Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 50.39
Liaison Stephen Ellis
Submission Date July 24, 2013
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STARS v1.2

Boston University
OP-T2-48: Weather-Informed Irrigation

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Sarah Healy
Sustainability Intern
FM&P
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Does the institution use weather data or weather sensors to automatically adjust irrigation practices?:
Yes

A brief description of how weather data or sensors are used:

The University has a decentralized irrigation program with over 140 irrigation systems (approximately 50% incorporate drip irrigation) installed across the Charles River Campus. All these irrigation systems incorporate localized rain sensors to reduce water waste.


The website URL where information about the practice is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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