| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 77.43 |
| Liaison | Elida Erickson |
| Submission Date | Feb. 28, 2022 |
University of California, Santa Cruz
OP-4: Building Operations and Maintenance
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 5.00 |
Ellen
Vaughan Water & Climate Action Manager Sustainability Office |
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indicates that no data was submitted for this field
Total floor area of existing building space:
553,637.96
Square meters
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 meters |
| 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 meters |
| 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 meters |
| 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 meters |
| 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 meters |
| 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 meters |
| Operated and maintained in accordance with a multi-attribute, sustainable management policy/program, but not certified under an O+M rating system | 553,637.96 Square meters |
| Operated and maintained in accordance with a single-attribute, sustainable management policy/program, but not certified under an O+M rating system | 0 Square meters |
| Total | 553,637.96 Square meters |
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:
The Master Site Plan development, and subsequent approval by the USGBC in 2013, has provided much of the framework required to sustain building operations and maintenance across all of the UCSC buildings. The policies, procedures and work instructions implemented in that effort focus upon LEED rating categories directly and include the following related to sustainable operations: Green Purchasing Practices, Irrigation Metering and Control, Integrated Pest Management, Green Building Education, Water Conservation, Energy Conservation, No Tobacco Product Policy, High Performance Green Cleaning, Waste Management/Recycling Programs, Environmental Air Quality Control Systems, Storm Water Quantity and Quality Management, Open Space and Wetlands Protection, Alternative Transportation and Community Connectivity.
Although UCSC does not have 3rd party O&M certification, all of our buildings are operated under multiple sustainable policies and/or programs that meet or even exceed certification standards.
Examples include:
Air Quality
-UCSC Indoor Air Quality processes and procedures: https://ehs.ucsc.edu/programs/safety-ih/indoor-air.html
-University of California IAQ Policy: https://www.ucop.edu/safety-and-loss-prevention/_files/air_quality_manual.pdf
-University of California Systemwide Air Quality Protocol: https://www.ucop.edu/enterprise-risk-and-resilience/_files/systemwideaqwg_report_final_20190925.pdf
- The policy states regular monitoring and inspections:
• Inspect the HVAC system at least monthly to ensure the system is operating within specification. Problems should be reported and corrected in a timely manner.
• Visually inspect the supply fan systems monthly to ensure that standing water does not accumulate and allow the growth of microorganisms." Please note multiple IAQ Management Checklists that HVAC technicians use to regularly monitor IAQ.
UCSC's Green Cleaning Policy
https://storage.googleapis.com/stars-static/secure/301/7/652/5915/UCSC2015CampusGreenCleaningPolicyv4%20.pdf
Zero Waste
-UCSC follows the zero waste policy established in the University of California Policy on Sustainable Practices https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/3100155/SustainablePractices
-Procedures for bio-hazardous wastes, hazardous wastes, and other regulated wastes on EH&S site: https://ehs.ucsc.edu/programs/waste-management/index.html
-EH&S sharps disposal guide is available at https://ehs.ucsc.edu/programs/research-safety/biosafety/documents/sharps-march2014.pdf
Energy
- UCSC utilizes the web enabled BMS systems Tridium an Skyspark to provide ongoing analytics and work as fault detection tools. Through our EnergyCap system we monitor building use data regularly for anomalies. We utilize and report to US EPA Portfolio Manager.
- We have a robust preventative maintenance program which inspects and tunes equipment regularly.
- ENERGY STAR® certified products are required across all applicable product categories
- UCSC runs a Green Office and Green Lab certification program that requires certified spaces abide by multiple energy, water, waste, and resource conservation practices.
- Regulations on the use of generators: https://ppc.ucsc.edu/consultants/images/tempgen.pdf
Water
- UCSC utilizes BEACON, an Advanced Metering Analytics (AMA) meters and software for real-time building level water metering with leak detection. Building managers across campus have access to the system, monitor their zones and receive notifications of leaks in their areas.
- Purchasing WaterSense products is required for all residential toilets, showerheads, bathroom faucets, commercial toilets, urinals, pre-rinse spray valves, irrigation controllers, and spray sprinkler bodies.
