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FACILITIES MANAGER MARCH/APRIL 2017 21 NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY Raleigh, North Carolina Submitted by Carla Davis, Communications Coordinator, University Sustainability Office BUILDING DECONSTRUCTION DIVERTS 95% OF WASTE An intentional waste diversion strategy resulted in an impressive 95 percent diversion rate of non-hazardous materials during the 2016 deconstruction of a 123,000-square-foot building on NC State University's campus. e deconstruction of 55-year-old Harrelson Hall, the first circular building on a college campus, came af- ter studies determined the building was too costly to renovate and bring up to current code. e goal was to divert 90 percent of building waste through recycling and salvage, including saving reusable items for another use on campus or donating to Habitat for Humanity. ese items include desks, chairs, chalkboards and white- boards, doors, security cameras, and some electric meter- ing and fire protection equipment. All other non-hazardous building material went to a local facility that specializes in construction and demolition waste and recycling. Hazardous materials within the structure—including asbes- tos, which was widely used around the time of the building's construction—were abated and properly disposed of prior to deconstruction. After deconstruction, the footprint of the building transi- tioned into is green space and footpaths, which will improve stormwater management in the area. A new classroom building, which is already on the university's list of potential capital projects, could be Harrelson's ultimate replacement. OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY Columbus, Ohio Submitted by James Filipovich, Abby Whaley & Scott Holmes, Department of Recreational Sports CLEANING SOLUTION REDUCES HARMFUL CHEMICALS INTO ENVIRONMENT e Department of Recreational Sports and Office of Student Life at OSU has adopted Orbio, which uses on-site generation tech- nology to create an effective cleaning and antimicrobial solution. Water, electricity, and salt are all that is needed to create the products used on all fitness equipment and facility spaces at different buildings. One of the benefits of moving to this product is that it has allowed the department to reduce the number of different cleaning products purchased. In addition to simplifying the number of products, this also simplifies training and reducing storage space. After the initial investment to purchase the equipment for on-site generation, the only product needed is salt—so significant annual cost savings are seen. Most importantly, the environmental impact is reduced as the solutions created by Orbio offer equal or better results without the harmful health effects (i.e., VOCs) and deterioration of equipment (i.e., surfactants) that are seen in many conventional cleaners.

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