| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.04 |
| Liaison | Thomas Adams |
| Submission Date | July 30, 2021 |
Ollscoil na Gaillimhe - University of Galway
OP-3: Building Design and Construction
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 3.00 |
Michael
Curran Head of Building Services, Energy and Utilities Buildings Office |
Total floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space:
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) | 9,490 Square meters |
| 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) | 0 Square meters |
| 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 meters |
| 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 meters |
| Certified at minimum level under a multi-attribute GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g., LEED BD+C Certified) | 0 Square meters |
| 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 meters |
| Designed and built in accordance with a multi-attribute green building code, policy, guideline, or rating system, but not certified/verified | 0 Square meters |
| Designed and built in accordance with a single-attribute green building code, policy, guideline, or rating system, but not certified/verified | 0 Square meters |
| Total | 9,490 Square meters |
Percentage of newly constructed or renovated building space certified under a green building rating system for design and construction:
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:
Completed energy related projects on campus can be seen in the map at the bottom of the following link:
http://www.nuigalway.ie/sustainability/learn-live-lead-model/live/energy/
Of these the two following buildings are completed within the last 5 years and these are used in the calculation above:
1) The Human Biology Building - 7026m^2
2) The Lambe Building 2,464m^2
These buildings have used BREAM certification and have achieved the NZEB compliance.
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:
Website URL where information about the institution’s green building design and construction program is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
A video showing progress on energy in NUIG is in this link:
https://cfvod.kaltura.com/p/723092/sp/72309200/thumbnail/entry_id/1_gq51mle2/version/100001/width/1440/height/759
NUIG exceeded the 30% CO2 equivalent reductions required by government and set itself a 40% reduction target.
A video showing progress on energy in NUIG is in this link:
https://cfvod.kaltura.com/p/723092/sp/72309200/thumbnail/entry_id/1_gq51mle2/version/100001/width/1440/height/759
NUIG exceeded the 30% CO2 equivalent reductions required by government and set itself a 40% reduction target.
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