Hi All,
Our project is on a University Campus. The campus has already implemented onsite comprehensive composting and has an active contract with the compost hauler. The campus is not registered as a campus but has singular buildings pursuing LEED. There is no centralized collection for compost at the campus; each building has its own collection zone.
How are other university or college campuses documenting this pilot credit?
Are they documenting at the campus level or keeping it within the singular building's scope?
Shawn Hogan
Sustainability ConsultantRe:Vision
June 14, 2023 - 4:58 pm
Hi Atlas,
We're working on a college residential building and documenting Option 2 Onsite Composting because there is an on-campus compost processing vessel. We're documenting the "life-cycle" of organic waste to compost, explaining how it gets from the unit kitchens in the building to the vessel, and where the compost goes once its created. I think using the idea of "life cycle" as a framework for documentation may help you make sure your strategy and narrative covers everything.
To more directly answer your question, we're tracking the life cycle of organic waste in the building specifically, but part of that lifecycle does enter the remaining campus and would be similar to other buildings that have composting. I imagine if this credit were pursued in another building, the documentation would be very similar with the exception of marked up floor plans to show where waste rooms and collection locations are.
Aileen Orr
Introba CanadaAugust 30, 2023 - 12:53 pm
Hi Atlas,
Our project is also on a University Campus, though being documented through Option 1 regular compost collection and offsite processing and we've also documented it to include just the scope of the single building pursuing LEED. This has included calculating the organic waste generated by just the singular building occupants and ensuring the appropriate number of organic waste receptable and educations proceduers are easily accessible to occupants when they are located in the building.
Kristen Fritsch
Sustainability CoordinatorElkus Manfredi Architects
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February 5, 2024 - 5:32 pm
Similar to Aileen's project, our university project is a student center with food service, we are doing Option 1 and only including the scope of the building pursuing LEED.
Rebecca Rice
Senior ConsultantGreenwood Consulting Group
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July 10, 2024 - 2:26 pm
Hello,
We are also pursuing what seems to be a popular approach! We will document Option 1 on a per building basis on a college campus. Though many of the requirements could be addressed campus wide wide, such as contracting with a local waste hauler and providing outreach, we are finding that many requirements, especially ensuring proper space for collection and storage of compost, to be very specific dependent on the building type and use. For example, our project includes a commercial kitchen area for large events during basketball season whereas a classroom building on campus will not have the same needs for composting.