Portfolio Pilot Program Mark Maxwell

About University of California, Merced UC Merced is the 10th campus of the University of California System, which opened in September of 2005 Three schools, The School of Engineering, The School of Natural Sciences, The School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, and more than 80 faculty Research Campus for the Central Valley 791,000 GSF for Phase I (100 acres) 25,000 – 30,000 in 25 Years

LEED Silver for all Campus Buildings In January 2002, Chancellor Tomlinson-Keasey set the stage for Environmental Leadership at UC Merced in her opening letter adopting the Long Range Development Plan for the campus. Noting the major goals for UC Merced, she stated that the University should “set the standards for sustainable use of energy and other scarce resources and to be a model of development in the great San Joaquin Valley.”

LEED Silver Goal for Facilities Site Development Central Plant Science & Engineering Library & Information Technology Center Housing/Dining Complex Classroom &Office Bldg.

Central Plant - LEED Gold 25,000 Sq Ft 39 Credits Valley Terraces Housing Complex – LEED Silver 149,170 Sq Ft 35 Credits

Kolligian Library - LEED Gold 177,000 Sq Ft 46 Credits Classroom & Office Building LEED Silver 149,170 Sq Ft 44 Credits

LEED Certified Facilities LEED Gold Projected for Science and Engineering Building - August 2008

Future LEED Certifications Sierra Terraces projected to be certified LEED Gold in October 2008 Recreation and Wellness Center projected to be certified LEED Gold in December 2008 Logistical Support Services Facility projected LEED Silver Certification Social Science and Management Building project LEED Gold Certification Early Childhood Education Center (Modular building) project LEED Silver Certification Housing III projected LEED Gold Certification

Application Guide for Multi-Buildings and Campus Projects (AGMBC) “…several buildings are constructed at once, in phases, or a single building is constructed in a setting of existing buildings with common ownership or control or planning with the ability to share amenities or common design features. “

3 Ways to Certify Certify one new building in a setting of existing buildings Certify a group of buildings under one rating using aggregate data for some credit requirements Certifying new buildings where each new building is constructed to a set of standards but will receive an independent rating based on achievement of credits beyond the standards specific to that building.

Prototype Credits Credits that can apply to several LEED projects and may not necessarily be a part of a project. Use combined data from several projects to help all projects to achieve credit.

UC Merced’s 12 Prototype Credits SS P1 Erosion and Sedimentation Control SS 4.1 Public Transportation - Access SS 4.4 Public Transportation- Parking Capacity SS 5.2 Reduced Site Disturbance Development Foot Print SS 6.1 & 6.2 Stormwater Management – Quantity & Quality SS 8 Light Pollution Reduction WE 1.1 Water Efficient Landscaping EQ P2 ETS Control ID 1.1 Campus as Teaching Tool ID 1.2 SS5.2 Exemplary Performance ID 2 LEED Accredited Professional

Sustainable Sites SS 4. 1. Alternative Transportation, Public Sustainable Sites SS 4.1 Alternative Transportation, Public Transportation Access SS 4.4 Alternative Transportation, Parking Capacity & Carpooling

Sustainable Sites SS 6.1 & 6.2 Stormwater Management – Quantity & Quality This Prototype Credit narrative describes the stormwater design for the 100 acre Phase One Campus Development. The campus-wide plan captures all stormwater within the 100 acre development area. All other campus property is in a natural state and 100% permeable. As the campus expands beyond the 100 acre boundary in the future, similar stormwater infrastructure systems will capture and infiltrate all stormwater. The current stormwater management plan on the campus conveys all water to an existing pond called Little Lake or to an on-site detention basin. It also includes the design of grassy swales, filter strips and natural drainage paths to reduce times of stormwater concentration and to improve stormwater quality. The storm water detention basin is sized to meet the post-development of the 100 acre area up to a 100-year, 24 hour event. At that point water that has been filtered with conventional and additional oil and sediment sorbents (SWTU) installed at the pond & detention basin is released naturally back into the environment and if the pond or detention basins start to overflow, water is release into a nearby canal at a controlled rate per the Merced Irrigation Water District.

SS 8 Light Pollution Reduction Through a comprehensive lighting plan, UC Merced has developed a master specification, with design criteria, that provides a variety of exterior luminaries for buildings, walkways and parking lots that eliminate light trespass from the building and site to improve night sky access and reduce development impact on nocturnal environments. The campus is incorporating luminaries from current buildings that have been designed to meet LEED-NC version 2.0 and adding a variety of new luminaries to help us not only achieve LEED Credit SS 8.0 version 2.0, but to have an environmentally friendly site lighting plan.

WE 1.1 Water Efficient Landscaping UC Merced has designed its entire site landscaping within the current 100 acre Phase Development to use 50% less water than projected baseline calculations. We have done this through a combination of: 1) the utilization of California native and other drought tolerant plant materials and limited use of turf; 2) the use of a sophisticated automated irrigation system that includes centralized control and PC monitoring, field moisture sensors, drip irrigation, and deep root watering tubes for trees; and 3) constructing the entire irrigation system to utilize reclaimed water sources in the near future. Large turf areas are traditionally quite common to academic campus landscapes. While turf areas are desirable for heavily used activity areas and play fields, at U. C. Merced, we have limited the use of turf grass to all but the most active of public areas. In addition, we have concentrated substantial tree planting within and adjacent to turf areas to provide summer shade and thus to minimize evapotranspiration potential during hot summer weather. In areas not subject to heavy use, we have used native grasses and other drought resistant ground cover plantings instead of turf. State of the art irrigation equipment and water efficient irrigation technologies are used throughout the campus. All planted areas are on automated control systems with ET based scheduling that utilize information from field moisture sensors and a central weather station. This allows for constant monitoring and adjustment of individual valves and flows within the system.

ID 1.1 The Campus as Teaching Tool Sustainability Community Outreach Green Procurement and Purchasing Local Food Purchasing/Vegetarian/Vegan/Food Production Education Alternative Transportation Staff and Student Orientation Sustainability Indicators

Benefits of (AGMBC) Streamlines Certification Process Reduces Documentation Offers a Path to Integrate LEED as a Standard Feature of Design Provides a Dashboard of Indicators to Track Aggregate Environmental Impact

Strategies Design standards with clear performance on LEED Goals. Incorporate LEED in our campus planning. Design standards with clear performance on LEED Goals. Incorporate LEED in construction documents. In house LEED Coordinator. Educate the campus on the importance of LEED.

When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe. John Muir 1911 Mark Maxwell, LEED Coordinator University of Californian, Merced 5200 N. Lake Road Merced, Ca 95343 209-228-4468 www.ucmerced.edu