| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 50.32 |
| Liaison | Kirk Hemphill |
| Submission Date | April 24, 2020 |
Florida Institute of Technology
OP-21: Water Use
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.50 / 4.00 |
Level of ”Physical Risk Quantity” for the institution’s main campus as indicated by the World Resources Institute Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas:
Total water withdrawal (potable and non-potable combined):
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Total water withdrawal | 55,359,500 Gallons | 47,135,702 Gallons |
Potable water use:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Potable water use | 49,072,400 Gallons | 46,930,802 Gallons |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
| Start Date | End Date | |
| Performance Period | May 1, 2018 | April 30, 2019 |
| Baseline Period | May 1, 2015 | April 30, 2016 |
A brief description of when and why the water use baseline was adopted:
The baselines were chosen to correspond with the energy baselines Facilities Operations had established to ensure consistency.
Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Number of students resident on-site | 1,573 | 1,454 |
| Number of employees resident on-site | 3 | 2 |
| Number of other individuals resident on-site | 68 | 68 |
| Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 7,152.93 | 4,138 |
| Full-time equivalent of employees | 1,132 | 791 |
| Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 1,753.35 | 1,213 |
| Weighted campus users | 5,360.68 | 3,219 |
Potable water use per weighted campus user:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Potable water use per weighted campus user | 9,154.13 Gallons | 14,579.31 Gallons |
Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
Gross floor area of building space:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Gross floor area | 1,961,594 Gross square feet | 1,382,379.57 Gross square feet |
Potable water use per unit of floor area:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Potable water use per unit of floor area | 25.02 Gallons per square foot | 33.95 Gallons per square foot |
Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
Area of vegetated grounds:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Vegetated grounds | 28 Acres | 28 Acres |
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds | 1,977,125 Gallons per acre | 1,683,417.93 Gallons per acre |
Percentage reduction in total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
A brief description of the institution's water-related behavior change initiatives:
Florida Institute of Technology distributed the first University Sustainability Guide to on campus students during the Fall 2016 move in. This guide provided tips and showcased how the university was trying to reduce their overall water consumption.
A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:
At a few off-campus locations, the university has access to reclaimed water from the City of Melbourne, FL. The city is planning on running a reclaimed water line to the heart of the university's main campus, but that is a future initiative. Well water is the source of campus grounds irrigation and is not metered.
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace plumbing fixtures, fittings, appliances, equipment, and systems with water-efficient alternatives:
The university in past years had partnered with Siemens as part of the performance contract was the replacement of older plumbing fixtures with newer, low flow designed fixtures and fittings. This is an on going endeavor across campus as systems fail and need replaced, low flow fittings and fixtures are installed.
Website URL where information about the institution’s water conservation and efficiency efforts is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Data is sourced from campus Facilities Operations Department and the Office of Institutional Research.
Data is sourced from campus Facilities Operations Department and the Office of Institutional Research.
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