| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 59.22 |
| Liaison | Andrew D'Amico |
| Submission Date | March 15, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Princeton University
OP-1: Building Operations and Maintenance
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.63 / 7.00 |
Thomas
Nyquist Executive Director Engineering and Campus Energy |
Total building space that meets "Eligible Buildings Criteria":
Building space that is maintained in accordance with sustainable building operations and maintenance guidelines or policies but is NOT certified under LEED for Existing Buildings: O&M:
Building space that is LEED for Existing Buildings: O&M Certified :
Building space that is LEED for Existing Buildings: O&M Silver certified :
Building space that is LEED for Existing Buildings: O&M Gold certified :
Building space that is LEED for Existing Buildings: O&M Platinum certified :
The website URL where a copy of the institution's guidelines or policies for sustainable building operations and maintenance is available :
An electronic copy of the guidelines or policies:
The date(s) the policies or guidelines were adopted:
A brief description of how the institution ensures compliance with sustainable building operation and maintenance guidelines and policies:
Princeton University Facilities Department has a series of campus initiatives, polices, guidelines and practices through which its buildings are operated and maintained. They include:
1) Impacts on the Surrounding Site
See Princeton Campus Plan Update:
http://www.princeton.edu/campusplanupdate/overview/
See Princeton Campus Plan Landscape:
http://www.princeton.edu/campusplanupdate/landscaping/
2) Resource Conservation
See http://www.princeton.edu/reports/2011/sustainability/conservation/
3) Energy Consumption
See Energy Design Standards - section 3.3 Energy Guidelines:
http://www.princeton.edu/facilities/info/dept/design_construction/_pdf/DSM.pdf
See Sustainable Engineering Initiatives:
http://www.princeton.edu/facilities/info/dept/engineering/sustainable/
See Greenhouse Gas Reductions:
http://www.princeton.edu/reports/2011/sustainability/greenhouse/
4) Indoor Environmental Quality
See http://web.princeton.edu/sites/ehs/biosafety/biosafetypage/iaq.htm
The names and certification levels of all buildings that are certified under LEED for Existing Buildings: O&M:
The names of all buildings operated and maintained in accordance with similar sustainable operations and maintenance guidelines and policies:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The University’s boundary includes all buildings that are connected to the main campus utility systems, more specifically, those that get electricity, steam or chilled water from the central energy plant, as well as those that are fed power from Elm Drive and Charlton Street substations. Also included are significant campus energy-consuming programs that were once fed by these systems but have been moved off the main campus since 1990, including 701 Carnegie Center.
The University’s boundary includes all buildings that are connected to the main campus utility systems, more specifically, those that get electricity, steam or chilled water from the central energy plant, as well as those that are fed power from Elm Drive and Charlton Street substations. Also included are significant campus energy-consuming programs that were once fed by these systems but have been moved off the main campus since 1990, including 701 Carnegie Center.
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