Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 48.57
Liaison Jennifer McMillin
Submission Date June 15, 2017
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Cleveland State University
OP-20: Construction and Demolition Waste Diversion

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Jennifer McMillin
Director of Sustainability
Facilities l Architect l Safety l Technology
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Construction and demolition materials recycled, donated, or otherwise recovered during the most recent year for which data is available within the previous three years:
35,233.95 Tons

Construction and demolition materials landfilled or incinerated during the most recent year for which data is available within the previous three years:
122.18 Tons

Percentage of construction and demolition materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator through recycling, donation and/or other forms of recovery:
99.65

Optional Fields 

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:
CSU follows LEED principles for construction and demolition waste management. Contractors are required to develop and implement a construction waste management plan to recycle and/or salvage nonhazardous construction and demolition debris. Additionally, design guidelines from the Office of the University Architect outline specifications for the management of construction waste. CONSTRUCTION WASTE MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL 017419.1 The University seeks to maximize the diversion of construction and demolition waste away from landfills and incinerators.  Where possible, waste materials are to be reused on site, salvaged, or recycled, to meet or exceed the goal of a 75% construction/demolition waste diversion rate.  

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The reporting fields above include data for the one major construction project on the CSU campus in the previous year, the Center for Innovation in Health Professions. The Construction Waste Management Plan for this project is attached.

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