Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 66.09
Liaison Elizabeth Drake
Submission Date March 3, 2023

STARS v2.2

Swarthmore College
OP-4: Building Operations and Maintenance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 5.00 Elizabeth Drake
Director of Sustainability
Office of Sustainability
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Total floor area of existing building space:
1,827,664 Square feet

Floor area of existing building space operated and maintained in accordance with a sustainable management policy/program and/or a green building rating system:
Existing floor area
Certified at the highest achievable level under a multi-attribute, Green Building Council (GBC) rating system focused on the operations and maintenance of existing buildings (e.g., LEED O+M Platinum) 0 Square feet
Certified at the 2nd highest level under a 4- or 5-tier, multi-attribute, GBC rating system focused on the operations and maintenance of existing buildings (e.g., LEED O+M Gold) 0 Square feet
Certified at mid-level under a 3- or 5-tier, multi-attribute, GBC rating system focused on the operations and maintenance of existing buildings (e.g., BREEAM-In Use Very Good) 0 Square feet
Certified at a step above minimum level under a 4 -or 5–tier, multi-attribute, GBC rating system focused on the operations and maintenance of existing buildings (e.g., LEED O+M Silver) 0 Square feet
Certified at minimum level under a multi-attribute, GBC rating system focused on the operations and maintenance of existing buildings (e.g., BREEAM In-Use Pass or LEED O+M Certified) 0 Square feet
Certified at any level under a non-GBC rating system or single-attribute rating system focused on the operations and maintenance of existing buildings 0 Square feet
Operated and maintained in accordance with a multi-attribute, sustainable management policy/program, but not certified under an O+M rating system 0 Square feet
Operated and maintained in accordance with a single-attribute, sustainable management policy/program, but not certified under an O+M rating system
 1,827,664 Square feet
Total 1,827,664 Square feet

Percentage of existing building space certified under a green building rating system rating system focused on the operations and maintenance of existing buildings:
0

A brief description of the sustainable operations and maintenance policy/program and/or O+M rating system(s) used:
Swarthmore uses a building management system to monitor and schedule HVAC and lighting loads to reduce our energy loads to an absolute minimum and provide valuable feedback for trouble shooting equipment in the field. Currently we monitor 24,000 points with more points being added every year. Additionally, all buildings receive regular preventative maintenance on HVAC/Mechanical Systems. The Environmental Services Department is also committed to using Green Seal Certified products and metered dispensing systems to minimize product waste

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Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainable operations and maintenance program is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
This data was provided by Roderick Wolfson, Sr. Planner/Project Manager.

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