Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 33.30
Liaison Bo Solomon
Submission Date March 31, 2021
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Drexel University
OP-22: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.00 / 6.00 Bo Solomon
University Sustainability Officer
Procurement
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Level of ”Physical Risk QUANTITY” for the institution’s main campus as indicated by the World Resources Institute’s Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas:
High

Part 1 

Total water use (potable and non-potable combined):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use 432,423.76 Cubic meters 432,423.76 Cubic meters

Potable water use:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 428,463.12 Cubic meters 428,463.12 Cubic meters

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year July 1, 2019 June 30, 2020
Baseline Year July 1, 2019 June 30, 2020

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:
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Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site 3,293 3,293
Number of employees resident on-site 0 0
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 20,718 20,718
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) 4,909 4,909
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 5,325 5,325
Weighted campus users 16,049.75 16,049.75

Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user 428,463.12 Cubic meters 428,463.12 Cubic meters

Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
0

Part 2 

Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 4,613,881.31 Gross square meters 4,613,881.31 Gross square meters

Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area 0.09 Cubic meters per square meter 0.09 Cubic meters per square meter

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
0

Part 3 

Does the institution wish to pursue Part 3 of this credit? (reductions in total water use per acre/hectare of vegetated grounds):
No

Area of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds --- ---

Total water use (potable + non-potable) per unit of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use per unit of vegetated grounds --- ---

Percentage reduction in total water use per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
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Optional Fields 

A brief description of the institution's water-related behavior change initiatives, e.g. initiatives to shift individual attitudes and practices such as signage and competitions:
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A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:
Approx 34,500 sq. ft of roof water is used to flush toilets and urinals. Rainwater from parts of the Daskalakis Athletic Center and Recreation Center is collected in a 35,000 gallon cistern. Water is pumped through filters, ultra-violet light and dyed, then used to flush toilets and urinals in ground floor restroom/ locker room

A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace plumbing fixtures, fittings, appliances, equipment, and systems with water-efficient alternatives (e.g. building retrofits):
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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
17250 2 34500 207000 24 2019 = 47.5 2020 = 49.8 23.75 24.9 48.65 https://www.currentresults.com/Yearly-Weather/USA/PA/Philadelphia/recent-annual-philadelphia-temperature-precipitation.php 241693200 1046290.909 gallons 3960.64 Cubic meters https://www.google.com/search?q=gallons+to+cubic+meters+formula&rlz=1C1GCEV_enUS854US854&oq=gallons+to+cubic+meters&aqs=chrome.2.69i57j6j0l3.10986j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

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