Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 83.37
Liaison Ruairi O'Mahony
Submission Date Feb. 11, 2022

STARS v2.2

University of Massachusetts Lowell
OP-3: Building Design and Construction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.19 / 3.00 Adam Baacke
Executive Director of Planning, Design and Construction
Facilities
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Total floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space:
142,313 Square feet

Floor area of eligible building space designed and built in accordance with published green building codes, policies, and/or rating systems:
Floor area
Certified at the highest achievable level under a multi-attribute GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g., LEED BD+C Platinum or Certified Living Building) 0 Square feet
Certified at the 2nd highest level under a 4- or 5-tier, multi-attribute GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g., LEED BD+C Gold) 106,537 Square feet
Certified at mid-level under a 3- or 5-tier, multi-attribute GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g., BREEAM Very Good) 0 Square feet
Certified at a step above minimum level under ar 4- or 5-tier, multi-attribute GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g., LEED BD+C Silver) 0 Square feet
Certified at minimum level under a multi-attribute GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g., LEED BD+C Certified) 0 Square feet
Certified/verified at any level under a multi-attribute, non-GBC rating system for design and construction, a green building code, or a single-attribute rating system for design and construction 0 Square feet
Designed and built in accordance with a multi-attribute green building code, policy, guideline, or rating system, but not certified/verified 35,776 Square feet
Designed and built in accordance with a single-attribute green building code, policy, guideline, or rating system, but not certified/verified 0 Square feet
Total 142,313 Square feet

Percentage of newly constructed or renovated building space certified under a green building rating system for design and construction:
74.86

A list of new construction and major renovation projects that indicates the green building code, policy/guideline, or rating system that applies to each building:
UMass Lowell uses U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) rating system.

The following buildings were certified during the relevant timeframe:


Pulichino Tong Business Center (PTB)- Gold - Constructed 2017 - Certified 2017
Perry Hall - Gold - Renovation - Certified 2019

Dandeneau Hall - Designed and constructed to Mass LEED Plus standard - Not certified

An inventory of new construction and major renovation projects that indicates the green building code, policy/guideline, or rating system that applies to each building:
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Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the institution’s green building design and construction program is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The score for this credit is calculated based on the percentage of "total floor area of eligible building space" designed and built in accordance with formal sustainable design guidelines and/or LEED certified. Eligible building space is defined as the total floor area of all building space eligible for certification under a green building rating system. To be eligible for certification the space must meet "minimum program requirements" for new construction & major renovations, commercial interiors or core and shell.

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