Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 68.02
Liaison Maxine Dandois-Fafard
Submission Date Nov. 10, 2023

STARS v2.2

Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS)
OP-21: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.88 / 4.00 Maxine Dandois-Fafard
Sustainable Development Officer
Scientific Direction
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Level of ”Physical Risk Quantity” for the institution’s main campus as indicated by the World Resources Institute Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas:
Low

Total water withdrawal (potable and non-potable combined):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal 104,924.43 Cubic meters 110,340.03 Cubic meters

Potable water use:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 104,924.43 Cubic meters 110,340.03 Cubic meters

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Period May 1, 2021 April 30, 2022
Baseline Period May 1, 2020 April 30, 2021

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 0 0
Number of employees resident on-site 0 0
Number of other individuals resident on-site 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 788 733
Full-time equivalent of employees 720 658
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 0 0
Weighted campus users 1,131 1,043.25

Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user 92.77 Cubic meters 105.77 Cubic meters

Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
12.29

Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 101,146 Gross square meters 103,843 Gross square meters

Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area 1.04 Cubic meters per square meter 1.06 Cubic meters per square meter

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
2.37

Area of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds 37.22 Hectares 37.13 Hectares

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds 2,818.82 Cubic meters per hectare 2,971.71 Cubic meters per hectare

Percentage reduction in total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
5.14

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:
INRS has a rainwater recovery system on the roof of the hydraulic laboratory at the ETE campus. The hydraulic canal needs a lot of water.

A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace plumbing fixtures, fittings, appliances, equipment, and systems with water-efficient alternatives:
When broken, plumbing equipment is replaced by water-efficient versions.
In our 2020 retrofit 2020 in the Laval campus, automatic hand-washing stations, low-flow faucets and low-flow toilets were installed everywhere in the renovated aisles of Building 18.

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