| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 76.34 |
| Liaison | Elida Erickson |
| Submission Date | March 1, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of California, Santa Cruz
OP-4: Building Design and Construction
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.12 / 3.00 |
Ellen
Vaughan Water & Climate Action Manager Sustainability Office |
Total floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space (include projects completed within the previous five years) :
Floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space certified Living under the Living Building Challenge:
Floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space certified at each level under a rating system for design and construction used by an Established Green Building Council (GBC) :
| Certified Floor Area | |
| LEED BD+C Platinum or at the highest achievable level under another rating system | 0 Square feet |
| LEED BD+C Gold or at the 2nd highest level under another 4- or 5-tier GBC rating system | 106,053 Square feet |
| Certified at mid-level under a 3- or 5-tier GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g. BREEAM, CASBEE, DGNB, Green Star) | 0 Square feet |
| LEED BD+C Silver or at a step above minimum level under another 4- or 5-tier GBC rating system | 61,435 Square feet |
| LEED BD+C Certified or certified at minimum level under another GBC rating system | 0 Square feet |
Floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space certified under a non-GBC rating system for design and construction (e.g. Green Globes NC, Certified Passive House):
Percentage of newly constructed or renovated building space certified under a green building rating system for design and construction:
A brief description of the green building rating system(s) used and/or a list of certified buildings and ratings:
Last five years: 2014-2018:
CSC Cogen Plant, Gold
UCSC Cowell Haybarn, Gold
UCSC Merrill College Residence Halls A & B, Silver
UCSC Merrill College Residence Halls C & D, Silver
UCSC Merrill College Plaza, Silver
Coastal Biology Building, Gold
Previous LEED Certifications:
UCSC Porter College House B (2010) 94,691 sqft, New Construction, v2.2, Silver
UCSC Cowell Student Health Center (2011) 23,724 sqft, New Construction, v2.2, Gold
UCSC Porter College House A (2011) 85,494 sqft, New Construction, v2.2, Gold
UCSC Porter College Dining Common (2011) 33,048 sqft, Commercial Interiors, v2.0, Silver
UCSC Cowell College Commons Seismic Renewal (2010) 44,564 sqft, Commercial Interiors, v2.0, Certified
Floor area of newly constructed or renovated building space that is NOT certified, but that was designed and constructed in accordance with published green building guidelines and policies:
A copy of the green building guidelines or policies :
The green building guidelines or policies:
See attached.
Do the green building guidelines or policies cover the following?:
| Yes or No | |
| Impacts on the surrounding site (e.g. guidelines to reuse previously developed land, protect environmentally sensitive areas, and otherwise minimize site impacts) | Yes |
| Energy consumption (e.g. policies requiring a minimum level of energy efficiency for buildings and their systems) | Yes |
| Building-level energy metering | Yes |
| Use of environmentally preferable materials (e.g. guidelines to minimize the life cycle impacts associated with building materials) | Yes |
| Indoor environmental quality (i.e. guidelines to protect the health and comfort of building occupants) | Yes |
| Water consumption (e.g. requiring minimum standards of efficiency for indoor and outdoor water use) | Yes |
| Building-level water metering | Yes |
A brief description of the green building guidelines or policies and/or a list or sample of buildings covered:
There are three main policies that define different components of UCSC's green building guidelines:
1) University of California – Policy on Sustainable Practices (2004): https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/3100155/SustainablePractices
2) UCSC's Long Range Development Plan (2005): https://lrdp.ucsc.edu/final-lrdp.shtml
3) UCSC's Campus Standards (updated regularly): https://ppc.ucsc.edu/consultants/standards.html
Additional building and other resource plans are:
UCSC's Campus Sustainability Plan: https://sustainabilityplan.ucsc.edu/
UCSC's Water Action Plan: https://sustainability.ucsc.edu/initiatives/files/drought/UC%20Santa%20Cruz%20Water%20Action%20Plan%20Final.pdf
California's Building Code/Title 24
A brief description of how the institution ensures compliance with green building design and construction guidelines and policies:
Campus planners, designers, and project managers are all informed about California, UC, and UCSC green building policies and work with all contractors to meet these requirements. Additionally, representatives from the Sustainability Office are key stakeholders who are engaged in project development from pre-design through occupation and operation. The sustainability office representatives focus heavily on reviewing LEED scorecards and ensuring compliance of the larger UC requirements listed below:
New Buildings
1. All new building projects, other than acute care facilities, shall be designed, constructed, and commissioned to outperform the CA Building Code (CBC) energy-efficiency standards by at least 20%. The University will strive to design, construct, and commission buildings that outperform CBC energy efficiency standards by 30% or more, whenever possible within the constraints of program needs and standard budget parameters.
2. Standards for energy efficiency for acute care facilities will be developed in consultation with campuses and medical centers.
3. All new buildings (except acute care facilities) will achieve a USGBC LEED “Silver” certification at a minimum. All new buildings (except acute care facilities) will strive to achieve certification at a USGBC LEED “Gold” rating or higher, whenever possible within the constraints of program needs and standard budget parameters.
4. The University of California will design, construct, and commission new laboratory buildings to achieve a minimum of LEED-“Silver” certification as well as meeting at least the prerequisites of the Laboratories for the 21st Century (Labs21) Environmental Performance Criteria (EPC). Laboratory spaces in new buildings also shall meet at least the prerequisites of Labs21 EPC. Design, construction, and commissioning processes shall strive to optimize the energy efficiency of systems not addressed by the CBC energy efficiency standards.
5. All new building projects will achieve at least two points within the available credits in LEED NC’s Water Efficiency category.
Building Renovations
6. Renovation of buildings that require 100% replacement of mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems and replacement of over 50% of all non-shell areas (interior walls, doors, floor coverings and ceiling systems) shall at a minimum comply with III.A.3 or III.A.4, above. Such projects shall outperform CBC Title 24, Part 6, currently in effect, by 20%.
7. Renovation projects with a project cost of $5 million or greater (CCCI 5000) that do not fall under item III.A.6. shall at a minimum achieve a LEED CI Certified rating and register with the utilities’ Savings by Design program, if eligible.
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The building square footages are based on the University of California's "Outside Gross Square Feet" (OGSF) definition and includes buildings at the Main Campus (including Laureate Court), 2300 Delaware, and the Coastal Science Campus. Unoccupied support structures under 100 sf were not included.
The building square footages are based on the University of California's "Outside Gross Square Feet" (OGSF) definition and includes buildings at the Main Campus (including Laureate Court), 2300 Delaware, and the Coastal Science Campus. Unoccupied support structures under 100 sf were not included.
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