| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 69.69 |
| Liaison | Stephanie MacPhee |
| Submission Date | April 6, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Dalhousie University
OP-20: Construction and Demolition Waste Diversion
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.82 / 1.00 |
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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:
1,210.39
Metric tons
Construction and demolition materials landfilled or incinerated during the most recent year for which data is available within the previous three years:
270.88
Metric tons
Percentage of construction and demolition materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator through recycling, donation and/or other forms of recovery:
81.71
Optional Fields
Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste comes from four key sources: minor renovations, workshops, new building demolition and construction, and major renovations. Contractors are responsible for diverting material from the landfill for major renovations and new construction. In the last four years, the university has opened on average a new building per year. Dalhousie has a green building policy that supports LEED gold certification or higher. C&D waste diversion is targeted to reach high levels of diversion. For the last four buildings built between 2010-2014, 80-93% of C&D waste was diverted from the landfill. The local municipality also has a minimum C&D bylaw for 75% diversion from the landfill.
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste comes from four key sources: minor renovations, workshops, new building demolition and construction, and major renovations. In keeping with reporting trends from other schools and to be able to document a recycling to garbage ratio, only new building construction is included in this submission. The information is for the CHEB and LMP Buildings. The data is compiled from sheets that contractors were required to fill out according to LEED guidelines.
Regarding regular on-campus C&D waste: The hauler and landfill monitor C&D in dumpster loads to meet the 75% diversion rate and mixed loads of C&D and garbage are rejected at the landfill. Given this, we are anticipating at least an 80% diversion rate on the conservative side for C&D from internal jobs.
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