- Develop sustainable design guidelines for UTA
- Share sustainable design guidelines to all contractors on UTA projects
Phone: 817-272-2102
Fax: 817-272-5805
High-Performance Building
Initiative and Definitions
Initiative
Retrofit and design high-performance buildings across campus
LEAD: Office of Facilities Management
with support from the Office of Sustainability
Definition
High-performance buildings are an essential building block to a low-carbon future for UTA. Building operations are the driver for nearly all scope 1 and 2 emissions at UTA, and improving their efficiencies will have some of the most immediate impact on overall carbon emissions reductions efforts. Additionally, high-performance buildings complement on-site renewable power generation, and taking steps to reduce consumption will allow for more effective use of on-site renewables. It Is also important to integrate the sustainability principles into construction and design documents for consultants and contractors.
Strategies
- Use high-efficiency fixtures where possible
- Pursue high-performance energy targets for new buildings
- Update the 2011 Green Building Policy
- Enforce the Green Building Policy for all new construction to require LEED Certified rating
- Reduce building energy consumption on existing buildings through targeted retrofitting
- Pursue energy conservation measures at each building
- Consider low carbon materials in order to reduce embodied carbon in new construction
- Prioritize roof space for high-efficiency HVAC equipment
- Develop new buildings as rooftop solar ready
- Identify future candidates for green roof projects as available
- Align systems electrification with expanded electrical capacity as a long-term priority