Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 66.39
Liaison Dianne Anderson
Submission Date Jan. 31, 2011
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STARS v1.0

New York University
OP-11: Cleaning Products Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.86 / 2.00 Jeremy Friedman
Manager, Sustainability Initiatives
Operations
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Does the institution have an institution-wide stated preference to purchase Green Seal (tm) or EcoLogo (tm) certified cleaning products?:
Yes

The website URL where the green cleaning product purchasing policy, directive, or guidelines are posted:
A brief description of steps the institution has taken to ensure that the purchasing policy, directives, or guidelines are followed:

NYU specifies in the Environmental Purchasing Policy and Guidelines the procurement of EcoLogo or Green Seal-certified cleaning products wherever these are available, cost-effective and capable of completing the job. NYU has also included specification language for use of green cleaning products in the contract with the third-party janitorial vendor responsible for cleaning all of our buildings. Since the university only very occasionally purchases cleaning products directly, standards with this vendor amount to "nearly all" of NYU's expenditures on cleaning products, according to Purchasing Services staff.

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The following NYU products are in routine use and are Ecologo- or Green Seal-certified (counted toward total green):

B/RTD #5 Raindance 5 Litre
Focus Liquid Hand Soap 4/1 Gal
G Force Wash Room 3172617
G Force H202 3403745
Command Center Look 3323964
B/CC Glance Non-Ammoniated
B/RTD #15 G-Force Fountainhead
Crew Bathroom Clner and Scale
Bldg Pro Glass Cleaner 6/1Gal

The following NYU products are in use but do not have an Ecologo- or Green Seal-certified equivalent (not counted toward total used):
B/RTD #33 Morning Mist (disinfectant)
RTD #19 Triple Team 3145387 (disinfectant)
Green Scapes Ice Melt 50lb Bag (icemelt)
Easy-off Fume Free Max Oven (oven cleaner)
Grill and oven Clner Aerosol 12/C (over cleaner)

The following NYU products are in use and may or may not have an Ecologo- or Green Seal-certified equivalent, but do have less environmentally impactful or preferential attributes:
B/CC#40 Breakdown Enzyme
B/RTD #33 Morning Mist
RTD #19 Triple Team 3145387
B/RTD Crew Shower Tub and Tile
Green Scapes Ice Melt 50lb Bag
Easy-off Fume Free Max Oven
Murphy Oil Soap Spray 12/32 oz
Glass Clner Aerosol Non-Amm 12

The following NYU products are in use and may or may not have an Ecologo- or Green Seal-certified equivalent (counted toward total used):
Bldg Pro Revolution floor
Bldg Pro Street Tuff Stripper
B/Speedball Heavy Duty Spray
Bldg Pro Rotary Shampoo 5 Gal
Ajax All Purpose-Lemon Cleaner
S/Graffiti Remover Sac Soy
Jet Clean Carpet Spotter
Overdrive Spray Buff 4110
Bleach 6/1 gal
Murphy Oil Soap Spray 12/32 oz
B/Snapback Spray Buff 4/1 Gal
S/Sparcreme Cleanser 12/32 oz
Glass Clner Aerosol Non-Amm 12
B/Tempest Degreaser 5Gal
Bldg Pro Defoamer 4/1 Gal
Noxon Metal Polish
Stainless Steel Maintainer Aero
Gum Remover Aerosol 12/6.5 oz
Blast Degreaser
Bldg Pro Brownout 4/1 Gal
511 Impregnator 4/1 Gal
B/Ironstone Floor Sealer 5Gal
B/Boston Polish Paste Wax 1lb
Pledge Furniture Polish
B/RTD Suma Kitchen Degreaser
S/Smoke and Odor Eliminator
Bldg Pro Prof Degreaser 5Gal
Vandalism Mark and Stain Rem 12
S/Chlorinated Degreaser 5Gal
CC #36 Blast Degreaser 4321150
Ajax Powder/Oxy/Bleach 24/21 oz
B/Speedball 2000 Heavy Duty


Does the institution wish to pursue points for Part 2 of this credit (expenditures on cleaning products)?:
Yes

Expenditures on Green Seal and/or EcoLogo certified cleaning products :
38,408.49 US/Canadian $

Total expenditures on cleaning products :
157,915.76 US/Canadian $

A copy of the sections of the cleaning contract(s) that reference certified green products:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Information obtained from management staff affiliated with private janitorial contractor that is responsible for all cleaning at NYU. Information provided included price per unit, total expenditures in $ and product names. This information was supplemented through an interview with staff familiar with individual projects and purchasing decision rationales.

For those categories of cleaning products that have no Green Seal or EcoLogo certified brands, the products and their total cost have been factored out of NYU's total baseline figure, in keeping with the stipulation written in the credit info. These products include disinfectants (B/RTD #33 Morning Mist and RTD #19 Triple Team 3145387), ice melts (Green Scapes Ice Melt 50lb Bag) and oven cleaners (Easy-off Fume Free Max Oven and Grill and oven Clner Aerosol 12/C.

Among the products in use at NYU that are neither Green Seal or Ecologo certified, those that were noted by the building service officials to contain environmentally-preferable attributes were noted accordingly. These include:
B/CC#40 Breakdown Enzyme
B/RTD #33 Morning Mist
RTD #19 Triple Team 3145387
B/RTD Crew Shower Tub and Tile
Green Scapes Ice Melt 50lb Bag
Easy-off Fume Free Max Oven
Murphy Oil Soap Spray 12/32 oz
Glass Clner Aerosol Non-Amm 12


Information obtained from management staff affiliated with private janitorial contractor that is responsible for all cleaning at NYU. Information provided included price per unit, total expenditures in $ and product names. This information was supplemented through an interview with staff familiar with individual projects and purchasing decision rationales.

For those categories of cleaning products that have no Green Seal or EcoLogo certified brands, the products and their total cost have been factored out of NYU's total baseline figure, in keeping with the stipulation written in the credit info. These products include disinfectants (B/RTD #33 Morning Mist and RTD #19 Triple Team 3145387), ice melts (Green Scapes Ice Melt 50lb Bag) and oven cleaners (Easy-off Fume Free Max Oven and Grill and oven Clner Aerosol 12/C.

Among the products in use at NYU that are neither Green Seal or Ecologo certified, those that were noted by the building service officials to contain environmentally-preferable attributes were noted accordingly. These include:
B/CC#40 Breakdown Enzyme
B/RTD #33 Morning Mist
RTD #19 Triple Team 3145387
B/RTD Crew Shower Tub and Tile
Green Scapes Ice Melt 50lb Bag
Easy-off Fume Free Max Oven
Murphy Oil Soap Spray 12/32 oz
Glass Clner Aerosol Non-Amm 12

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