| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 61.82 |
| Liaison | Pamela Mischen |
| Submission Date | Feb. 28, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Binghamton University
OP-11: Sustainable Procurement
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.75 / 3.00 |
Sandy
DeJohn Utilities Manager / Sustainability Coordinator Physical Facilities |
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Part 1: Institution-Wide Policies
Yes
A copy of the policies, guidelines or directives:
The policies, guidelines or directives:
As a New York State agency, Binghamton University adheres to requirements as imposed by the Governor's office. New York State Executive Order #4 establishes Green Procurement and Agency Sustainability Program. Binghamton University purchases most commodities through New York State centralized contracts administered by the Office of General Services (NYS OGS). The website below contains approved EO4 procurement specifications.
https://www.ogs.state.ny.us/greenny/green-product-specs.asp
Part 2: Life Cycle Cost Analysis
Yes
Which of the following best describes the institution’s use of LCCA?:
Institution employs LCCA less comprehensively, e.g. for certain types of systems or projects and not others
A brief description of the LCCA policy and/or practices:
For each new construction and major renovation projects where equipment selection will impact the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), Binghamton University engages New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) to perform energy modeling and to collaborate with building designers to select the most cost-effective energy efficient equipment. Upon completion of building construction, NYSERDA's representatives will perform field verification to validate the performance data of all systems against design data.
Binghamton University also adheres to SUNY Capital Facilities Policies and Directive to meet, as a minimum, LEED Silver certification criteria. In addition to meeting the Water Efficiency (WE) prerequisites for indoor and outdoor water use reduction, we also pursue WE credits under cooling tower and process water use reduction.
An example of of life cycle cost analysis study is attached as an additional supporting document.
Part 3: Commodity-Specific Sustainability Criteria
To count, the criteria must address the specific sustainability challenges and impacts associated with products/services in each category, e.g. by requiring or giving preference to multi-criteria sustainability standards, certifications and labels appropriate to the category. Broader, institution-wide policies should be reported in Part 1, above.
Chemically Intensive Products and Services
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for chemically intensive products and services:
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Construction and Renovation
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for construction and renovation products:
The State University must follow the State University Construction Fund Directives which state that all major construction projects meet LEED Silver criteria and all major construction projects must follow NYS Energy and Building Standards Code. Most recently State University of New York Construction Fund issued a directive to set Net Zero Carbon goals for new buildings and Deep Energy Retrofit goals for existing buildings. See attached memo at the end of this submission.
Information Technology (IT)
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for IT products and services:
Binghamton University adheres to New York State Executive Order 4 to purchase electronic equipment:
https://www.ogs.ny.gov/greenny/specs/green-specs-computers.asp
Food Services
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for food services:
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Garments and Linens
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for garments and linens:
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Professional Services
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for professional services:
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Transportation and Fuels
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for transportation and fuels:
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Wood and Paper
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for wood and paper products:
According to Executive Order 4 all paper purchases are to be 100% recycled material.
Other Commodity Categories
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for other commodity categories:
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Optional Fields
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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