Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 65.49
Liaison Jun-Ming Chen
Submission Date Oct. 29, 2021

STARS v2.2

National Tsing Hua University
OP-21: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 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

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:

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:

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:

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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