SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS

Asset Classes

Focus Area

Custodial and Waste

Topic

Renovations and Construction

Question #

P6.1 — Waste Management in Construction

Question

Is a Construction Waste Management Program in place to minimize waste impacts during renovation and construction?

Applicability

Applicable to all buildings (systems or equipment in the owner or landlord’s control)

Answer

Yes or No

Description

Renovation, construction, and demolition projects create a lot of waste materials (about 30% of Canada’s disposal) and need to be effectively managed to minimize the adverse impact on the environment.

These materials are largely inert, very heavy and can pose unique challenges in source separation because most materials are combined and difficult to recycle. This is further complicated because the Project Managers for C&D projects work in a separate department and interdepartmental collaboration is minimal .

Without effective communication and planning from the initial project design stages, waste minimization and diversion is nearly impossible.

Requirements

  1. Develop and implement a Construction Waste Management Program that covers:

  • Responsible parties, including the building team’s training requirements

  • Plan to sort discarded materials into corresponding waste bins for separation, reuse/recycling and haul off-site by a verified hauler

  • Details on how construction waste materials are handled, how waste is tracked, and diverted/garbage volumes reported

  1. Program must be signed by the building manager, dated within the past 12 months
  2. Where construction services are managed and delivered by the tenants and their service providers, the owner or landlord must provide information to the tenants on how to implement a Construction Waste Management Program

Documentation

    • Building-specific Construction Waste Management Program

Adapted BB3 Question

Question 08.01.02 – Is a program in place at the building to minimize construction, renovation and/or demolition waste being sent to landfill?

Suggested Lead

In-house, with third-party support

References

None

Crosswalk

3R Certified

Other Notes

None

Scoring

2 Points

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