STARS 2.0: A Preview

1. STARS 2.0: A Preview www.aashe.org

2. Presentation Overview • The process • What’s the same • What’s different • Q&A stars.aashe.org

3. The Process….. • STARS 2.0 Vision released for comment • Technical advisors work with staff to suggest changes • Steering Committee review and eventual approval of draft • STARS 2.0 Public Comment Period • Additional consultation with Technical Advisors • Steering Committee approval stars.aashe.org

4. Steering Committee Members • Julian Dautremont-Smith - Chief Sustainability Officer, Alfred State College • Jeremy Friedman -Manager, Sustainability Initiatives, New York University • Elaine Hanson - Director, Office for Sustainability, Sheridan College • Preston Jacobsen - Sustainability Analyst, Haywood Community College • Nurit Katz - Chief Sustainability Officer, University of California, Los AngelesH. Scott Matthews - Faculty and Research Director, Carnegie Mellon UniversityChris O'Brien - Director of Sustainability, American University • StepheniePresseller - Sustainability Manager, Moraine Valley Community College • Cindy Shea - Director, Sustainability Office, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill • William Brown - Director of Sustainability,  Indiana University • Jon Jensen - Director of Environmental Studies, Luther College • Dave Newport - Director, Environmental Center, University of Colorado at Boulder stars.aashe.org

5. What’s the same… • Identifying Users & Responsible Parties • Reporting in the online Reporting Tool • Access to My Resources & My Reports • The submission process (including the President’s Letter) • Sharing data with other organizations • Subscribers may earn a STARS rating • Publicly available STARS Reports • STARS reports and ratings are valid for three years • Data correction requests and data accuracy Inquiries stars.aashe.org

6. What’s different...Four main categories rather than three stars.aashe.org

7. What’s different…Asingle tier of 70 credits, reduced from 139 stars.aashe.org

8. What’s different…New credits have been added • AC 8: Campus as a Living Laboratory • AC 11: Access to Research • EN 13: Community Stakeholder Engagement • EN 16: Hospital Network • OP 2: Outdoor Air Quality • OP 7: Low Impact Dining • OP 11: Biodiversity • OP 16: Life Cycle Cost Analysis • OP 28: Wastewater Management • PA 3: Governance • PA 12: Workplace Health & Safety stars.aashe.org

9. What’s different…Existing credits have been refined • Sustainability in Curriculum and Research • Detailed definitions provided for “sustainability courses”, “courses that include sustainability” and “sustainability research”. • Baseline Credits • More flexibility in setting baselines (1990-present) • Performance thresholds introduced to complement the use of baselines • Additional normalization factors for GHG emissions, building energy consumption and water use stars.aashe.org

10. What’s different…Point allocation stars.aashe.org

11. What’s different…Scoring has been simplified • STARS 1.x • % of applicable points earned in ER + % of applicable points earned in OP + % of applicable points earned in PAE • 3 • + • Innovation points • STARS 2.0 • Total points earned • Total applicable points • + • Innovation points stars.aashe.org

12. What’s different…Data accuracy policy Updated STARS Data Accuracy Policy (July 2013): Preserving the credibility of STARS and providing a fair and transparent means for resolving questions about the data submitted. • Pre-Publication Review of Platinum ratings • Post-Publication Review • President’s Letter • Innovation Credits • Random Selection • Flagging pending Data Accuracy Inquiries stars.aashe.org

13. What’s different…Enhanced Access • Basic level of access • Available at no cost • Use the STARS Reporting Tool to share data with other organizations • Submit data to AASHE and be recognized as a STARS Reporter • Full level of access • Available with the STARS subscription fee • Share data with other organizations • Submit for a STARS rating (Bronze, Silver, Gold, or Platinum) or as a Reporter • Benefit from resources, automated scoring, and additional features within the STARS Reporting Tool International access stars.aashe.org

14. What’s different…STARS Reporting Tool • Reporting • Enter some credit data in a more compact, tabular interface • Support for multiple units of measurement • Data migrations • See which fields contain migrated data and where that data came from • See values for specific fields in your previous reports • Expanded “Institutional Boundary” to “Institutional Characteristics” • Integrated, visual glossary of terms stars.aashe.org

15. Resourcesstars.aashe.org • STARS 2.0 Technical Manual • STARS 2.0 Summary of Changes • STARS 2.0 Credit Checklist • STARS Public Comment Feedback • STARS 2013 Annual Review • August 27 “Everything You Need to Know About STARS 2.0” webinar stars.aashe.org

16. http://conference.aashe.org/2013/ • Sunday, 10/6, 8:30am – 12:00pm • STARS Introductory Workshop: Learning the Basics of Completing a Comprehensive Campus Sustainability Assessment • Sunday, 10/6, 1:00pm – 4:20pm • STARS Advanced Workshop: A Conversation on STARS 2.0 and Continuous Improvement • Monday, 10/7, 1:30pm, Room 101C • STARS 101 • Tuesday, 10/8, 8:00am, Room 101C • (May change to Monday, 10/7 in the afternoon) • STARS Town Hall stars.aashe.org

17. Contacts • Email stars@aashe.org or jillian@aashe.org • Web: stars.aashe.org • Call (303) 395-1331 ext. 25 • Subscribe to the AASHE Bulletin (www.aashe.org/user/newsletters) • Read the AASHE Campus Sustainability Perspectives Blog (www.aashe.org/blog) • Post a question to the AASHE Campus Sustainability Discussion Forums (www.aashe.org/forums)