Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 66.40
Liaison Austin Sutherland
Submission Date Feb. 21, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

University of Pennsylvania
OP-20: Construction and Demolition Waste Diversion

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.86 / 1.00
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Construction and demolition materials recycled, donated, or otherwise recovered during the most recent year for which data is available within the previous three years:
226.29 Tons

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

Percentage of construction and demolition materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator through recycling, donation and/or other forms of recovery:
86.08

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:

All new buildings and major renovations at Penn must be LEED Silver minimum, and are required to engage in construction and demolition waste. In addition, every capital project with a budget of greater than $100,000, must abide by the Penn "Green Guidelines for Renovations", which require construction and demolition waste recycling.


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

http://www.facilities.upenn.edu/sites/default/files/Green%20Guidelines%20for%20Renovations%20Jan%202015.pdf
https://news.upenn.edu/news/two-penn-projects-garner-leed-gold-designations-adding-green-campus-goals
https://www.facilities.upenn.edu/sustainability/built-environment

The University of Pennsylvania is a major research institution, with over 3,000 degrees granted annually from twelve professional and academic schools at the Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate levels. Penn is committed to reducing emissions and energy use, as stated in the 2014 "Climate Action Plan 2.0". This submission documents Penn's efforts during the FY17 year and compares them to the FY14 baseline year which corresponds with the University's "Climate Action Plan. 2.0". The submission relies on information related to the main, academic, West Philadelphia campus, but to more fully document efforts across the Penn system, information related to the Morris Arboretum and New Bolton has also been referenced and noted as outside the boundary in descriptions. The information is used to enrich examples of University efforts and is not intended to be the primary justification for credits. The responses for each of the questions and sub-questions are drawn from University materials, both internal and public documents. Each section notes the website where the information can be found.


http://www.facilities.upenn.edu/sites/default/files/Green%20Guidelines%20for%20Renovations%20Jan%202015.pdf
https://news.upenn.edu/news/two-penn-projects-garner-leed-gold-designations-adding-green-campus-goals
https://www.facilities.upenn.edu/sustainability/built-environment

The University of Pennsylvania is a major research institution, with over 3,000 degrees granted annually from twelve professional and academic schools at the Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate levels. Penn is committed to reducing emissions and energy use, as stated in the 2014 "Climate Action Plan 2.0". This submission documents Penn's efforts during the FY17 year and compares them to the FY14 baseline year which corresponds with the University's "Climate Action Plan. 2.0". The submission relies on information related to the main, academic, West Philadelphia campus, but to more fully document efforts across the Penn system, information related to the Morris Arboretum and New Bolton has also been referenced and noted as outside the boundary in descriptions. The information is used to enrich examples of University efforts and is not intended to be the primary justification for credits. The responses for each of the questions and sub-questions are drawn from University materials, both internal and public documents. Each section notes the website where the information can be found.

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