Overall Rating	Gold
Overall Score	70.78
Liaison	Julia Carlow
Submission Date	July 25, 2024

STARS v2.2

American University of Sharjah
OP-21: Water Use

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Sahar Ibrahim
Project Coordinator
Sustainability

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Level of ”Physical Risk Quantity” for the institution’s main campus as indicated by the World Resources Institute Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas:

High

Part 1. Reduction in potable water use per person

Total water withdrawal (potable and non-potable combined):

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal	360,066 Cubic meters	360,066 Cubic meters

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	360,066 Cubic meters	360,066 Cubic meters

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	June 1, 2022	May 31, 2023
Baseline Period	June 1, 2022	May 31, 2023

If end date of the baseline year/period is 2004 or earlier, provide:

A brief description of when and why the water use baseline was adopted:

We have been collecting data on potable water consumption for the past 3 years however we have been refining the process of data collection and it is has only been this year that we believe we have captured the true numbers for water consumption. Therefore, it has been decided that the 2023 data set will be the water consumption baseline for the American University of Sharjah.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	1,282	1,282
Number of employees resident on-site	367	367
Number of other individuals resident on-site	1,200	1,200
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	5,431	5,431
Full-time equivalent of employees	762	762
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	0	0
Weighted campus users	6,257	6,257

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	57.55 Cubic meters	57.55 Cubic meters

Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:

Part 2. Reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area

Gross floor area of building space:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Gross floor area	363,728.27 Gross square meters	363,728.27 Gross square meters

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	0.99 Cubic meters per square meter	0.99 Cubic meters per square meter

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:

Part 3. Reduction in total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	0 Hectares	0 Hectares

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	889,742.82 Cubic meters per hectare	889,742.82 Cubic meters per hectare

Percentage reduction in total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:

Optional Fields

A brief description of the institution's water-related behavior change initiatives:

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A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:

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A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace plumbing fixtures, fittings, appliances, equipment, and systems with water-efficient alternatives:

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Website URL where information about the institution’s water conservation and efficiency efforts is available:

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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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