| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 42.78 |
| Liaison | Michael Mumper |
| Submission Date | May 20, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Lebanon Valley College
OP-11: Sustainable Procurement
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.25 / 3.00 |
Michael
Zeigler Dir of Client Services Information Technology |
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Part 1: Institution-Wide Policies
Yes
A copy of the policies, guidelines or directives:
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 as a matter of policy and standard practice when evaluating all energy- and water-using products, systems and building components
A brief description of the LCCA policy and/or practices:
LVC utilizes energy consumption life cycle analysis as standard practice when purchasing all lighting equipment and controls as well as HVAC equipment and controls. Equipment efficiency and equipment reliability and life cycle expectancy is considered. https://lvc-www.s3.amazonaws.com/files/resources/Procurement-Guidelines.pdf
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:
All cleaning supplies are to be Green Seal or UL ECOLOGO certified. This is established procedure with Veritiv, our cleaning supply company. Only organic fertilizer may be purchased and applied. https://lvc-www.s3.amazonaws.com/files/resources/Procurement-Guidelines.pdf
Construction and Renovation
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for construction and renovation products:
Construction furnishings and building materials will be designed to meet LEED Silver criteria. https://lvc-www.s3.amazonaws.com/files/resources/Procurement-Guidelines.pdf
Information Technology (IT)
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for IT products and services:
The Office of Information Technology (OIT) is a leader on Lebanon Valley College’s campus in sustainable practices. We believe in sustainability and only purchase Energy Smart servers, RoHS-compliant network equipment, EPEAT Silver or higher desktops, laptops, and printers. We install multifunction devices (printer/scanner/copier/fax) where possible and purchase re-manufactured printer toners and recycle cartridges. We donate previously used equipment, first to non-profit organizations, and then to employees before recycling all remaining servers, computers, network, and printer equipment. Equipment from LVC has been donated all over the world including recently in Haiti, Lithuania, and Zimbabwe. The OIT participates in all College paper, glass and cardboard recycling programs and recycles packing materials. In addition, OIT recycles out of service or scrap copper wire. We believe firmly in virtualization to reduce power consumption and have implemented virtualization in all data centers, and throughout many lab environments on campus.
https://lvc-www.s3.amazonaws.com/files/resources/Procurement-Guidelines.pdf
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:
Design professionals, achitectural and engineering, must be certified and trained to provide LEED building designs.
Transportation and Fuels
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for transportation and fuels:
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Wood and Paper
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for wood and paper products:
Whenever possible, the paper purchased by the College is to contain recycled content. Janitorial paper will meet FSC or UL ECOLOGO critieria.
Other Commodity Categories
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for other commodity categories:
The total purchased electric load will be offset via documented RECs. Presently 100% of the electric load is offset via wind RECs.
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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