Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 67.44
Liaison Andrea Trimble
Submission Date March 4, 2021

STARS v2.2

University of Virginia
IN-50: Innovation D

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 0.50 Andrea Trimble
Director - Office for Sustainability
Office for Sustainability
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Name or title of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome:
Limiting the Community Spread of COVID

A brief description of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome that outlines how credit criteria are met and any positive measurable outcomes associated with the innovation:
In order to limit the community spread of COVID, UVA Health has contributed to the policy, research and preparedness for COVID. This includes everything from providing innovative COVID testing in wastewater to the greater Charlottesville area, to engaging our community in clinical trials for COVID. In addition to providing testing and vaccinations for the community at large, UVA shared knowledge about how to limit COVID transmission in buildings with our local community partners.

Optional Fields

A letter of affirmation from an individual with relevant expertise or a press release or publication featuring the innovation :
Virtual Water as a Metric for Institutional Sustainability.pdf

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
https://coronavirus.virginia.edu/?utm_source=HouseAdA&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ForAllOfUs2&utm_content=V3

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
https://www.nbc12.com/2020/11/15/uva-facilities-management-use-hvac-systems-research-covid-transmission/

https://dailyprogress.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/wastewater-surveillance-for-covid-expands-to-greater-charlottesville-area/article_532223c0-37d7-11eb-8268-cb15607ce35e.html

https://news.virginia.edu/content/can-we-really-do-how-uva-health-transformed-its-new-tower-fight-covid

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