Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 56.23
Liaison Jim Walker
Submission Date June 14, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

University of Texas at Austin
OP-20: Construction and Demolition Waste Diversion

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.88 / 1.00
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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:
5,915.53 Tons

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

Percentage of construction and demolition materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator through recycling, donation and/or other forms of recovery:
88.10

Optional Fields 

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 construction buildings on campus must meet at least LEED silver, which neccssitates a diversion rate for C&D of 75% or higher Due to not having C&D on an annual basis but instead on a project basis, the three buildings that were certified and completed during 2017 were submitted. These were: Health Transformation Building, Health Discovery Building, and Health Learning Building

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:
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