Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 34.02
Liaison Julia Carlow
Submission Date Sept. 16, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

American University of Sharjah
OP-20: Construction and Demolition Waste Diversion

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.97 / 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:
2,943,855 Metric tons

Construction and demolition materials landfilled or incinerated during the most recent year for which data is available within the previous three years:
77,740 Metric tons

Percentage of construction and demolition materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator through recycling, donation and/or other forms of recovery:
97.43

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:

For the current construction project for a new Engineering building on campus it was decided to a obtain green building rating system called Pearl Rating System from ESTIDAMA – Abu Dhabi for the building design methodology for constructing and operating buildings and communities more sustainably. In this regard, the University decided to obtain at a minimum 2 Pearl Rating from ESTIDAMA. ESTIDAMA which requires that 80% of the demolition and construction waste (excluding hazardous waste) to be salvaged or recycled by weight.


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