Campus Planning has an active role in the Chancellor's Sustainability Advisory Committee (CSAC) and facilitates the Green Building Guidelines which requires all new construction and major renovations on campus achieve a minimum Silver certificaion in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), a green building rating system developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Campus Planning partners with Facilities Management, Design & Construction Management, Transportation Services, and Environmental Health & Saftey to support sustainability efforts.
In addition to the development of the master plan, Campus Planning created a report focusing on sustainability, Master Plan Sustainability.
To learn more, visit Sustainablility at UMass for information about Academics and Research, Climate Change and Energy, Food Systems and Permaculture, Waste and Recycling and more.
GREEN BUILDINGS & INFRASTRUCTURE
In 2008, the university mandated that all new construction and major renovations on campus achieve a minimum LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver certification. Green building standards guide UMass in a continued discovery of the role that design, construction, and operations play in the sustainable future of our campus. The Green Building Information Gateway (GBIG) tracks LEED activities campuswide.
GREEN CAMPUS RESOURCES
Green Campus Resources provides information about sustainability activities in the campus physical environment developed in collaboration with Design & Construction Management, the Facilities Management, and other Facilities & Campus Services departments. This includes Campus Sustainbility Maps and Green Campus Policy Resources.
STORMWATER
UMass Amherst is a publicly owned facility and therefore adheres to U.S. EPA Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MSSSS) permit. To learn more, watch the video above created by the Connecticut River Stormwater Committee.