| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 46.59 |
| Liaison | Bambi Ingram |
| Submission Date | July 29, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Alabama at Birmingham
OP-11: Sustainable Procurement
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.75 / 3.00 |
Julie
Price Sustainability Coordinator Sustainability |
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Part 1: Institution-Wide 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 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:
UAB Energy Management has a mandatory review of purchases for equipment for new construction, renovation, and building-scale implementation (lighting, appliances, boilers, pumps) to assess Life Cycle Cost Analysis in addition to purchase price to select product.
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
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for chemically intensive products and services:
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Construction and Renovation
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for construction and renovation products:
UAB Planning, Design, and Construction's Sustainable Design Requirements include sections on finishes, supply chain, off-gassing periods, etc. These requirements and checklist for all project teams to complete during design review are linked below.
https://www.uab.edu/facilities/images/PDF/Facilities_Standards/Section_018113_Sustainable_Design_Requirements_Final__03112016.pdf
https://www.uab.edu/facilities/images/PDF/Facilities_Standards/Sustainable_Building_Design_Parameter_Checklist.pdf
Information Technology (IT)
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for IT products and services:
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Food Services
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for food services:
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Garments and Linens
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for garments and linens:
UAB holds a licensing contract with Barnes and Noble for all online and bookstore purchases of UAB gear. See link below for this statement from Barnes and Noble:
Clothing, footwear and logoed products.
From the Barnes & Noble College Booksellers website: We have been recognized as an industry leader in the effort to eliminate sweatshops used to produce college apparel. We are a member of the Fair Labor Association (FLA) and since 1998, we have required all vendors who supply products to our stores to adopt the FLA’s Code of Conduct, which requires strict adherence to workers’ rights (and no child labor). And all of the brands sold in our bookstores currently meet labor standards set by the Workers Rights Consortium (WCA), an independent labor rights monitoring organization
http://www.fairlabor.org/affiliate/barnes-noble-college-booksellers
Professional Services
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for professional services:
Architectural and engineering services are contracted through a public bid process wherein vendors must pre-qualify to bid on projects, and then submit a project bid. The project bid requires responses to many areas of qualification, including experience, quality, schedule, minority and women-owned business subcontractor percentages, and sustainability. If the firms are selected to move forward in the process, they must present to the selection committee and again respond to the above areas of qualification. Sustainability and supplier diversity are two components used by the committee in scoring each presentation and selecting the winning firm.
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:
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Other Commodity Categories
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for other commodity categories:
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