Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 68.19
Liaison Ian Johnson
Submission Date July 14, 2017
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Colorado College
OP-20: Construction and Demolition Waste Diversion

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.45 / 1.00 Chris Coulter
Director of Facilities Services
Facilities Services
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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:
373.24 Tons

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

Percentage of construction and demolition materials diverted from the landfill or incinerator through recycling, donation and/or other forms of recovery:
44.70

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:

Recycling construction and demolition debris is a priority and Colorado College has had success with rates greater than 75% for LEED construction recycling. Facilities Services manages all recycling for construction projects. General contractors hired for small scale, less than $500K projects, don’t include waste hauler info or recycling in their scope of work. Regardless of the size of project, sustainability practices are followed and all waste operations are executed in the spirit of LEED guidelines. This can be interpreted to mean that for new projects the goals is to include a minimum of 50% of waste to a recycling center. Many space renovations at Colorado College are historic buildings where waste includes hazardous materials including asbestos and lead. Renovation projects focus to reuse structural walls, ceilings, and flooring except when it’s not structurally possible or the materials are determined to pose a health risk to contractors and building occupants.


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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Information regarding construction waste management can be found in the Facility Design Guidelines (provided above) can be found under 'Design Guidelines'.


Information regarding construction waste management can be found in the Facility Design Guidelines (provided above) can be found under 'Design Guidelines'.

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