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Community Stakeholder Engagement

This is an optional Innovation & Leadership credit. These credits recognize exemplary practices and performance above and beyond what is recognized in standard credits and may not be relevant to every institution. Scoring in the Innovation and Leadership section is capped at 4 bonus points total. For details about this credit, including the criteria, reporting […]

Stormwater Modeling

This is an optional Innovation & Leadership credit. These credits recognize exemplary practices and performance above and beyond what is recognized in standard credits and may not be relevant to every institution. Scoring in the Innovation and Leadership section is capped at 4 bonus points total. For details about this credit, including the criteria, reporting […]

Sustainable Procurement

For details about this credit, including the criteria, reporting timeframe, applicability, scoring, and more, please review the full credit language: OP 11: Sustainable Procurement – version 2.2 Data Accuracy Video Frequently Asked Questions How has this credit changed between STARS 2.1 to 2.2? Substantive changes have been made to this credit. Commodity categories and expectations […]

Continuing Education

For details about this credit, including the criteria, reporting timeframe, applicability, scoring, and more, please review the full credit language. Frequently Asked Questions What’s the difference between continuing education courses and standard courses? The courses claimed in this credit must be continuing education courses, rather than courses for degree seeking students which are covered under […]

Academy-Industry Connections

This is an optional Innovation & Leadership credit. These credits recognize exemplary practices and performance above and beyond what is recognized in standard credits and may not be relevant to every institution. Scoring in the Innovation and Leadership section is capped at 4 bonus points total. For details about this exemplary practice, including the criteria […]

Sustainability Planning

For details about this credit, including the criteria, reporting timeframe, applicability, scoring, and more, please review the full credit language: OP 11: Sustainability Planning – version 2.2 Data Accuracy Video Frequently Asked Questions How has this credit changed from STARS 2.1 to 2.2? Substantive changes have been made to this credit. Criteria are simplified to […]

Support for Sustainable Transportation

For details about this credit, including the criteria, reporting timeframe, applicability, scoring, and more, please review the full credit language. Frequently Asked Questions What qualifies as long-term bicycle storage? Outdoor bike racks are not sufficient to count as long-term storage. Examples of long-term bicycle storage could include, but are not limited to, indoor bike storage […]

Food and Beverage Purchasing

For details about this credit, including the criteria, reporting timeframe, applicability, scoring, and more, please review the full credit language: OP-7: Food and Beverage Purchasing – version 2.2 Data Accuracy Video Frequently Asked Questions How has this credit changed between STARS 2.1 to 2.2? Substantive changes have been made to this credit. Whereas STARS 2.1 […]

Building Energy Efficiency

For details about this credit, including the criteria, reporting timeframe, applicability, scoring, and more, please review the full credit language: OP 5: Building Energy Efficiency – version 2.2 Data Accuracy Video Frequently Asked Questions How has this credit changed from STARS 2.1 to 2.2? Substantive changes have been made to this credit. Some of these […]

Building Operations and Maintenance

For details about this credit, including the criteria, reporting timeframe, applicability, scoring, and more, please review the full credit language: OP 4: Building Operations and Maintenance – version 2.2 Data Accuracy Video Frequently Asked Questions How has this credit changed between STARS 2.1 to 2.2? Substantive changes have been made to this credit. Some of […]