Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 68.18
Liaison Ezra Small
Submission Date Feb. 5, 2015
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University of Massachusetts Amherst
OP-3: Building Operations and Maintenance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.00 / 4.00 Ezra Small
Sustainability Manager
Physical Plant
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Does the institution have any building space certified under the following green building rating systems for existing buildings?:
Yes or No
LEED for Existing Buildings or another 4-tier rating system used by an Established Green Building Council (GBC) No
The DGNB system, Green Star Performance, or another 3-tier GBC rating system No
BREEAM-In Use, CASBEE for Existing Building, or another 5-tier GBC rating system 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 or sample of certified buildings and ratings:
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Total floor area of eligible building space (operations and maintenance):
12,239,033 Square feet

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Floor area of building space that is certified at each level under a 4-tier rating system for existing buildings 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) 0 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 existing buildings 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 existing buildings 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 that is certified at any level under other green building rating systems for existing buildings:
0 Square feet

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Floor area of building space that is maintained in accordance with formally adopted sustainable building operations and maintenance guidelines or policies, but NOT certified:
0 Square feet

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A copy of the sustainable building operations and maintenance guidelines or policies:
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The date the guidelines or policies were formally adopted:
Sept. 1, 2004

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A brief description of the sustainable building operations and maintenance program and/or a list or sample of buildings covered:
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A brief description of how the institution ensures compliance with sustainable building operation and maintenance guidelines and policies:
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The website URL where information about the institution’s certified buildings and/or sustainable operations and maintenance guidelines or policies is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The University currently does not have any LEED O&M certified buildings nor sustainable building operations and maintenance guidelines or policies. However, our 2004 Campus Design Guidelines does have a chapter (10.1) "Responsible Use of Energy and Natural Resources." We do not feel that this chapter is sufficient enough for claiming square footage of buildings that fall under a operations and maintenance guideline or policy but this chapter does provide a foundation for efforts in creating a policy. Total building space that meets "Eligible Buildings Criteria" comes from Campus Planning/Space Asset Management and is the FY14 data.

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