Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 56.90
Liaison Paul Mathisen
Submission Date April 16, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Worcester Polytechnic Institute
OP-24: Construction and Demolition Waste Diversion

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.86 / 1.00 Liz Tomaszewski
Facilities Systems Manager/Sustainability Coordinator
Facilities Department
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Construction and demolition materials recycled, donated, or otherwise recovered:
301.34 Tons

Construction and demolition materials landfilled or incinerated :
50.59 Tons

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:

Gilbane Co. was able to divert 85.6% of the construction waste generated in the construction of the Sports & Recreation Center. More specifically, the following materials were diverted: wood(30.8%), metal (16.77%), drywall (13.13%), paper and cardboard (11.97%), concrete (6.96%), plastic (5.44%), and other (0.55%). Data on waste generated in the construction of Faraday Hall (the other building completed within the last three years) is unavailable.


Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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