Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 69.72
Liaison Jim Walker
Submission Date June 6, 2022

STARS v2.2

University of Texas at Austin
OP-19: Construction and Demolition Waste Diversion

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.87 / 1.00 Linsey Hutchison
Senior Administrative Program Coordinator
Resource Recovery
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Construction and demolition materials recycled, donated, or otherwise recovered:
19,045.81 Tons

Construction and demolition materials landfilled or incinerated:
2,828.54 Tons

Percentage of construction and demolition materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator through recycling, donation and/or other forms of recovery:
87.07

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:
Almost all capital construction projects are required to pursue LEED Silver, which includes C&D diversion. The nature of the Austin market supports high levels of C&D diversion, encouraging project teams to pursue additional LEED points for very high levels of diversion.

Website URL where information about the institution’s C&D waste diversion efforts is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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