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Liaison Chelsea Hamilton
Submission Date March 5, 2020

STARS v2.2

Vanderbilt University
OP-3: Building Design and Construction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter Chelsea Hamilton
Sustainability Outreach Program Manager
Environmental Health, Safety, and Sustainability
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Total floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space:
636,028 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) 508,430 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 56,055 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 564,485 Square feet

Percentage of newly constructed or renovated building space certified under a green building rating system for design and construction:
79.94

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:
LEED
Certified: Chef James Bistro, Vanderbilt One Hundred Oaks
Silver: Benson Hall, Crawford House, Gillette House, Sutherland House, Library Archives, VRWC Fieldhouse
Gold: Central Library, Commons Center, Hank Ingram House, Murray House, Stambaugh House, Commons Center 3rd Floor Buildout, VANTAGE Laboratories, Warren and Moore Colleges, Alumni Hall, Engineering & Science Building, Eskind Biomedical Library, E. Bronson Ingram.

Vanderbilt updated building standards in 2019 to include expanded sustainability standards, found here https://www.vanderbilt.edu/campusplanning/contract-documents/.

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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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:
http://studentorgs.vanderbilt.edu/vsg/records/resolutions/2011-2012-resolutions/
https://www.vanderbilt.edu/sustainability/what-we-do/green-building/

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