OWRR Design Guidelines

Before DD documents are prepared, the design team and the Office of Waste Reduction and Recycling meet to discuss outdoor service area requirements and equipment to be used.

Include section 02475 with any relevant site or space planning requirements for this project.

Include section 11170 listing requirements, installation information, and suppliers for solid waste handling equipment to be purchased BY the project—at a minimum, this will include compactors.

Detailed plan sheets showing outdoor service area enclosures, including:

• screen wall details
• electrical requirements
• lighting
• drainage
• a list of buildings that the site(s) are intended to serve

An initial summary sheet listing all the outdoor service area equipment to be used. This will include:

• the type of equipment (example: 8 yd. cardboard dumpster),
• the estimated cost,
• whether the project, FP&C or the customer is purchasing them, and
• the locations (if there’s more than one building in the project).

Before DD documents are prepared, the design team and the Office of Waste Reduction and Recycling meet to discuss indoor recycling locations and any special situations.

Include section 02475 with any relevant site or space planning requirements for this project.

Include Section 12300 Manufactured Casework listing requirements for recycling cabinets.  

Clearly marked locations of all indoor recycling locations  -AND- detail sheets showing the plans for any recycling cabinets to be built by the project

An initial summary sheet listing all the indoor recycling sites. This will include the:

• indoor recycling locations,
• which locations will use cabinets,
• whether the project, FP&C or the customer is purchasing them, and
• the amount reserved for cabinets that are not being built by the project.

Before DD documents are prepared, the design team and the Office of Waste Reduction and Recycling meet to discuss walkway recycling locations and any special situations.

Include Section 02870 listing the walkway recycling containers to be used and their placement.

Clearly marked plans showing the locations of all walkway recycling locations.

An initial summary sheet listing all the walkway recycling sites.  This will include the:

• walkway recycling locations,
• whether the project or FP&C is purchasing them, and
• the amount reserved for walkway bins (assuming that FP&C will be purchasing them).

Access

DD Demo plans shall note the requirement of contacting the Office of Waste Reduction and Recycling to remove indoor and outdoor containers (including dumpsters) as the project phasing affects different areas. 

Building Material Assessment and Salvage

Reuse in project based on inventory:

• Discussion and initial decisions by design team and construction manager at risk
• DD Submittal requirement:  Decisions are to be integrated into specs and drawings:  01505, 02070, and appropriate information and drawings.

Reuse in other projects:

• Design team and construction manager at risk circulate list to Facilities Planning and other design teams.
• DD Submittal requirement:  Salvage to be listed in 01505, 02070 and appropriate information and drawings.

Outside salvage/recycle:

• Market research by design team and construction manager at risk, with assistance from Office of Waste Reduction and Recycling
• DD Submittal requirement: Any potential recyclables are to be listed in 01505 as a rough list of required and suggested materials.  Any salvage is to be listed in 02070 and appropriate information and drawings.

Fixtures, Furniture and Equipment Assessment and Salvage

Fixture, Furniture & Equipment Walkthrough

DD Submittal requirement: Fixture, Furniture & Equipment Inventory

• initial list at this time
• detailed information and quantities on FF&E (Brand, year, etc.).
• movable items
• fixed items (list in 01505, 02070, add language to appropriate information and  show details on plans (demo and others as needed)

Reuse in project:

• Based on inventory--discussion and initial decisions
• UNC Design Manager, Design Team, consultants (move coordination, interior design, etc.), UNC Interior Design Services, Office of Waste Reduction and Recycling

Reuse elsewhere on campus:

• UNC Design Manager, Design Team, Facilities Services Shops, Office of Waste Reduction and Recycling (assists)
• Circulate inventory to departmental business managers

Surplus:

• UNC Design Manager, Design Team, Construction Manager at Risk,  Surplus, Office of Waste Reduction and Recycling (assists)
• Discuss presale or warehouse.
• Research markets.

01060

01505

• Reuse in this project,
• Reuse in other campus projects,
• Reuse by the general public,
• Recycled (required and suggested).

02070

• Storage for reuse in Project
• Transfer for reuse on campus
• Delivery to Owner (Surplus and Shops)