| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 70.92 |
| Liaison | Katie Maynard |
| Submission Date | Aug. 19, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of California, Santa Barbara
OP-3: Building Operations and Maintenance
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.61 / 4.00 |
Jordan
Sager LEED Program Manager Physical Facilities |
Does the institution have any building space certified under the following green building rating systems for existing buildings?:
| Yes or No | |
| LEED for Existing Buildings or another 4-tier rating system used by an Established Green Building Council (GBC) | Yes |
| The DGNB system, Green Star Performance, or another 3-tier GBC rating system | No |
| BREEAM-In Use, CASBEE for Existing Building, or another 5-tier GBC rating system | 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 or sample of certified buildings and ratings:
2009 Bren Hall-Platinum
2010 Life Sciences Building-Silver
2011 Marine Science Research Building-Gold
2011 Harder Stadium Office Annex-Silver
2011 Kohn Hall-Silver
2011 Materials Research Laboratory-Certified
2012 Ellison Hall
2012 San Clemente Villages
Date Revised: Aug. 2, 2016
Total floor area of eligible building space (operations and maintenance):
Date Revised: Aug. 2, 2016
Floor area of building space that is certified at each level under a 4-tier rating system for existing buildings used by an Established Green Building Council::
| Certified Floor Area | |
| Minimum Level (e.g. LEED Certified) | 40,033 Square feet |
| 3rd Highest Level (e.g. LEED Silver) |
131,319
Square feet
Date Revised: Aug. 2, 2016
|
| 2nd Highest Level (e.g. LEED Gold) |
166,128
Square feet
Date Revised: Aug. 2, 2016
|
| Highest Achievable Level (e.g. LEED Platinum) | 88,387 Square feet |
Floor area of building space that is certified at each level under a 3-tier rating system for existing buildings used by an Established Green Building Council::
| Certified Floor Area | |
| Minimum Level | --- |
| Mid-Level | --- |
| Highest Achievable Level | --- |
Floor area of building space that is certified at each level under a 5-tier rating system for existing buildings used by an Established Green Building Council::
| Certified Floor Area | |
| Minimum Level | --- |
| 4th Highest Level | --- |
| Mid-Level | --- |
| 2nd Highest Level | --- |
| Highest Achievable Level | --- |
Floor area of building space that is certified at any level under other green building rating systems for existing buildings:
Floor area of building space that is maintained in accordance with formally adopted sustainable building operations and maintenance guidelines or policies, but NOT certified:
Date Revised: Aug. 2, 2016
A copy of the sustainable building operations and maintenance guidelines or policies:
The date the guidelines or policies were formally adopted:
A brief description of the sustainable building operations and maintenance program and/or a list or sample of buildings covered:
In order to maintain sustainable practices, the university enforces a number a policies and regulations. Through the use of the UCSB Low Environmental Impact Cleaning Policy, it ensures that all buildings on campus are cleaned with products that meet Green Seal 37 certification, i.e., which contain low or no volatile organic compounds. The Facilities Management Department utilizes xerophytic vegetation that is adaptive to the Santa Barbara climate and requires little or no additional irrigation beyond average rainfall. Furthermore, they use fertilizer from organic agave and measure the phosphorus run off from the fields to maintain safe levels. The Integrated Pest Management Program deals with intrusive plants and animals through their tactics of habitat modification, exclusion, sanitation, baiting, and, monitoring. They only use pesticides when necessary for source or spot treatment outdoors. Furniture is supplied using the cradle to cradle purchasing standard. This is a method that is essentially waste free. The University buys recycled and energy efficient products that adhere to Energy Star, Epeat, Greenguard, Green Seal, and WaterSense certifications. There is no smoking allowed on UCSB managed property.
A brief description of how the institution ensures compliance with sustainable building operation and maintenance guidelines and policies:
The University of California, Santa Barbara is one of three universities in the U.S. participating in the pilot phase of the LEED Portfolio Program. The campus plans to certify 25 existing buildings by the end of 2012. In 2002, Chancellor Yang instituted a campus practice, stating that all new buildings commissioned after July 1, 2004, must meet a minimum of LEED Silver. Recently, the Chancellor's Sustainability Committee at UCSB established a new interim policy that all buildings commissioned after July 1, 2010, must meet a minimum of LEED Gold.
The website URL where information about the institution’s certified buildings and/or sustainable operations and maintenance guidelines or policies is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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