Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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Overall Score | 59.32 |
Liaison | Lindsay Walker |
Submission Date | Oct. 14, 2016 |
Executive Letter | Download |
Humber College
OP-22: Water Use
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.39 / 4.00 |
Spencer
Wood Associate Director, Maintenance and Operations Facilities Management |
Level of ”Physical Risk QUANTITY” for the institution’s main campus as indicated by the World Resources Institute’s Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas:
Total water use (potable and non-potable combined):
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Total water use | 151,942.57 Cubic Metres | 181,676.97 Cubic Metres |
Potable water use:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use | 151,942.57 Cubic Metres | 181,676.97 Cubic Metres |
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 |
A brief description of when and why the water use baseline was adopted:
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 Metres | 181,676.97 Cubic Metres |
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 | 253,360.97 Gross Square Metres | 185,924.82 Gross Square Metres |
Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use per unit of floor area | 14.72 Cubic Metres / GSM | 23.98 Cubic Metres / GSM |
Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
Does the institution wish to pursue Part 3 of this credit? (reductions in total water use per acre/hectare of vegetated grounds):
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 Metres / Hectare | 3,741.12 Cubic Metres / Hectare |
Percentage reduction in total water use per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
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:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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