Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 77.24
Liaison Jim Dees
Submission Date June 10, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Appalachian State University
OP-4: Building Design and Construction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.53 / 3.00 Michelle Novacek
Process Analyst
Physical Plant
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Does the institution have any building space certified under the following green building rating systems for new construction and major renovations?:
Yes or No
LEED or another 4-tier rating system used by an Established Green Building Council (GBC) Yes
The DGNB system, Green Star, or another 3-tier GBC rating system No
BREEAM, CASBEE, or another 5-tier GBC rating system No
The Living Building Challenge No
Other non-GBC rating systems (e.g. BOMA BESt, Green Globes) No

A brief description of the green building rating system(s) used and/or a list of certified buildings and ratings:

Cone Res Hall - Gold
College of Education - Silver
Mountaineer Res Hall- Gold
Three additional buildings pending:
Summit Residence Hall
Appalachian Hall (Summit Annex)
Plemmons Student Union (Addition)


Total floor area of eligible building space (design and construction):
349,740 Square feet
+ Date Revised: July 8, 2015
+ Date Revised: July 10, 2015

Floor area of building space that is certified at each level under a 4-tier rating system for new construction and major renovations 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) 124,735 Square feet
2nd Highest Level (e.g. LEED Gold) 177,237 Square feet
Highest Achievable Level (e.g. LEED Platinum) 0 Square feet

Floor area of building space that is certified at each level under a 3-tier rating system for new construction and major renovations used by an Established Green Building Council::
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Floor area of building space that is certified at each level under a 5-tier rating system for new construction and major renovations used by an Established Green Building Council::
Certified Floor Area
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Floor area of building space certified Living under the Living Building Challenge:
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Floor area of building space that is certified at any level under other green building rating systems for new construction and major renovations:
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Floor area of building space that was designed and constructed in accordance with green building policies or guidelines but NOT certified:
223,170 Square feet

A copy of the guidelines or policies :
The date the guidelines or policies were adopted:
April 22, 2008

A brief description of the green building guidelines or policies and/or a list or sample of buildings covered:

College of Ed Annex (Lucy Brock)
AppalCART Operations and Maintenance Facility
Belk Library and Information Commons
Cone Residence Hall
George G. Beasley Broadcasting Complex
Plemmons Student Union Addition
Reich College of Education
Summit Residence Hall


A brief description of how the institution ensures compliance with green building design and construction guidelines and policies:

This NC General Statute applies to buildings over 20,000 gross sf or greater and requires energy performance modeling, reporting and verification, with commissioning.


The website URL where information about the institution’s certified buildings and/or green building design and construction guidelines or policies is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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