| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 49.10 |
| Liaison | David Husemoller |
| Submission Date | March 6, 2020 |
College of Lake County
OP-11: Sustainable Procurement
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.25 / 3.00 |
David
Husemoller Sustainability Manager Facilities |
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Part 1. Institution-wide sustainable procurement policies
Yes
A copy of the policies, guidelines or directives:
The policies, guidelines or directives:
http://dept.clcillinois.edu/bus/vendors/Policy712Procurement.pdf
http://dept.clcillinois.edu/sus/pdf/SustainabilityPlan.pdf
http://dept.clcillinois.edu/sus/pdf/SustainabilityPlan.pdf
Part 2. Life Cycle Cost Analysis
No
Which of the following best describes the institution’s use of LCCA?:
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A brief description of the LCCA policy and/or practices:
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Part 3. Product-specific sustainability criteria
To count, the criteria must address the specific sustainability challenges and impacts associated with products and/or services in each category, e.g. by requiring or giving preference to multi-criteria sustainability standards, certifications and labels appropriate to the category. Broader, institution-wide policies should be reported in Part 1, above.
Chemically intensive products and services
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for chemically intensive products and services:
All college-owned buildings are operated and maintained in accordance with the following maintenance criteria:
Usage of Environmentally Preferable Materials
- FSC and composite lumber
- 80% of cleaning products to be Green Seal certified
- Low and preferably No VOCs in paints, cleaners, and new materials
- Carpet squares, made from recycled materials and recyclable at disposal
Usage of Environmentally Preferable Materials
- FSC and composite lumber
- 80% of cleaning products to be Green Seal certified
- Low and preferably No VOCs in paints, cleaners, and new materials
- Carpet squares, made from recycled materials and recyclable at disposal
Consumable office products
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for consumable office products:
CLC's Central Services has decided to move the college away from desktop printers to multi-function print (MFP) devices. MFPs cost a fraction of what desktops cost for printing, which will the save the college $10s of thousands each year. MFPs will nearly eliminate the purchase of toner cartridges that may or may not be recyclable. Central services has recently made the move over to purchasing white copy paper that has 30% recycled content.
CLC's facilities department is only purchasing only LED lighting fixtures and carpet squares as has been modernizing its facilities. Carpet squares reduce waste and frequently contain recycled content.
CLC's facilities department is only purchasing only LED lighting fixtures and carpet squares as has been modernizing its facilities. Carpet squares reduce waste and frequently contain recycled content.
Furniture and furnishings
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for furniture and furnishings:
The college has made the decision to purchase only LED fixtures as it moves to modernize its facilities. Fluorescent lighting is in the process of being entirely phased out. All new carpeting is made of carpet squares, meaning that replacement of squares will save the college from having to dispose of large amounts of carpeting to be able to replace damaged areas.
Information Technology (IT) and equipment
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for Information Technology (IT) and equipment:
The IT department purchases equipment that are certified with Energy Star and EPEAT. The Sustainability Plan identifies several Action Items that include procurement and disposal of items, encouraging life-cycle analyses, Energy Star certified equipment, cloud-computing products, smaller footprint devices, consolidation of printing services, and prioritizing companies that demonstrate their own sustainability initiatives.
Food service providers
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for food service providers:
Sustainability practices were among the criteria that were used to evaluate and award our contract with Aladdin for service. This year, CLC and Aladdin have achieved a 3-Star Green Restaurant Certification!
Our food vendor is committed to working with the campus farm to prepare and serve food grown locally at the college by students. The vendor was able to work successfully with campus facilities to begin composting pre and post-consumer food scraps.
Our food vendor is committed to working with the campus farm to prepare and serve food grown locally at the college by students. The vendor was able to work successfully with campus facilities to begin composting pre and post-consumer food scraps.
Garments and linens
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for garments and linens:
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Professional service providers
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for professional service providers:
CLC has a Disadvantage Business Enterprise purchasing policy giving preference to minority-, woman-, or veteran-owned businesses and also for giving additional consideration for local and environmentally responsible businesses.
CLC chooses its architectural and construction management firms with the expectation these consultants are LEED accredited professionals who will help the college to meet LEED building certification. Our most recent master plan was titled the "Sustainable Master Plan" which made the case for CLC to build its LEED Platinum Science Building. The same process is taking place as the college begins design and development of a new building on the Lakeshore Campus, for another LEED Platinum project beginning this year. The firms being subcontracted will have to demonstrate proficiency in sustainable technologies to help the college to meet its goal of LEED Platinum once again. These standards fit with the college Sustainability Plan Goal 2 Buildings and Energy.
CLC chooses its architectural and construction management firms with the expectation these consultants are LEED accredited professionals who will help the college to meet LEED building certification. Our most recent master plan was titled the "Sustainable Master Plan" which made the case for CLC to build its LEED Platinum Science Building. The same process is taking place as the college begins design and development of a new building on the Lakeshore Campus, for another LEED Platinum project beginning this year. The firms being subcontracted will have to demonstrate proficiency in sustainable technologies to help the college to meet its goal of LEED Platinum once again. These standards fit with the college Sustainability Plan Goal 2 Buildings and Energy.
Transportation and fuels
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for transportation and fuels:
Goal 6 of the Sustainability Plan promotes clean alternative transportation and Action Item 6.4 guides CLC to purchase fuel-efficient vehicles. The college owns and operates 2 hybrid cars for staff to take to meetings across the state and region. The college police department has an electric segue and an electric off-road patrol vehicle that help the police to patrol campus grounds using fewer fossil fuels.
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