- New equipment requiring liquid cooling shall be connected to an existing recirculated building cooling water system, new local chiller vented to building exhaust or outdoors, or to the campus chilled water system through an intervening heat exchange system if available.
a. Once-through or single-pass cooling systems shall not be allowed for soft-plumbed systems using flexible tubing and quick connect fittings for short-term research settings.
b. If no alternative to single-pass cooling exists, water flow must be automated and controlled to avoid water waste.
-UCSC Water Action Plan: https://sustainability.ucsc.edu/initiatives/water/images/water-action-plan-2017
Other
- Gender Inclusive Facilities Guidelines: https://ppc.ucsc.edu/consultants/images/appendix-g---gender-inclusive-facilities.pdf
- All RFP's have a robust sustainability component with requirements of the products as well as the companies. Fifteen percent of the decision-making criteria is based on sustainable attributes.
Although UCSC does not have 3rd party O&M certification, all of our buildings are operated under multiple sustainable policies and/or programs that meet or even exceed certification standards.
Examples include:
Air Quality
-UCSC Indoor Air Quality processes and procedures: https://ehs.ucsc.edu/programs/safety-ih/indoor-air.html
-University of California IAQ Policy: https://www.ucop.edu/safety-and-loss-prevention/_files/air_quality_manual.pdf
-University of California Systemwide Air Quality Protocol: https://www.ucop.edu/enterprise-risk-and-resilience/_files/systemwideaqwg_report_final_20190925.pdf
- The policy states regular monitoring and inspections:
• Inspect the HVAC system at least monthly to ensure the system is operating within specification. Problems should be reported and corrected in a timely manner.
• Visually inspect the supply fan systems monthly to ensure that standing water does not accumulate and allow the growth of microorganisms." Please note multiple IAQ Management Checklists that HVAC technicians use to regularly monitor IAQ.
UCSC's Green Cleaning Policy
https://storage.googleapis.com/stars-static/secure/301/7/652/5915/UCSC2015CampusGreenCleaningPolicyv4%20.pdf
Zero Waste
-UCSC follows the zero waste policy established in the University of California Policy on Sustainable Practices https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/3100155/SustainablePractices
-Procedures for bio-hazardous wastes, hazardous wastes, and other regulated wastes on EH&S site: https://ehs.ucsc.edu/programs/waste-management/index.html
-EH&S sharps disposal guide is available at https://ehs.ucsc.edu/programs/research-safety/biosafety/documents/sharps-march2014.pdf
Energy
- UCSC utilizes the web enabled BMS systems Tridium an Skyspark to provide ongoing analytics and work as fault detection tools. Through our EnergyCap system we monitor building use data regularly for anomalies. We utilize and report to US EPA Portfolio Manager.
- We have a robust preventative maintenance program which inspects and tunes equipment regularly.
- ENERGY STAR® certified products are required across all applicable product categories
- UCSC runs a Green Office and Green Lab certification program that requires certified spaces abide by multiple energy, water, waste, and resource conservation practices.
- Regulations on the use of generators: https://ppc.ucsc.edu/consultants/images/tempgen.pdf
Water
- UCSC utilizes BEACON, an Advanced Metering Analytics (AMA) meters and software for real-time building level water metering with leak detection. Building managers across campus have access to the system, monitor their zones and receive notifications of leaks in their areas.
- Purchasing WaterSense products is required for all residential toilets, showerheads, bathroom faucets, commercial toilets, urinals, pre-rinse spray valves, irrigation controllers, and spray sprinkler bodies.
- New equipment requiring liquid cooling shall be connected to an existing recirculated building cooling water system, new local chiller vented to building exhaust or outdoors, or to the campus chilled water system through an intervening heat exchange system if available.
a. Once-through or single-pass cooling systems shall not be allowed for soft-plumbed systems using flexible tubing and quick connect fittings for short-term research settings.
b. If no alternative to single-pass cooling exists, water flow must be automated and controlled to avoid water waste.
-UCSC Water Action Plan: https://sustainability.ucsc.edu/initiatives/water/images/water-action-plan-2017
Other
- Gender Inclusive Facilities Guidelines: https://ppc.ucsc.edu/consultants/images/appendix-g---gender-inclusive-facilities.pdf
- All RFP's have a robust sustainability component with requirements of the products as well as the companies. Fifteen percent of the decision-making criteria is based on sustainable attributes.
Optional Fields
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
For the response to the first two questions, the SF is the total occupied SF, as the campus maintains these spaces per the guidelines in the second half of the "Eligible Buildings Criteria" definition.
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