Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 50.18
Liaison Aysha Bodenhamer
Submission Date May 21, 2019
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Radford University
OP-22: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.00 / 4.00
"---" 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’s Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas:
Low to Medium

Part 1 

Total water use (potable and non-potable combined):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use 218,021.82 Cubic meters 140,437.58 Cubic meters

Potable water use:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 218,021.82 Cubic meters 140,437.58 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, 2017 June 30, 2018
Baseline Year July 1, 2009 June 30, 2010

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:
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Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site 3,487 2,939
Number of employees resident on-site 10 4
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 9,165 8,558
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) 1,397 1,224
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 430 68
Weighted campus users 8,473.25 8,021.25

Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user 25.73 Cubic meters 17.51 Cubic meters

Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
0

Part 2 

Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 263,216.96 Gross square meters 240,287.48 Gross square meters

Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area 0.83 Cubic meters per square meter 0.58 Cubic meters per square meter

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
0

Part 3 

Does the institution wish to pursue Part 3 of this credit? (reductions in total water use per acre/hectare of vegetated grounds):
Yes

Area of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds 82.56 Hectares 82.56 Hectares

Total water use (potable + non-potable) per unit of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use per unit of vegetated grounds 2,640.90 Cubic meters per hectare 1,701.12 Cubic meters per hectare

Percentage reduction in total water use per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
0

Optional Fields 

A brief description of the institution's water-related behavior change initiatives, e.g. initiatives to shift individual attitudes and practices such as signage and competitions:
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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 (e.g. building retrofits):
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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives 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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