Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 50.39
Liaison Stephen Ellis
Submission Date July 24, 2013
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

Boston University
OP-22: Water Consumption

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.29 / 7.00 Sarah Healy
Sustainability Intern
FM&P
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Water consumption, 2005 baseline year:
430,268,134 Gallons

Water consumption, performance year :
387,438,180 Gallons

List the start and end dates of the water consumption performance year:
01-01-12 to 12-31-12

On-campus residents, 2005:
11,878

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
21,346

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, 2005:
7,073

On-campus residents, performance year:
11,878

Non-residential/commuter full-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
21,346

Non-residential/commuter part-time students, faculty, and staff members, performance year:
7,073

Time period for weighted campus user (list the consecutive 12 month period that most closely overlaps with water consumption performance year):
06-01-11 to 05-30-12

Indication of whether institution has a stated commitment to water use reduction goals:
No

A brief description of the plan of action to achieve water use reduction goals:
---

The website URL where information about the institution’s water conservation initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Calculating energy, water, and greenhouse gas metrics involves an ongoing process of validation. This process resulted in a refinement of our data from 2005 through the present. This explains the 0.72 percent change in our baseline water consumption metric from previous reports.


Calculating energy, water, and greenhouse gas metrics involves an ongoing process of validation. This process resulted in a refinement of our data from 2005 through the present. This explains the 0.72 percent change in our baseline water consumption metric from previous reports.

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