Department of Project Management

Stanford University has a long history of good land use planning and resource conservation. Nevertheless, as members of the local and regional community, we face environmental and political concerns such as water limitations, conflicts over land use, rising energy costs and ongoing operations and maintenance costs as we endeavor to provide healthy buildings for our students, faculty, staff, and visitors. In addition, we recognize that the building industry has a tremendous impact on the natural environment on a national and global scale including deforestation and global climate change due to fossil fuel use.

The Environmental Stewardship Committee was formed in the Spring of 2001 and set itself the task of developing a set of Stanford specific sustainable building guidelines and integrating them into the facilities planning, design and operations processes. The Guidelines for for Sustainable Building (The Guideline) demonstrates Stanford University's commitment to plan and deveop high value, quality, long term, cost effective facilities and landscapes that enhance the academic mission of the University embrace our partnership with our community and reinforce our stewardship of Stanford lands.

The Guidline is intended to serve as both a communication and a working tool that aids in planning, design, and construction of new buildings and renovations with an appropriate level of attention to economic, ecological, and social concerns. It complements Capital Planning and Space Management's Project Delivery Process Manual (PDP Manual) and provides guidance to Project Managers, Architects, and other members of the new construction or major renovation team.

A copy of The Guidelines for Sustainable Building (pdf) is available for download.