Green Building Assessment

Drexel University is the first university in the country to commit to using Green Globes®, the Green Building Initiative's™ (GBI) independent environmental impact monitoring system, comprehensively through university policy, for all new construction and existing campus buildings.

Green Globes is a web-enabled green building management tool that includes an assessment protocol, rating system and a framework of guidance for integrating environmentally friendly design and operation into buildings. A third-party independent assessment process is completed one year after occupancy, and results in a ranking based on Green Globes metrics.

Demonstrating the University’s commitment to transparency, status reports of assessments are posted online.

In 2005, GBI became the first green building organization to be accredited as a standards developer by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and began the process of establishing Green Globes as the first American National Standard for commercial green building. GBI's mission is to accelerate the adoption of building practices that result in energy-efficient, healthier and environmentally sustainable buildings by promoting credible and practical green building approaches for construction.

Construction projects registered with the Green Globes system:

Project	Registration	Self Assessment — Anticipated Globes	Stage I Assessment — Review of CD's	Stage 2 Assessment — Site Review	Status Report	Achieved Rating	Final Results
Recreation Center Completion date: February 2010	9/5/08	2 Globes
Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building Completion date: Fall 2011 LEED Progress Report as of June 17, 2010 [PDF] LEED Gold Certification [PDF]	1/20/09	4 Globes			[Green Globes Summary] [Site Report]
Millennium Residence Hall Completion date: September 2009	1/20/09	2 Globes
Northside Dining Terrace Completion date: January 2010	1/26/09	2 Globes
Queen Lane Addition Completion date: October 2009	1/20/09	1 Globes	in progress
URBN Center Completion Date: Fall 2012	8/28/09	4 Globes
URBN Center Annex Completion Date: September 2011	4/12/10	4 Globes
LeBow College of Business Completion Date: Early 2014	4/12/10	4 Globes

85-100%  4 Globes Reserved for select buildings that serve as national or world leaders in reducing environmental impacts and efficiency of buildings.

70-84%  3 Globes Demonstrates leadership in energy and environmentally efficient buildings and a commitment to continual improvement.

55-69%  2 Globes Demonstrates excellent progress in reducing environmental impacts by applying best practices in energy and environmental efficiency.

35-54%  1 Globe Demonstrates movement beyond awareness and a commitment to good energy and environmental efficiency practices.

To receive a final certified rating of one, two, three or four Green Globes, the data submitted online must be reviewed by a Green Building Initiative-authorized and Green Globes-trained third party assessor.