Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 65.20
Liaison Susan Kidd
Submission Date June 21, 2018
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STARS v2.1

Agnes Scott College
IN-24: Innovation A

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Bryn Bassett
LEED Fellow
Center for Sustainability
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Name or title of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome:
LEED Lab

A brief description of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome that outlines how credit criteria are met and any positive measurable outcomes associated with the innovation:

In partnership with Kennesaw State University, and the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) Agnes Scott College has developed and implemented a LEED Lab course.

The course covers sustainable design and renovation, building management practices, and facilities management through the study of the LEED Existing Building Operations and Maintenance certification program. A primary purpose of the course is to complete the certification one of the buildings on Agnes Scott’s campus to LEED EBOM v.4 standards. The course is organized around a campus building to use as a real example, providing students with data to give practicality to their learning and allow them to experience the decisions a college must make while updating an existing building to LEED standards. The students first learn about green building infrastructure and practices, and then focus in on the LEED EBOM program through study of the credits and systems involved in the certification process. Mid-semester they then apply their learning by researching, gathering data, performing tests, and finally documenting a credit’s requirements on LEED Online. They give presentations on their findings at Agnes Scott with leaders on and off campus, and then they provide both colleges with their final results. The goal is to certify the building over multiple courses where the next semester students pick up where the previous students left off until the credit’s requirements have been met and the round of credits can be sent in for review.

Professors at KSU have designed, and hosted the course, and also assisted with the acceptance of Agnes Scott students into the course through the Atlanta Regional Council for Higher Education (ARCHE) cross-registration process. They instruct and aid the students in the completion of their LEED credits, while Agnes Scott provides assistance for the information on the building, campus, policies, and coordinates class visits.


Which of the following impact areas does the innovation most closely relate to? (select up to three):
Curriculum
Campus Engagement
Buildings

A letter of affirmation from an individual with relevant expertise or a press release or publication featuring the innovation :
The website URL where information about the innovation is available :
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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