Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 48.68
Liaison Darcy Coughlan
Submission Date Nov. 24, 2015
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STARS v2.0

Coastal Carolina University
OP-5: Indoor Air Quality

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.98 / 1.00 Jennifer Sellers
Sustainability Coordinator
Sustainability
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Floor area of building space covered by an indoor air quality (IAQ) management program that meets the criteria for this credit:
16,233,311.63 Square feet

Gross floor area of building space:
16,507,048.64 Square feet

A brief description of the institution’s indoor air quality program(s) (including information about regular auditing or monitoring, mechanisms for occupants to register complaints, and action plans):

The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™ is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance green buildings. LEED gives building owners and operators the tools they need to have an immediate and measurable impact on their buildings' performance. LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health: Site Planning, Water Management, Energy Management, Material Use, Indoor Air Quality and All Major classrooms and office spaces are monitored on a quarterly basis and student housing during the summer. The inspections consist of temperature, relative humidity, carbon monoxide/carbon dioxide concentrations and particulate counts per cubic meter. Visual observations of ceiling tiles are made to check for roof and piping leaks. Air quality complaints are handled on an individual basis. There is a complaint reporting method through School Dude. Currently there is not an indoor air quality policy at CCU.

Innovation & Design Process.
LEED provides a roadmap for measuring and documenting success for every building type and ph building lifecycle.
LEED presents a complete framework for assessing building performance and meeting sustainability goals. Based on well-founded scientific standards LEED emphasizes state of the art strategies for its categories. Each category has credits and points. LEED has certification level based on points achieved.
LEED offers environmental benefits, economic, community, health and safety benefits, reduces the impact on natural resources consumption, enhances occupant comfort and health, and minimizes strain on local infrastructure.


The website URL where information about the institution’s indoor air quality program(s) is available:
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