Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 46.59
Liaison Bambi Ingram
Submission Date July 29, 2016
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

University of Alabama at Birmingham
OP-22: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.01 / 4.00 Scott Jones
Sustainabilty Intern
UAB Sustainability
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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

Part 1 

Total water use (potable and non-potable combined):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use --- 769,090,543 Gallons

Potable water use:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 685,185,422 Gallons 769,090,543 Gallons

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year Oct. 1, 2014 Sept. 30, 2015
Baseline Year Oct. 1, 2010 Sept. 30, 2011

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 2,200 2,150
Number of employees resident on-site 0 0
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds 1,157 1,157
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 18,333 17,543
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) 20,202 18,619
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 0 0
Weighted campus users 30,608.25 28,816

Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user 22,385.65 Gallons 26,689.71 Gallons

Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
16.13

Part 2 

Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 15,394,843 Gross square feet 14,450,982 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area 44.51 Gallons per square foot 53.22 Gallons per square foot

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
16.37

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 329 Acres 305 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 2,521,608.34 Gallons per acre

Percentage reduction in total water use per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
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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:
Our water recovery and reuse initiatives are described in Innovation Credit A.

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):
UAB Energy Mgmt has replaced many older plumbing fixtures with low-flow and automatic fixtures, and these are required in new construction. Also, replacing water-cooled vacuum pumps all over campus with more efficient pumps.

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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