A Bold Commitment

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Construction and Demolition Waste Management at
UVM

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Construction and Demolition Waste Opportunities

• Construction and demolition waste is 20-40 of
  the waste stream going to landfills nationally
• CD waste is being generated at UVM everyday we
  estimate there are nearly one hundred active
  projects on campus on any given day.

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Environmental Impacts

• Landfill leaks
• Methane gas generation
• Energy lost by not recycling / re-claiming
  materials
• Transportation greenhouse gas emissions

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Definition of CD Waste

• Waste material that is produced in the process
  of construction, renovation, or demolition of
  structures. Structures include buildings of all
  types (both residential and non-residential) as
  well as roads and bridges. Components of CD
  debris typically include concrete, asphalt, wood,
  metals, gypsum wallboard and roofing.
• -EPA

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Key Terms

• Construction waste- waste generated while
  constructing a new building or structure
• Demolition waste- waste generated while taking
  down an existing building or structure
• Deconstruction- the taking apart of an existing
  building so that materials can be re-used
  elsewhere

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Typical CD Wastes

• Asphalt, Asphalt Shingles
• Carpet
• Carpet padding
• Clean wood/pallets
• Concrete
• Corrugated cardboard

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Typical CD Wastes

• Gypsum (drywall)
• Land clearing debris
• Scrap metal
• Salvage
• Other

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Requirements at UVM

• Major projects new buildings, major renovations
• Minor projects short term or partial building
  projects
• Ongoing renovations Physical Plant routine
  maintenance and renovation

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Requirements at UVM

• The waste management plan will be based on LEED
  guidelines for CD waste management
• The plan must divert at least 50 of waste
  generated from the project
• Workers must view training presentation as part
  of job site orientation

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CD EMS

• Focuses on continuous program improvement by
  organizing activities into four stages
• Plan
• Do
• Check
• Act
• Program documentation is to maintain program
  improvements over time
• This approach is based on organizational quality
  improvement practices

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CD EMS

• Plan vendor identification, development of job
  specifications
• Do walkthrough checklist, collection of disposal
  tickets
• Check entering of disposal data into the system,
  meeting of LEED goals
• Act evaluation of program by project managers,
  analysis of financial impacts

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CD EMS

• Plan tri-annual review of vendor options and
  specifications
• Do implement the project tracking system for all
  major projects and move the size of the projects
  covered smaller and smaller
• Check assure CD waste LEED points are achived
  for every project (50 recycled for 1 point 75
  for 2 points) plus innovation point
• Act financial break even compared to landfilling
  the entire job

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LEED Requirements

• The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
  (LEED) Green Building Rating System is the
  nationally accepted benchmark for the design,
  construction and operation of high performance
  green buildings.
• It gives building owners and operators the tools
  they need to have an immediate and measurable
  impact on their buildings performance, by
  promoting a whole-building approach to
  sustainability.

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LEED Requirements

• LEED certification is required for large projects
  at UVM
• According to the 2007 Environmental Design in
  New and Renovated Buildings Policy, UVM projects
  must achieve 33/69 points to achieve the required
  Silver rating.
• In the LEED-NC 2.2 Rating system, there are 2
  points available for Construction and Demolition
  waste diverted from the landfill
• 1 point if 50 of waste is diverted
• 2 points if 75 of waste is diverted
• The UVM tracking tool collects and reports the
  information that must be submitted to receive
  these points.

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LEED Criteria

• MR Credit 2.1 Construction Waste Management
  Divert 50 From Disposal 1 Point
• Recycle and/or salvage at least 50 of
  non-hazardous construction and demolition debris.
  
• Develop and implement a construction waste
  management plan that, at a minimum, identifies
  the materials to be diverted from disposal and
  whether the materials will be sorted on-site or
  co- mingled. Excavated soil and land-clearing
  debris do not contribute to this credit.
  Calculations can be done by weight or volume, but
  must be consistent throughout.
• MR Credit 2.2 Divert 75 From Disposal
• 1 Point in addition to MR Credit 2.1
• Recycle and/or salvage an additional 25 beyond
  MR Credit 2.1
• Additional points for using salvaged and/or
  recycled content building materials

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Demolition/Deconstruction and New Construction
Required Elements

• Collection containers must be on site and labeled
  clearly before demolition can begin
• Waste must be separated into appropriate
  categories
• Labeled bins will remain on site for waste
  generated in new construction
• All waste shipped off-site must be tracked in CD
  database

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Online Tracking Tool Website

• The Green Building Coordinator Homepage
• http//www.uvm.edu/gbc/
• The Online Tracking Tool Data Entry Page
• http//www.uvm.edu/gbc/cdw/?Pageprojects.php