| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 50.74 |
| Liaison | Catherine Lockhart |
| Submission Date | Sept. 23, 2019 |
Lawrence University
OP-11: Sustainable Procurement
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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0.75 / 3.00 |
Kelsey
McCormick Sustainability Coordinator President's Office |
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Part 1. Institution-wide sustainable procurement 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
Yes
Which of the following best describes the institution’s use of LCCA?:
Institution employs LCCA less comprehensively, e.g. for certain types of systems or projects and not others
A brief description of the LCCA policy and/or practices:
Lawrence does not conduct LCCA for all energy and water-using products, systems and building components but does evaluate alternatives for larger infrastructural improvements or investments. For example, when replacing the lightbulbs in the parking lot of the Banta Bowl in 2019 (athletic stadium) LED lightbulbs were chosen over other alternatives for their long life expectancy and lower energy usage.
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
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for chemically intensive products and services:
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Consumable office products
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for consumable office products:
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Furniture and furnishings
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for furniture and furnishings:
Though Lawrence does not have published sustainability criteria for evaluating furniture and furnishings, Lawrence does use Interface flooring as its standard flooring provider. Interface sells carpet in tiles so that damaged sections can easily be replaced. Interface also recycles their old carpet. If the carpet cannot be recycled it is brought to a waste to energy facility.
Information Technology (IT) and equipment
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for Information Technology (IT) and equipment:
Technology Services has the stated policy of purchasing EPEAT Silver (or better) certified equipment whenever possible. All monitors, desktop and laptop computers purchased by the University have been EPEAT Gold Certified since at least 2012.
https://www.lawrence.edu/info/offices/technology_services/policies/technology-sustainability-policies
https://www.lawrence.edu/info/offices/technology_services/policies/technology-sustainability-policies
Food service providers
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for food service providers:
Lawrence selected Bon Appetit as it's food service provider due to its progressive and sustainable food sourcing programs, however, there are no published sustainability criteria for food service providers at this time.
Garments and linens
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for garments and linens:
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Professional service providers
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for professional service providers:
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Transportation and fuels
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for transportation and fuels:
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Optional Fields
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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