Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 66.30
Liaison Andrea Trimble
Submission Date March 1, 2018
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STARS v2.1

University of Virginia
OP-4: Building Design and Construction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.06 / 3.00 Andrew Pettit
Sustainability Analyst
UVA Office for Sustainability
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Total floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space (include projects completed within the previous five years) :
2,149,127.75 Square feet

Certified Projects 

Floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space certified Living under the Living Building Challenge:
0 Square feet

Floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space certified at each level under a rating system for design and construction used by an Established Green Building Council (GBC) :
Certified Floor Area
LEED BD+C Platinum or at the highest achievable level under another rating system 0 Square feet
LEED BD+C Gold or at the 2nd highest level under another 4- or 5-tier GBC rating system 886,382 Square feet
Certified at mid-level under a 3- or 5-tier GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g. BREEAM, CASBEE, DGNB, Green Star) 0 Square feet
LEED BD+C Silver or at a step above minimum level under another 4- or 5-tier GBC rating system 831,749 Square feet
LEED BD+C Certified or certified at minimum level under another GBC rating system 430,996.75 Square feet

Floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space certified under a non-GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g. Green Globes NC, Certified Passive House):
0 Square feet

Percentage of newly constructed or renovated building space certified under a green building rating system for design and construction:
100

If reporting certified projects, provide:

A brief description of the green building rating system(s) used and/or a list of certified buildings and ratings:
LEED certifications (2012 - 2017) Balz-Dobie Residence Hall, Silver Battle Building - Children's Hospital, Gold Bookstore Expansion, Silver CRU/ Neurosurgery Clinic Renovations, Silver East Chiller Plant, Silver Emily Couric Clinical Cancer Center, Gold Ern Commons, Silver Garrett Hall, Gold Gibbons Hall, Gold Hospital Bed Expansion Project , Certified Hunter Smith Band Building, Gold Indoor Practice Facility, Certified ITC Data Center, Silver Jordan Hall 7th Floor Renovation, Certified Lacy Hall, Certified Lile-Maupin and Tuttle-Dunnington, Silver McArthur Squash Center, Certified Mcleod Hall 3rd Floor, Gold New Cabell Hall Renovation, Gold Newcomb Hall Renovations & Dining Expansion, Certified North Grounds Mechanical Plant Addition, Certified North Grounds Recreation Center Addition, Silver Ophthalmology Clinic Expansion, Silver Pavilion IX, Certified Pavilion X Renovation, Certified Physical & Life Science Research Building, Silver Renovate Gross Anatomy/Fresh Tissue, Silver Rice Hall, Silver Rotunda Rehabilitation, Silver Ruffner Hall, Certified Rugby Office Building (O'Neil Hall), Silver Shannon House, Gold Skipwith Hall, Gold Thrust Theater Expansion, Silver Watson-Webb Residence Hall, Silver Wilson Hall Floors 1 and 2, Gold

If reporting uncertified projects, provide:

Uncertified Projects 

Floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space that is NOT certified, but that was designed and constructed in accordance with published green building guidelines and policies:
0 Square feet

If reporting published green building guidelines or policies, provide the following:

A copy of the green building guidelines or policies :
BOVLEEDPolicy.pdf

The green building guidelines or policies:
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Do the green building guidelines or policies cover the following?:
Yes or No
Impacts on the surrounding site (e.g. guidelines to reuse previously developed land, protect environmentally sensitive areas, and otherwise minimize site impacts) Yes
Energy consumption (e.g. policies requiring a minimum level of energy efficiency for buildings and their systems) Yes
Building-level energy metering Yes
Use of environmentally preferable materials (e.g. guidelines to minimize the life cycle impacts associated with building materials) Yes
Indoor environmental quality (i.e. guidelines to protect the health and comfort of building occupants) Yes
Water consumption (e.g. requiring minimum standards of efficiency for indoor and outdoor water use) Yes
Building-level water metering Yes

A brief description of the green building guidelines or policies and/or a list or sample of buildings covered:
In addition to LEED requirements, UVA's Facility Design Guidelines, which apply to all projects, include green building requirements in areas such as water and energy: http://ubo.virginia.edu/Pages/FDG.aspx

None
A brief description of how the institution ensures compliance with green building design and construction guidelines and policies:
In February 2007, the University of Virginia Board of Visitors required that all new construction and major renovation projects obtain LEED certification. All of these projects undergo review, which includes review and confirmation of LEED certification.

Optional Fields 

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
https://sustainability.virginia.edu/topics/buildings/construction.html

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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