Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 82.53
Liaison Pierre Lemay
Submission Date Dec. 23, 2016
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Université Laval
OP-22: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.61 / 4.00 Pierre Lemay
Development Advisor
Office of the Vice Rector, External and International Affairs and Health
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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

Total water use (potable and non-potable combined):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use --- 266,696,047 Gallons

Potable water use:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 209,791,404 Gallons 266,696,047 Gallons

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year May 1, 2014 April 30, 2015
Baseline Year Jan. 1, 2005 Dec. 31, 2005

A brief description of when and why the water use baseline was adopted:

Additional information: Please note that the data provided for this criteria cover the period from May 1st, 2014 to April 30th, 2015.

The data provided in IC-3 cover the period from May 1st, 2015 to April 30th, 2016.

In both case, they were the most recent data we had.

+ Date Revised: Aug. 17, 2017

Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site 2,300 2,300
Number of employees resident on-site 0 0
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 37,055 30,137
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) 5,402 4,996
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 1,551 695
Weighted campus users 31,254.50 26,403.50

Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user 6,712.36 Gallons 10,100.78 Gallons

Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
33.55

Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 7,701,825 Gross square feet 6,498,958 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area 27.24 Gallons per square foot 41.04 Gallons per square foot

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
33.62

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 430 Acres 430 Acres

Total water use (potable + non-potable) per unit of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use per unit of vegetated grounds 0 Gallons per acre 620,223.37 Gallons per acre

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

Building Services uses non-potable water (water flushed from the fire hydrant system) to water plants and bushes and clean the grounds.


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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