Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
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Overall Score | 44.86 |
Liaison | Elisabeth Reed |
Submission Date | Feb. 25, 2019 |
Executive Letter | Download |
Illinois State University
OP-22: Water Use
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.33 / 4.00 |
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Supanichrattana Administrative Associate 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
Part 1
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Total water use | 729,812.59 Cubic meters | 813,834.05 Cubic meters |
Potable water use:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use | 729,812.59 Cubic meters | 813,834.05 Cubic meters |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date | End Date | |
Performance Year | July 1, 2014 | June 30, 2015 |
Baseline Year | July 1, 2004 | June 30, 2005 |
If end date of the baseline year/period is 2004 or earlier, provide:
ISU adopted 2005 as the baseline based on the pilot STARS submittal.
Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Number of students resident on-site | 5,811 | 6,751 |
Number of employees resident on-site | 18 | 30 |
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds | 0 | 0 |
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 20,784 | 21,080 |
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) | 4,944 | 3,551 |
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 344 | 0 |
Weighted campus users | 20,495.25 | 20,168.50 |
Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use per weighted campus user | 35.61 Cubic meters | 40.35 Cubic meters |
Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
11.75
Part 2
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Gross floor area | 643,664.31 Gross square meters | 660,733.48 Gross square meters |
Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use per unit of floor area | 1.13 Cubic meters per square meter | 1.23 Cubic meters per square meter |
Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
7.95
Part 3
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Area of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Vegetated grounds | 202.34 Hectares | 202.34 Hectares |
Total water use (potable + non-potable) per unit of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Total water use per unit of vegetated grounds | 3,606.82 Cubic meters per hectare | 4,022.06 Cubic meters per hectare |
Percentage reduction in total water use per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
10.32
Optional Fields
ISU has taken the initiative of retrofitting leaking faucets within the academic buildings as well as upgrading water bottle filling stations to be more efficient.
A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:
ISU minimally utilizes water catchment for irrigation purposes. Grey water systems are not formally adopted in the Illinois Plumbing Code.
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):
ISU regularly employs the installation of aerators in sinks, Water Sense plumbing fixtures, and has completed some retrofits to decrease sediment for the installation of water bottle filling stations.
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Total square footage of ISU space is owned property. Excludes leased and foundation properties. http://facilities.illinoisstate.edu/downloads/ISU_Building_Catalog14-11-03.pdf
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.