The LEED Green Building Rating System (LEED) is a program that provides third-party verification of green buildings. The LEED rating systems address both a wide variety of buildings types, including commercial buildings, homes, neighborhoods, retail, healthcare, and schools, as well as every phase of the building lifecycle including design, construction, operations and maintenance. Projects may earn one of four levels of LEED certification (Certified, Silver, Gold or Platinum) by achieving a given number of point-based credits within the rating system.

We offer to Owners, Architects, and Developers,  a certification process and documentation report to show your daily, weekly, monthly, and year-to-date tracking for each of your LEED projects. 

As the environmental demands on your projects grow, so does the need for you to be able to chart, track and document your progress. As shown below.

Construction and Demolition Waste Management Plan – outline:

Waste Diversion Goals

• Divert at least 80% by {weight or volume} of the total construction and demolition (C&D) waste materials generated onsite.
• Divert materials from at least five major material or waste streams. Waste streams are defined by where the waste goes. Typically a single material goes to a single waste stream; however, there are cases where a single type of material could go to multiple waste streams and conversely, where multiple materials go to a single waste stream.

Targeted Materials

• The following major waste streams that constitute at least 5% by {weight or volume} are targeted for diversion. See the “Expected Waste Streams & Disposal Procedures” table for additional materials that are targeted for diversion from landfill. The percentage shown is the approximate percent by {weight or volume} that each material comprises out of the total waste material.

             1.    Concrete – 40%

             2.    Asphalt – 5%

             3.    Scrap metal –10%

             4.    Wood products – 15%

             5.    Masonry products – 5%

Separation Procedures

• Separate materials onsite into multiple containers labeled for each material type.
• See the “Expected Waste Streams & Disposal Procedures” table for additional diversion and handling information specific to each anticipated material stream.

Communication Plan

• An onsite, preconstruction meeting will be conducted with subcontractors to review the project’s waste diversion goals and processes. Attendance is mandatory for the subcontractor’s key field personnel. The purpose of the meeting is to reinforce participants’ commitments to the project goals and requirements.
• Waste prevention and recycling activities will be discussed during each job meeting. Strategies for course correction will be discussed and implemented as needed if the project is not meeting diversion goals.
• Each contractor and subcontractor will be given a copy of this CWM plan, and will be provided with instruction in appropriate separation and handling procedures. A tour of the recycling and waste management areas will also be conducted. Each subcontractor is expected to ensure his/her crews understand and comply with this plan.
• Bilingual signage must be affixed to all dumpsters.
•  Regular updates will be posted showing the progress to-date for achieving the project’s waste recycling goals.

Tracking Procedures and Records

• All the construction and demolition waste leaving the site will be tracked.
• Waste hauler reports will be used for documentation.
• Estimated {weight or volume} of materials that are reused on site or salvaged for reuse on other projects by subcontractors or vendors will be recorded.
• Receipts will be retained and {weight or volume} will be estimated for materials donated to charities, reuse retailers, or other recipients that can verify and track incoming and outgoing materials.

Construction Waste Report

A final report on all the waste for the project will be produced that includes the following information:

• Total C&D waste produced by the project.
• Types of waste material and quantity of each material.
• Total waste diverted and diversion rate
• Diversion rate = (Total C&D waste diverted from the landfill / Total C&D waste produced by the project) x100
• Land-clearing debris or hazardous waste will not be included in the diversion rate calculation but the disposition of these materials will be separately.
• Construction materials to be processed into ADC will be included in the Total C&D waste produced by the project in the diversion rate calculation.

Recycling Site and Layout at 6050 Truscon Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44147:

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