| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 67.01 |
| Liaison | Connie Norton |
| Submission Date | Oct. 29, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Simon Fraser University
OP-26: Water Use
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.21 / 3.00 |
Bernard
Chan Energy Manager Facilities Services |
Level of water risk for the institution’s main campus:
Total water use (potable and non-potable combined)::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Total water use | 155,083,259.37 Gallons | 179,060,306 Gallons |
Potable water use::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Potable water use | 155,083,259.37 Gallons | 179,060,306 Gallons |
Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users"::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Number of residential students | 1,533.33 | 1,350 |
| Number of residential employees | 0 | 0 |
| Number of in-patient hospital beds | 0 | 0 |
| Full-time equivalent enrollment | 24,774 | 19,981.90 |
| Full-time equivalent of employees | 2,675.11 | 2,581.33 |
| Full-time equivalent of distance education students | 1,727.30 | 1,439 |
Gross floor area of building space::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Gross floor area | 4,580,845.37 Square feet | 4,015,762.08 Square feet |
Area of vegetated grounds::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Vegetated grounds | 287 Acres | 287 Acres |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
| Start Date | End Date | |
| Performance Year | Jan. 1, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
| Baseline Year | Jan. 1, 2007 | Dec. 31, 2007 |
A brief description of when and why the water use baseline was adopted:
Water recycled/reused on campus, performance year:
Recycled/reused water withdrawn from off-campus sources, performance year:
A brief description of any water recovery and reuse systems employed by the institution:
Retrofits of water intensive facilities such as the Fisheries facilities and in the swimming pool, converting single flow-through systems to recirculating closed loop systems.
A brief description of any water metering and management systems employed by the institution:
Discovery 1 and 2-individual water meters.
Greenhouse-individual water meter.
Water meters for all of campus.
A brief description of any building retrofit practices employed by the institution, e.g. to install high efficiency plumbing fixtures and fittings:
-Aerators have been installed on sink faucets in a number of campus buildings, including ASB, TASC I, TASC II, Shrum C, B, P and K and the Library. These aerators reduce the flow rate from two gallons per minute to half a gallon per minute, saving more than 50% of the water used. Additionally, this simple retrofit saves natural gas as well, as it is our natural gas boilers which heat the water used in taps across campus.
-Residence Towers A, B, C and D and the newer buildings have low-flush toilets (high/low flushing).
-New buildings and renovations to washrooms have electronic sensors for sinks, toilets and urinals.
A brief description of any policies or programs employed by the institution to replace appliances, equipment and systems with water-efficient alternatives:
-Flush tanks on all urinals have been provided with a device (Water Matrix) to reduce continuous flushing with timed flushing based on sensing of a person
-Replacement of water-cooled condensers for air-conditioning units using chilled water (Pestology level 7000, Equipment room in SSB)
-Replacement of water-cooled condensers for refrigerated coolers with air-cooled condensers (Mackenzie Cafeteria)
-Replacement of water-cooled condensers for air compressors with air-cooled condensers (Boiler Room)
-Replacement of water-cooled condensers for environmental chambers with air-cooled condensers (Chemistry and Biology)
-PIAB vacuum pumps (using compressed air) in new labs and renovated labs to replace water-induced vacuum aspirators.
A brief description of any water-efficient landscape design practices employed by the institution (e.g. xeriscaping):
-Low water demand plants are selected in landscaping to require little or no irrigation.
-Manual irrigation system has been partially converted to irrigation system with timers (about 90% completed).
-Conversion of grass field to all-weather fields eliminating irrigation (Terry Fox field and Field 3).
A brief description of any weather-informed irrigation technologies employed by the institution:
A brief description of other water conservation and efficiency strategies employed by the institution:
The website URL where information about the institution’s water conservation and efficiency initiatives is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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