Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
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Overall Score | 74.49 |
Liaison | Krista Bailey |
Submission Date | Dec. 17, 2020 |
Pennsylvania State University
OP-19: Construction and Demolition Waste Diversion
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.83 / 1.00 |
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Construction and demolition materials recycled, donated, or otherwise recovered:
12,126.16
Tons
Construction and demolition materials landfilled or incinerated:
2,449.58
Tons
Percentage of construction and demolition materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator through recycling, donation and/or other forms of recovery:
83.19
A brief description of programs, policies, infrastructure investments, outreach efforts, and/or other factors that contributed to the diversion rate for construction and demolition waste:
Penn State includes a Construction Waste Management requirement on all projects regardless of whether or not LEED certification is pursued. This requirement stipulates that the contractor recycle and/or salvage 75% of construction, demolition, and land clearing waste, and is detailed in Article 8.11 of General Conditions of the Contract:
https://wikispaces.psu.edu/download/attachments/395382077/SECTION%20D%20General%20Conditions.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1597324179000&api=v2
https://wikispaces.psu.edu/download/attachments/395382077/SECTION%20D%20General%20Conditions.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1597324179000&api=v2
Website URL where information about the institution’s C&D waste diversion efforts is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Waste data reported is from major (>$5m) construction/ renovation projects completed in 2019 on University Park campus.
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