| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 49.09 |
| Liaison | Lissette Hernandez |
| Submission Date | Aug. 22, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Florida International University
OP-11: Sustainable Procurement
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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0.75 / 3.00 |
Alexandra
Dutton Program Manager Office of University Sustainability |
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Part 1: Institution-Wide Policies
No
A copy of the policies, guidelines or directives:
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The policies, guidelines or directives:
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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: Commodity-Specific Sustainability Criteria
To count, the criteria must address the specific sustainability challenges and impacts associated with products/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:
Most cleaning chemicals to clean our campus facilities bought by the Custodial Services Department are either Green SealTM certified products or carry the EPA “Design for the Environment” certification. We have partnered with 3M to provide a “Cleaned Green” program to all the buildings we service.
Great effort has been spend to reduce the amount of harsh and harmful ingredients in the cleaning chemicals we use.
All cleaning chemicals used by the Custodial Services Department are correctly blended by the use of chemical blend centers. This eliminates immediate contact with the chemicals and ensures proper dilution of the products and prevents over dilution as so often happens when people manually “eyeball” dilution ratios. This is extremely important as even “Green” products can be harmful if not properly used and properly diluted to the correct ratio for its intended use.
Most cleaning equipment used by the custodial services unit was purchased with the environment in mind. This means for example that all vacuum cleaners have HEPA filtration and carry the CRI Green Label (Carpet and Rug Institute) certification; all carpet extraction equipment uses 50% less water than previous models and have dual operating modes (low moisture modes) for further reduction in energy and water usage: all floor scrubbers use 50% less water than previous models (Considering that we have a little over 2 million cleanable square feet of carpeted areas alone, this means a significant reduction in water usage); hard floor burnishers have HEPA filtration: and last but not least HOT water is no longer used in our cleaning process which is an additional reduction in energy use.
http://facilities.fiu.edu/Documents/Operations/FMD_CUSTODIAL_SERVICES_RECYCLING_PROGRAM_OUTLINE_NOV2013.pdf
Construction and Renovation
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for construction and renovation products:
FIU is committed to build all new construction to a minimum of USGBC LEED Silver certification. The practice was adopted in 2007 when former President, Modesto Maidque signed the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment. All buildings funded and built thereafter have met this criteria. The LEED scorecard address environmental standards for products.
Information Technology (IT)
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for IT products and services:
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Food Services
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for food services:
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Garments and Linens
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for garments and linens:
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Professional Services
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for professional services:
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Transportation and Fuels
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for transportation and fuels:
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Wood and Paper
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for wood and paper products:
All office paper purchased by FIU has to adhere to a 30% recycled content minimum.
Other Commodity Categories
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for other commodity categories:
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