Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 59.32
Liaison Lindsay Walker
Submission Date Oct. 14, 2016
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Humber College
OP-22: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.39 / 4.00 Spencer Wood
Associate Director, Maintenance and Operations
Facilities Management
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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:
Low to Medium

Part 1 

Total water use (potable and non-potable combined):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use 151,942.57 Cubic meters 181,676.97 Cubic meters

Potable water use:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 151,942.57 Cubic meters 181,676.97 Cubic meters

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year April 1, 2015 March 31, 2016
Baseline Year April 1, 2005 March 31, 2006

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 1,445 1,445
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 28,575 18,312
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) 2,771 1,755
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 232 173
Weighted campus users 23,696.75 15,281.75

Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user 151,942.57 Cubic meters 181,676.97 Cubic meters

Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
46.07

Part 2 

Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 253,360.97 Gross square meters 185,924.82 Gross square meters

Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area 14.72 Cubic meters per square meter 23.98 Cubic meters per square meter

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
38.63

Part 3 

Does the institution wish to pursue Part 3 of this credit? (reductions in total water use per acre/hectare of vegetated grounds):
Yes

Area of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds 48.56 Hectares 48.56 Hectares

Total water use (potable + non-potable) per unit of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use per unit of vegetated grounds 334,491.51 Cubic meters per hectare 3,741.12 Cubic meters per hectare

Percentage reduction in total water use per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
16.37

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:
Humber has invested in retrofitting existing water fountains with sensor activated water bottle refilling stations. The stations are also included in new construction. The new fountains allow students and staff to have easy access to safe, clean drinking water and reduces the amount of waste from plastic water bottles.

A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:
Humber's greenhouse has two large rainwater collection tanks and the Centre for Urban Ecology building has a 10,000 litre cistern. Rainwater collected is used for greenhouse operations and surrounding gardens.

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):
Examples of water efficiency projects at Humber College: • replaced 17, 6LPF toilets with 3LPF water-efficient models in one student Residence building • upgraded existing 2.5 gpm flowrate showerheads to 1.5 gpm in one student Residence building • replaced water-cooled equipment with DX units

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:
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