A Bold Commitment

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Construction and Demolition Waste Management at
UVM
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The Construction and Demolition Waste Issue

• 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 one hundred active projects on
  campus on any given day.

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Environmental Impacts

• Limited landfill space
• Energy lost by not recycling
• Disposal costs fuel use, tipping fees

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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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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

• Starts with new construction projects and work
  down in size of renovation.
• Any project over 10,000 dollars must recycle and
  track construction and demolition waste
• Any project over 100,000 will require a waste
  management plan to be approved by the UVM
  projects manager.

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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 landfill while tracking all of
  the waste generated
• Workers must view training presentation as part
  of jobsite orientation

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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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LEED Requirements

• LEED is a national, voluntary certification
  program for Green Buildings
• LEED certification is required for large projects
  at UVM
• Projects must get 26 points (out of 69 possible)
  for basic certification, UVM projects must get 33
  points for 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 and New Construction Process

• UVM stakeholders walk through site and identify
  salvageable furniture, fixtures, and equipment
• Site walk through with recycling entity (i.e.
  Recycle North or other) to identify salvageable
  building materials
• When all re-usable items are removed demolition
  can begin

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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
• Labelled bins will remain on site for waste
  generated in new construction
• All waste shipped off site must be recorded

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Demolition/Deconstruction and New Construction
Required Elements

• All waste shipments will be recorded using the
  web-based tracking form
• Some weight estimations may be made if conversion
  factors are not available
• Data must be confirmed before submittal and
  cannot be changed except by designated people
• Data will be used to assess compliance with LEED
  criteria