Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 52.06
Liaison Casey Meehan
Submission Date June 15, 2017
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Western Technical College
OP-3: Building Operations and Maintenance

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.58 / 4.00
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

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:

Western Technical College uses the LEED rating system for certification for all newly built or renovated buildings.
Lunda Center is LEED Silver
Coleman Center Remodel LEED Silver
Union Market LEED Silver
Campus Shop LEED Silver
Integrated Technology Center LEED Platinum
Truck and Heavy Equipment LEED Gold


Total floor area of eligible building space (operations and maintenance):
972,478 Square feet

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) 0 Square feet
3rd Highest Level (e.g. LEED Silver) 315,465 Square feet
2nd Highest Level (e.g. LEED Gold) 82,231 Square feet
Highest Achievable Level (e.g. LEED Platinum) 123,724 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:
2,600 Square feet

Floor area of building space that is maintained in accordance with formally adopted sustainable building operations and maintenance guidelines or policies, but NOT certified:
0 Square feet

A copy of the sustainable building operations and maintenance guidelines or policies:
The date the guidelines or policies were formally adopted:
Oct. 11, 2010

A brief description of the sustainable building operations and maintenance program and/or a list or sample of buildings covered:
---

A brief description of how the institution ensures compliance with sustainable building operation and maintenance guidelines and policies:

The Western Technical College Sustainability department periodically checks each building and conducts energy audits.


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:

Thanks the Physical Plant and Sustainability Department for providing these numbers.


Thanks the Physical Plant and Sustainability Department for providing these numbers.

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.