Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 68.55
Liaison Daryl Pierson
Submission Date Feb. 11, 2011
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.0

Portland State University
OP-19: Construction and Demolition Waste Diversion

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.90 / 1.00 Noelle Studer-Spevak
Sustainability Coordinator
FADM
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Amount of construction and demolition materials recycled, donated, or otherwise recovered :
8,773.90 Tons

Amount of construction and demolition materials landfilled or incinerated :
1,015.82 Tons

A brief description of programs, policies, infrastructure investments, outreach efforts, and/or other factors that contribute to the diversion rate for construction and demolition waste:

The University builds everything according to LEED Silver or above standards. PSU receives innovation points on each project for excellent waste diversion rates. The City of Portland requires recycling of construction debris.
Small-scale in-house construction materials are collected in roll-off containers in PSU's landscape yard and are sorted at the MRF.


Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

The numbers above include materials removed during the construction of the
Student Recreation Center, 2010 LEED Gold, 88.5% diversion rate, and
the major renovation of Lincoln Hall, 2011 anticipated LEED Platinum, 93% diversion rate.


The numbers above include materials removed during the construction of the
Student Recreation Center, 2010 LEED Gold, 88.5% diversion rate, and
the major renovation of Lincoln Hall, 2011 anticipated LEED Platinum, 93% diversion rate.

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