore
Submission Date March 5, 2020
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STARS v2.1

Cornell University
OP-4: Building Design and Construction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.65 / 3.00
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Total floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space (include projects completed within the previous five years) :
1,037,335 Square feet

Certified Projects 

Floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space certified Living under the Living Building Challenge:
0 Square feet

Floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space certified at each level under a rating system for design and construction used by an Established Green Building Council (GBC) :
Certified Floor Area
LEED BD+C Platinum or at the highest achievable level under another rating system 397,609 Square feet
LEED BD+C Gold or at the 2nd highest level under another 4- or 5-tier GBC rating system 587,311 Square feet
Certified at mid-level under a 3- or 5-tier GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g. BREEAM, CASBEE, DGNB, Green Star) 0 Square feet
LEED BD+C Silver or at a step above minimum level under another 4- or 5-tier GBC rating system 11,906 Square feet
LEED BD+C Certified or certified at minimum level under another GBC rating system 40,509 Square feet

Floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space certified under a non-GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g. Green Globes NC, Certified Passive House):
0 Square feet

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

If reporting certified projects, provide:

A brief description of the green building rating system(s) used and/or a list of certified buildings and ratings:
While the University has 26 LEED certified buildings, only those completed within the current (5 year) reporting period are included in the list below and in the certified square footage numbers. Fernow Hall Teaching Dairy Barn Cornell Law School Addition Gates Hall Warren Hall Kimball Hall Klarman Hall Stocking Hall Upson Hall Hughes Hall Cornell Health CVM Center Expansion CVM Community Practice

If reporting uncertified projects, provide:

Uncertified Projects 

Floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space that is NOT certified, but that was designed and constructed in accordance with published green building guidelines and policies:
0 Square feet

If reporting published green building guidelines or policies, provide the following:

A copy of the green building guidelines or policies :
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The green building guidelines or policies:
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Do the green building guidelines or policies cover the following?:
Yes or No
Impacts on the surrounding site (e.g. guidelines to reuse previously developed land, protect environmentally sensitive areas, and otherwise minimize site impacts) ---
Energy consumption (e.g. policies requiring a minimum level of energy efficiency for buildings and their systems) Yes
Building-level energy metering Yes
Use of environmentally preferable materials (e.g. guidelines to minimize the life cycle impacts associated with building materials) Yes
Indoor environmental quality (i.e. guidelines to protect the health and comfort of building occupants) Yes
Water consumption (e.g. requiring minimum standards of efficiency for indoor and outdoor water use) ---
Building-level water metering ---

A brief description of the green building guidelines or policies and/or a list or sample of buildings covered:
The University has made a commitment to pursue LEED certification (silver level minimum) for all new buildings and renovation projects exceeding $5M in value. All new construction must comply with university design standards which include - http://www.sustainablecampus.cornell.edu/initiatives/green-buildings The following buildings have been LEED CERTIFIED and fall within this reporting period: Teaching Dairy Barn The following buildings have been LEED SILVER and fall within this reporting period: CVM Community Practice The following buildings have been certified LEED GOLD and fall within this reporting period: Fernow Hall Martha Van Rensselaer Phase II Gates Hall Kimball Hall Stocking Hall Hughes Hall Cornell Health CVM Center Expansion The following buildings have been certified LEED Platinum and are included in this reporting period: Cornell Law School Addition Warren Hall Klarman Hall Upson Hall

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A brief description of how the institution ensures compliance with green building design and construction guidelines and policies:
https://www.fcs.cornell.edu/cornell-design-standards All campus projects are subject to university design and construction standards which include: 018110 GREEN BUILDING GUIDELINES 018120 ENERGY GUIDELINES 018130 ENERGY MODELING GUIDELINES

Optional Fields 

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
https://sustainablecampus.cornell.edu/campus-initiatives/buildings-energy/green-buildings

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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