Overall Rating | Gold |
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Overall Score | 65.49 |
Liaison | Jun-Ming Chen |
Submission Date | Oct. 29, 2021 |
National Tsing Hua University
OP-21: Water Use
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.59 / 4.00 |
Fu-Ren
Lin Professor Institute of Service Science, National Tsing Hua University |
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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 to Medium
Total water withdrawal (potable and non-potable combined):
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Total water withdrawal | 921,282.28 Cubic meters | 942,441.91 Cubic meters |
Potable water use:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use | 921,282.28 Cubic meters | 942,441.91 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, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2020 |
Baseline Period | Jan. 1, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2018 |
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 | 8,058 | 8,144 |
Number of employees resident on-site | 412 | 432 |
Number of other individuals resident on-site | 412 | 432 |
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 16,917 | 15,436 |
Full-time equivalent of employees | 2,767 | 2,632 |
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 0 | 0 |
Weighted campus users | 17,292.50 | 16,127 |
Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use per weighted campus user | 53.28 Cubic meters | 58.44 Cubic meters |
Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
8.83
Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Gross floor area | 651,052.72 Gross square meters | 651,052.72 Gross square meters |
Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use per unit of floor area | 1.42 Cubic meters per square meter | 1.45 Cubic meters per square meter |
Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
2.25
Area of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Vegetated grounds | 40.64 Hectares | 40.64 Hectares |
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds | 22,669.16 Cubic meters per hectare | 23,189.82 Cubic meters per hectare |
Percentage reduction in total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
2.25
A brief description of the institution's water-related behavior change initiatives:
NTHU regularly tracks and reviews the water and electricity situation on campus, and immediately responds to any abnormal conditions.
A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:
The campus mainly focuses on the recycling and reuse of swimming pool water, the replacement of the swimming pool water provides watering use for track and field venues, and the use of ecological pools.
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace plumbing fixtures, fittings, appliances, equipment, and systems with water-efficient alternatives:
In recent years, the university has been equipping the water saving faucets in buildings. From 2018 to 2020, the annual water consumption was 942,414, 949,011, and 921,255 degrees, respectively, and the water consumption remained economically stable.
Website URL where information about the institution’s water conservation and efficiency efforts is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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