Overall Rating	Gold
Overall Score	65.15
Liaison	Emma Blandford
Submission Date	Feb. 29, 2024

STARS v2.2

Georgia Institute of Technology
OP-21: Water Use

Status

Score

Responsible Party

1.39 / 4.00

"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Level of ”Physical Risk Quantity” for the institution’s main campus as indicated by the World Resources Institute Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas:

Low to Medium

Part 1. Reduction in potable water use per person

Total water withdrawal (potable and non-potable combined):

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal	368,368,308 Gallons	336,336,704 Gallons

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	368,368,308 Gallons	336,336,704 Gallons

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	June 1, 2022	May 31, 2023
Baseline Period	June 1, 2009	May 31, 2010

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:

2010 was the first year the data for the utilities could be verified. The baseline data has been corrected and the reporting period has been modified (from July 1 - June 30 to June 1 – May 31) to keep this consistent with other reports done on campus.

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	9,909	9,184
Number of employees resident on-site	260	0
Number of other individuals resident on-site	134	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	35,758	18,741
Full-time equivalent of employees	9,048	6,311
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	8,427	0
Weighted campus users	29,960.50	21,085

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	12,295.13 Gallons	15,951.47 Gallons

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

22.92

Part 2. Reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area

Gross floor area of building space:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Gross floor area	15,540,115 Gross square feet	12,994,050 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	23.70 Gallons per square foot	25.88 Gallons per square foot

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

8.42

Part 3. Reduction in total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	159 Acres	150 Acres

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	2,316,781.81 Gallons per acre	2,242,244.69 Gallons per acre

Percentage reduction in total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:

-3.32

Optional Fields

A brief description of the institution's water-related behavior change initiatives:

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A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:

Georgia Tech has around 2.25 million gallons of cistern capacity used to store and manage stormwater. The Georgia Tech Landscape master plan includes various ways to recover and use stormwater, greywater, and condensate.

A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace plumbing fixtures, fittings, appliances, equipment, and systems with water-efficient alternatives:

Georgia Tech has been working on retrofitting water systems. For example, the Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons has low-flow toilets with two different flush options.

Website URL where information about the institution’s water conservation and efficiency efforts is available:

http://www.sustain.gatech.edu/

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

http://www.greenbuzz.gatech.edu/faqs
http://www.greenbuzz.gatech.edu/programs/water-use