Overall Rating Platinum - expired
Overall Score 88.31
Liaison James Gordon
Submission Date May 31, 2018
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STARS v2.1

Thompson Rivers University
OP-20: Construction and Demolition Waste Diversion

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.93 / 1.00 James Gordon
Environmental Programs and Research Coordinator
TRU Office of Environment and Sustainability
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Construction and demolition materials recycled, donated, or otherwise recovered during the most recent year for which data is available within the previous three years:
363.30 Tons

Construction and demolition materials landfilled or incinerated during the most recent year for which data is available within the previous three years:
27.50 Tons

Percentage of construction and demolition materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator through recycling, donation and/or other forms of recovery:
92.96

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:

As a public BC institution, TRU is mandated by the provincial government to construct all new campus buildings to the LEED Gold standard (or better). LEED requires very stringent conditions regarding what happens with construction and demolition waste and recycling and what percentage of the material is allowed to be landfilled. Construction contractors who work on TRU projects must abide by the LEED regulations and keep detailed records of all waste and recycling materials. The above figures pertain only to the new Trades building, the only major construction, renovation or demolition project on campus in the last three years.


The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Data from new Trades building contractor Stuart Olson Inc (April 2018).
See site under 'Construction and Demolition Waste Diversion': https://www.tru.ca/sustain/initiatives/reporting.html
https://www.tru.ca/__shared/assets/Construction_and_Demolition_Waste_Diversion_201842824.xls


Data from new Trades building contractor Stuart Olson Inc (April 2018).
See site under 'Construction and Demolition Waste Diversion': https://www.tru.ca/sustain/initiatives/reporting.html
https://www.tru.ca/__shared/assets/Construction_and_Demolition_Waste_Diversion_201842824.xls

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