| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 28.17 |
| Liaison | Suzanne Wood |
| Submission Date | May 26, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
UMass Chan Medical School
OP-26: Water Use
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.31 / 3.00 |
Suzanne
Wood Sustainability & Energy Manager Facilities Managment |
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 | 194,509,307 Gallons | 218,916,000 Gallons |
Potable water use::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Potable water use | 191,263,351 Gallons | 218,916,000 Gallons |
Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users"::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Number of residential students | 0 | 0 |
| Number of residential employees | 0 | 0 |
| Number of in-patient hospital beds | 416 | 400 |
| Full-time equivalent enrollment | 1,071 | 982.80 |
| Full-time equivalent of employees | 7,145.07 | 7,599.67 |
| Full-time equivalent of distance education students | 0 | 0 |
Gross floor area of building space::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Gross floor area | 3,342,108 Square feet | 2,186,959 Square feet |
Area of vegetated grounds::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Vegetated grounds | 48 Acres | 57 Acres |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
| Start Date | End Date | |
| Performance Year | July 1, 2014 | June 30, 2015 |
| Baseline Year | July 1, 2004 | June 30, 2005 |
A brief description of when and why the water use baseline was adopted:
To remain consistent with previous STARS reports
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Recycled/reused water withdrawn from off-campus sources, performance year: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:
Albert Sherman Center was designed reduce potable water consumption, by collecting and reusing non-potable water. Nonpotable water is collected from the following three sources (1) RO Reject, (2) AHU Condensate, and (3) Rainwater. The RO Reject is utilized by the vivarium cagewash equipment. The AHU Condensate and the Rainwater is sent, via a campus greywater collection system, to the power plant the for use as cooling
tower make-up water. The overall potable water use reduction for process use is anticipated to be 3,245,956 gallons per year
NOTE: grey water collection calculations were competed by Bard, Rao, and Athanas consulting Engineers, LLC as part of the Albert Sherman Center's LEED certification process
A brief description of any water metering and management systems employed by the institution:
Water is metered for all campus buildings, irrigation use, and the power plant. Water consumption is tracked as a key performance indicator for all building on the main campus.
A brief description of any building retrofit practices employed by the institution, e.g. to install high efficiency plumbing fixtures and fittings:
A brief description of any policies or programs employed by the institution to replace appliances, equipment and systems with water-efficient alternatives:
A brief description of any water-efficient landscape design practices employed by the institution (e.g. xeriscaping):
A brief description of any weather-informed irrigation technologies employed by the institution:
UMass Medical School does have sensors in place that are tied into the irrigation systems that monitor rain amounts and shut down the systems when there is enough rain.
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:
Since grey water is not metered, estimated grey water use was added to the potable water use in order to calculate total campus water consumption.
Since grey water is not metered, estimated grey water use was added to the potable water use in order to calculate total campus water consumption.
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