| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 51.11 |
| Liaison | Kathleen McCaig |
| Submission Date | March 15, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Berea College
OP-24: Construction and Demolition Waste Diversion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.90 / 1.00 |
Kathleen
McCaig Sustainability Coordinator Operations & Sustainability |
Construction and demolition materials recycled, donated, or otherwise recovered:
Construction and demolition materials landfilled or incinerated :
A brief description of programs, policies, infrastructure investments, outreach efforts, and/or other factors that contributed to the diversion rate for construction and demolition waste:
Berea adopted a set of Ecological Renovation Standards that strive for all new and renovated buildings to reach LEED Gold criteria. Inherit in this standard is a strict set construction waste diversion percentages. All of our most recent major new construction and renovation projects have achieved LEED Platinum and three LEED Gold Certifications. In academic year 2014-2015 we diverted 1,888,379 pounds of construction waste from the landfill.
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