Overall Rating	Gold - expired
Overall Score	67.88
Liaison	Krista Bailey
Submission Date	Sept. 14, 2017
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

Pennsylvania State University
OP-3: Building Operations and Maintenance

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	2.02 / 5.00	Shelley McKeague Environmental Compliance Specialist Engineering Services

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Total floor area of building space:

20,886,526 Square feet

O+M Certified Space

Building space must be certified under a rating system focusing on the operations and maintenance of existing buildings (e.g. LEED O+M) to count as certified space for this credit. Sustainability in new construction and major renovation projects (e.g. LEED BD+C certification) is covered in the Building Design and Construction credit.

Floor area of building space that is certified at each level under a green building rating system for the operations and maintenance of existing buildings used by an Established Green Building Council:

	Certified Floor Area
LEED O+M Platinum or the highest achievable level under another GBC rating system	0 Square feet
LEED O+M Gold or the 2nd highest level under another 4- or 5-tier GBC rating system	225,407 Square feet
Certified at mid-level under a 3- or 5-tier GBC rating system (e.g. BREEAM-In Use, CASBEE for Existing Buildings, DGNB, Green Star Performance)	0 Square feet
LEED O+M Silver or at a step above minimum level under another 4 -or 5–tier GBC rating system	0 Square feet
LEED O+M Certified or certified at minimum level under another GBC rating system	0 Square feet

Floor area of building space that is certified under a non-GBC rating system for the operations and maintenance of existing buildings, e.g. BOMA BESt, Green Globes CIEB:

0 Square feet

Percentage of building space certified under a green building rating system for the operations and maintenance of existing buildings:

1.08

If reporting certified space, provide:

A brief description of the green building rating system(s) used and/or a list or sample of certified buildings and ratings:

LEED O&M for Existing Buildings v4 Business Building - Smeal College of Business - Gold https://www.smeal.psu.edu/sustainability/leed-certification

If reporting uncertified space, provide the following:

Uncertified Space

Indoor Air Quality Management

Of the institution's uncertified building space, what percentage of floor area is maintained in accordance with a published indoor air quality (IAQ) management policy or protocol? (0-100):

100

A copy of the IAQ management policy or protocol:

indoor_air_quality_standard_procedures_-_2014_rev.pdf

The website URL where the IAQ policy/protocol may be found:

https://ehs.psu.edu/indoor-air-quality/requirements-guidelines

Green Cleaning

Of the institution's uncertified building space, what percentage of floor area is maintained in accordance with a published green cleaning policy, program or contract ? (0-100):

100

A copy or the green cleaning policy:

Penn State Blue Cleaning Manual.pdf

A brief description of how green cleaning is incorporated into cleaning contracts:

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Energy Management and Benchmarking

Of the institution's uncertified building space, what percentage of floor area is maintained in accordance with an energy management or benchmarking program? (0-100):

100

A brief description of the energy management or benchmarking program:

Penn State utilizes Enterprise Energy Management Suite for tracking of energy commodity purchasing and energy consumption. It integrates utility rates, the handheld meter reading system, manual data reads and real-time meter data collection for comprehensive analysis of Penn State's energy profile. The system is used for billing, benchmarking, trend analysis, demand response, energy savings project development and project tracking. Penn State has set Greenhouse Gas reduction goals and Energy Performance goals. In 2014, Penn State joined the Dept. of Energy's Better Building Challenge committing 28 million square feet to a 20 percent energy intensity reduction by 2025.

Water Management and Benchmarking

Of the institution's uncertified building space, what percentage of floor area is maintained in accordance with a water management or benchmarking program? (0-100):

100

A brief description of the water management or benchmarking program:

Penn State owns and operates its Water Utility System. Water withdrawal is metered at the wells. Water use is also metered at the building level. This data is utilized within the EEMSuite for internal billing, tracking building water use, establishing baselines, benchmarking, use analysis and to inform reduction projects and initiatives.

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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:

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