Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 36.75
Liaison Audrey McSain
Submission Date July 10, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Lehigh University
OP-4: Building Design and Construction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.25 / 3.00 Mary Jo Brown
Facilities Space Data Manager
Campus Planning
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Does the institution have any building space certified under the following green building rating systems for new construction and major renovations?:
Yes or No
LEED or another 4-tier rating system used by an Established Green Building Council (GBC) Yes
The DGNB system, Green Star, or another 3-tier GBC rating system No
BREEAM, CASBEE, or another 5-tier GBC rating system No
The Living Building Challenge No
Other non-GBC rating systems (e.g. BOMA BESt, Green Globes) No

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A brief description of the green building rating system(s) used and/or a list of certified buildings and ratings:
Lehigh University uses USGBC LEED rating system. We currently have 1 new building that is LEED Gold

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Total floor area of eligible building space (design and construction):
137,330 Square feet

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Floor area of building space that is certified at each level under a 4-tier rating system for new construction and major renovations used by an Established Green Building Council::
Certified Floor Area
Minimum Level (e.g. LEED Certified) 0 Square feet
3rd Highest Level (e.g. LEED Silver) 0 Square feet
2nd Highest Level (e.g. LEED Gold) 137,330 Square feet
Highest Achievable Level (e.g. LEED Platinum) 0 Square feet

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Floor area of building space that is certified at each level under a 3-tier rating system for new construction and major renovations used by an Established Green Building Council::
Certified Floor Area
Minimum Level 0 Square feet
Mid-Level 0 Square feet
Highest Achievable Level 0 Square feet

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Floor area of building space that is certified at each level under a 5-tier rating system for new construction and major renovations used by an Established Green Building Council::
Certified Floor Area
Minimum Level 0 Square feet
4th Highest Level 0 Square feet
Mid-Level 0 Square feet
2nd Highest Level 0 Square feet
Highest Achievable Level 0 Square feet

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Floor area of building space certified Living under the Living Building Challenge:
0 Square feet

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Floor area of building space that is certified at any level under other green building rating systems for new construction and major renovations:
0 Square feet

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

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A copy of the guidelines or policies :
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The date the guidelines or policies were adopted:
April 22, 2009

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A brief description of the green building guidelines or policies and/or a list or sample of buildings covered:
While Lehigh has not created a specific policy for new design and construction, we did sign a climate commitment (2009) that includes new design and construction goals and we passed a Sustainability Plan (2012) reiterating this commitment.

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A brief description of how the institution ensures compliance with green building design and construction guidelines and policies:
While there is no formal process in place for ensuring compliance with green building and design guidelines as of this submission, Campus Planning is in the process of creating guidelines and policies pertaining to campus projects.

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The website URL where information about the institution’s certified buildings and/or green building design and construction guidelines or policies is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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