Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 65.28
Liaison David Blodgett
Submission Date March 30, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Babson College
OP-22: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.35 / 6.00 Steve Tolley
Assistant Director, Ground, Building Services & Sustainability
Facilities Management & Planning
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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:
High

Total water use (potable and non-potable combined):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use --- 39,547,262 Gallons

Potable water use:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 38,891,969 Gallons 39,547,262 Gallons

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year July 1, 2016 June 30, 2017
Baseline Year July 1, 2005 June 30, 2006

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

Baseline aligns with GHG and Waste baseline years


Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site 1,896 1,417
Number of employees resident on-site 14 12
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 3,471 2,988
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) 875.38 694.50
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 0 0
Weighted campus users 3,737.29 3,119.13

Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user 10,406.48 Gallons 12,678.96 Gallons

Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
17.92

Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 1,794,741 Gross square feet 1,706,294 Gross square feet

Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area 21.67 Gallons per square foot 23.18 Gallons per square foot

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
6.50

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 110 Acres 83 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 476,473.04 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:

Sensors being installed across campus to adjust irrigation based on soil moisture.


A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:

None


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):

We have been installing low-flow fixtures across campus over time, such as shower head and faucet retrofits in residence halls.

Our conference center has been upgraded all bathrooms to low flow toilets, shower-heads and faucets.


The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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