Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 75.65
Liaison Maddie LoDico
Submission Date Dec. 12, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Colby College
OP-4: Building Design and Construction

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.99 / 3.00 Kevin Bright
Sustainability Coordinator
Office of Sustainability
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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:

Colby uses LEED for all new major construction or commercial interior projects on campus and has a goal of reaching at least a silver rating.


Total floor area of eligible building space (design and construction):
224,622 Square feet

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) 44,336 Square feet
3rd Highest Level (e.g. LEED Silver) 67,749 Square feet
2nd Highest Level (e.g. LEED Gold) 112,537 Square feet
Highest Achievable Level (e.g. LEED Platinum) 0 Square feet

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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::
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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:
0 Square feet

A copy of the guidelines or policies :
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The date the guidelines or policies were adopted:
July 1, 2014

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

In 2014, our campus adopted a set of comprehensive Green Building Standards that includes requirements for LEED certification at a minimum Silver Rating as well as process-focused requirements regarding energy modeling, life cycle costing, an integrated design process and building energy metering. As of 2014, Colby has 12 LEED buildings, including Pierce (LEED Gold), Perkins-Wilson (LEED Gold), the Schair-Swenson-Watson Alumni Center (LEED Silver), Cotter Union/Bookstore (LEED Silver), the Davis Science Center (LEED Gold), Treworgy (Gold), Drummond (LEED Gold), Piper (LEED Gold), Goddard-Hodgkins (LEED Gold), Pierce (LEED Gold), the Colby Museum of Art (LEED Gold), and the Diamond Building (LEED certified).


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

Colby has 7 LEED accredited professionals - six within PPD plus the Sustainability Coordinator.


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