| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 49.22 |
| Liaison | Paul Scanlon |
| Submission Date | March 4, 2022 |
Slippery Rock University
OP-11: Sustainable Procurement
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.25 / 3.00 |
Paul
Scanlon Special Assistant to the President President's Office/Sustainability |
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Part 1. Institution-wide sustainable procurement policies
No
A copy of the policies, guidelines or directives:
The policies, guidelines or directives:
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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:
The use of Life Cycle Costing for evaluating major building energy-related enhancements are mandated in the PASSHE Strategic Energy Plan.
SRU's Facilities Planning and Construction Department also employs LCCA on energy/water conservation projects (for example, ROI and Cash Flow Projections were used to evaluate proposed projects on a large Guaranteed Energy Savings Agreement program started in 2017).
SRU's Facilities Planning and Construction Department also employs LCCA on energy/water conservation projects (for example, ROI and Cash Flow Projections were used to evaluate proposed projects on a large Guaranteed Energy Savings Agreement program started in 2017).
Part 3. Product-specific sustainability criteria
To count, the criteria must address the specific sustainability challenges and impacts associated with products and/or 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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Consumable office products
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for consumable office products:
SRU includes minimum 30% recycling content for copy paper products.
Furniture and furnishings
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for furniture and furnishings:
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Information Technology (IT) and equipment
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for Information Technology (IT) and equipment:
Standard procedure for the SRU Information Technology Administrative Services (IATS) department is to specify and purchase only Gold-certified EPEAT products for all items that are EPEAT certifiable, but it is a departmental standard published internally.
Food service providers
Yes
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for food service providers:
The contract for the University's food service provider contains numerous sustainability requirements, including recycling, composting, sustainable farm supplier, local foods, plant-forward meals, waste minimization, nutrition education and others.
Garments and linens
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for garments and linens:
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Professional service providers
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for professional service providers:
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Transportation and fuels
No
A brief description of the published sustainability criteria for transportation and fuels:
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Optional Fields
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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