| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 69.91 |
| Liaison | Julie Hopper |
| Submission Date | Dec. 20, 2023 |
University of Southern California
OP-4: Building Operations and Maintenance
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.95 / 5.00 |
Zelinda
Welch Associate Director of Sustainability USC Facilities Plant Management |
Total floor area of existing building space:
Floor area of existing building space operated and maintained in accordance with a sustainable management policy/program and/or a green building rating system:
| Existing floor area | |
| Certified at the highest achievable level under a multi-attribute, Green Building Council (GBC) rating system focused on the operations and maintenance of existing buildings (e.g., LEED O+M Platinum) | 0 Square feet |
| Certified at the 2nd highest level under a 4- or 5-tier, multi-attribute, GBC rating system focused on the operations and maintenance of existing buildings (e.g., LEED O+M Gold) | 0 Square feet |
| Certified at mid-level under a 3- or 5-tier, multi-attribute, GBC rating system focused on the operations and maintenance of existing buildings (e.g., BREEAM-In Use Very Good) | 0 Square feet |
| Certified at a step above minimum level under a 4 -or 5–tier, multi-attribute, GBC rating system focused on the operations and maintenance of existing buildings (e.g., LEED O+M Silver) | 0 Square feet |
| Certified at minimum level under a multi-attribute, GBC rating system focused on the operations and maintenance of existing buildings (e.g., BREEAM In-Use Pass or LEED O+M Certified) | 0 Square feet |
| Certified at any level under a non-GBC rating system or single-attribute rating system focused on the operations and maintenance of existing buildings | 0 Square feet |
| Operated and maintained in accordance with a multi-attribute, sustainable management policy/program, but not certified under an O+M rating system | 16,052,528 Square feet |
| Operated and maintained in accordance with a single-attribute, sustainable management policy/program, but not certified under an O+M rating system | 891,596 Square feet |
| Total | 16,944,124 Square feet |
Percentage of existing building space certified under a green building rating system rating system focused on the operations and maintenance of existing buildings:
A brief description of the sustainable operations and maintenance policy/program and/or O+M rating system(s) used:
Operated and maintained in accordance with a MULTI-ATTRIBUTE, sustainable management policy/program, but not certified under an O+M rating system:
- 4 buildings are managed under the City of Los Angeles Existing Buildings Energy & Water Efficiency (EBEWE) Program. These buildings undergo benchmarking, energy audits, and retro-commissioning. More information: https://www.ladbs.org/services/green-building-sustainability/existing-buildings-energy-water-efficiency-program
- 152 buildings are managed under Energy Star. This includes all buildings over 20,000 square feet. More information: https://www.energystar.gov/buildings?testEnv=false
- ~40 buildings are managed under the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's Demand Response Program, which coordinates grid energy load reduction on high temperature days. More information: https://www.ladwp.com/ladwp/faces/ladwp/commercial/c-savemoney/c-sm-rebatesandprograms/c-sm-rp-demandresponse
Operated and maintained in accordance with a SINGLE-ATTRIBUTE, sustainable management policy/program, but not certified under an O+M rating system:
- All buildings at USC are managed under an Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) policy. More information: https://ehs.usc.edu/occhealth/industrial-hygiene/iaq/
- All buildings at USC are managed under a Smoke Free policy. More information: https://policy.usc.edu/smoke-free/
- All buildings serviced by contracted Aramark janitorial staff adhere to a USC Green Cleaning policy. This includes most USC-owned buildings on and around the University Park Campus.
Website URL where information about the institution’s sustainable operations and maintenance program is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Data are up to date as of 11/15/23
Data are up to date as of 11/15/23
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