Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 48.37
Liaison Michelle McCollum
Submission Date Nov. 18, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

George Brown College
OP-26: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.67 / 2.00 Stephanie Foster
Green Team/Sustainability Coordinator
George Brown College
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Level of water risk for the institution’s main campus:
Low

Total water use (potable and non-potable combined)::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use 139,245 Cubic meters 117,668 Cubic meters

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Potable water use::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 139,245 Cubic meters 117,668 Cubic meters

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Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users"::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of residential students 0 0
Number of residential employees 0 0
Number of in-patient hospital beds 0 0
Full-time equivalent enrollment 39,517 27,318
Full-time equivalent of employees 1,278 1,000
Full-time equivalent of distance education students 0 0

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Gross floor area of building space::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 154,810 Square meters 115,025 Square meters

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Area of vegetated grounds::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds 0.50 Hectares 0.50 Hectares

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Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year April 1, 2012 March 31, 2013
Baseline Year April 1, 2005 March 31, 2006

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A brief description of when and why the water use baseline was adopted:
The College started tracking water consumption in 2005-06 as part of the Green Plan.

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Water recycled/reused on campus, performance year:
0 Cubic meters

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Recycled/reused water withdrawn from off-campus sources, performance year:
0 Cubic meters

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A brief description of any water recovery and reuse systems employed by the institution:
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A brief description of any water metering and management systems employed by the institution:
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A brief description of any building retrofit practices employed by the institution, e.g. to install high efficiency plumbing fixtures and fittings:
All new washrooms are renovated using taps with automatic sensors and high efficiency toilets

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A brief description of any policies or programs employed by the institution to replace appliances, equipment and systems with water-efficient alternatives:
Green Purchasing Policy specifies that all new appliances should be water efficient

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A brief description of any water-efficient landscape design practices employed by the institution (e.g. xeriscaping):
Waterfront Campus has green (vegetated roof)

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A brief description of any weather-informed irrigation technologies employed by the institution:
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A brief description of other water conservation and efficiency strategies employed by the institution:
Bottled water filling stations located at all campuses. Efforts underway to locate more in each building.

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