Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 65.51
Liaison Michele Hebert
Submission Date Aug. 26, 2011
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.0

University of Alaska Fairbanks
Tier2-4: Snow and Ice Removal

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Darrin Edson
Superintendent of Operations
Facilities Services
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Has the institution implemented technologies or strategies to reduce the environmental impacts of snow and ice removal?:
Yes

A brief description of the snow and ice removal program, policy, or practice:

For ice-melting, UAF only uses salt for stairs. Gravel and a deicing potassium chloride are used to keep sidewalks safe. Much of the gravel used to provide traction on icy roads is swept and reused in the next season.

UAF campus Master Plan's design guidelines for snow removal are as follows: "Design and locate planting areas to collect retain and direct ice- and snowmelt and stormwater runoff"

Snow dumps are located so that melting doesn't go directly to wetlands, rivers or lakes. In the snow dump places melting water is filtered through ground.


The website URL where information about the program, policy, or practice is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
---

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.