Overall Rating	Bronze
Overall Score	42.24
Liaison	Tyler Leary
Submission Date	April 5, 2024

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MGH Institute of Health Professions
OP-21: Water Use

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Tyler Leary
Sustainability Coordinator
Office of Campus Services

"---" 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	5,333 Cubic meters	4,561 Cubic meters

Potable water use:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use	5,333 Cubic meters	4,561 Cubic meters

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

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Period	Jan. 1, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Baseline Period	Jan. 1, 2021	Dec. 31, 2021

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:

2021 was chosen as the baseline year as it was the year with the most water usage data available from all the buildings we occupy. Six out of the seven buildings we occupy are leased and as such data is dependent on the current owners and how long they owned the building.

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	1,679	1,761
Full-time equivalent of employees	253	261
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	69	89
Weighted campus users	1,397.25	1,449.75

Potable water use per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user	3.82 Cubic meters	3.15 Cubic meters

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

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	16,722.69 Gross square meters	16,722.69 Gross square meters

Potable water use per unit of floor area:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area	0.32 Cubic meters per square meter	0.27 Cubic meters per square meter

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

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

Area of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds	0.01 Hectares	0.01 Hectares

Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds	394,258.63 Cubic meters per hectare	337,186.13 Cubic meters per hectare

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

-16.93

Optional Fields

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

Filtered water machines are located in every kitchenette/ lounge on campus for use by both students and employees. Hydration stations are also located in student facing areas to encourage reusable water bottle usage.

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

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

We have replaced all the faucets in the restrooms with low water flow faucets. All toilets and urinals also have low flow flush-o-meters. Sinks in all kitchenettes have 0.5gallon/minute aerators on them.

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

https://www.mghihp.edu/ihp-experience/our-campus/campus-resources-services/sustainability

Additional documentation to support the submission:

IHP_Water_Use.xlsx

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

MGH Institute of Health Professions (MGH IHP) was founded by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and continues to remain a subsidiary of the Massachusetts General Brigham (MGB) system. As such, our utilities such as water are operated and paid through MGB's facilities department. The information above was obtained through an Energy and Utilities Engineer at MGB.

Of the seven buildings we occupy, only one is owned by MGH IHP and the rest are leased. The City of Boston requires that water accounts are assigned to the property owners and they cannot be transferred to tenants, therefore the landlord will typically bill our portion of the water bill along with lease invoices based on the square footage we occupy in each building. The data included represents our water usage based on the area we occupy in the six leased buildings. As for the one building we own, the water accounts are billed through MGB.

Water usage data was unable to be obtained from the landlord for Building 38 and as such has not been included in the report.