| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 56.01 |
| Liaison | Suzanne Wood |
| Submission Date | Aug. 16, 2023 |
UMass Chan Medical School
OP-21: Water Use
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.54 / 4.00 |
Kortni
Wroten Sustainability and Energy Manager Facilities |
Level of ”Physical Risk Quantity” for the institution’s main campus as indicated by the World Resources Institute Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas:
Total water withdrawal (potable and non-potable combined):
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Total water withdrawal | 224,584,756 Gallons | 218,916,000 Gallons |
Potable water use:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Potable water use | 224,584,756 Gallons | 218,916,000 Gallons |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
| Start Date | End Date | |
| Performance Period | July 1, 2021 | June 30, 2022 |
| Baseline Period | 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
Figures needed to determine "Weighted Campus Users":
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Number of students resident on-site | 0 | 0 |
| Number of employees resident on-site | 0 | 0 |
| Number of other individuals resident on-site | 421 | 400 |
| Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 1,300.67 | 982.80 |
| Full-time equivalent of employees | 7,176.80 | 7,599.67 |
| Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 18.78 | 0 |
| Weighted campus users | 6,765.02 | 6,836.85 |
Potable water use per weighted campus user:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Potable water use per weighted campus user | 33,197.96 Gallons | 32,020.00 Gallons |
Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
Gross floor area of building space:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Gross floor area | 3,771,788.71 Gross square feet | 2,186,959 Gross square feet |
Potable water use per unit of floor area:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Potable water use per unit of floor area | 59.54 Gallons per square foot | 100.10 Gallons per square foot |
Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
Area of vegetated grounds:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Vegetated grounds | 61.39 Acres | 57 Acres |
Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds | 3,658,328.00 Gallons per acre | 3,840,631.58 Gallons per acre |
Percentage reduction in total water withdrawal per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
A brief description of the institution's water-related behavior change initiatives:
A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:
Albert Sherman Center is designed to reduce potable water consumption, by collecting and reusing non-potable water. Nonpotable water can be collected from the following three sources (1) RO Reject, (2) AHU Condensate, and (3) Rainwater. At this time, these collection features are not being used.
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 for use as the cooling tower make-up water. While not separately metered, modeling predicts the reduction in overall potable water use 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 the institution's initiatives to replace plumbing fixtures, fittings, appliances, equipment, and systems with water-efficient alternatives:
Website URL where information about the institution’s water conservation and efficiency efforts is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The vast majority of UMass Chan's potable water stems from the power plant and landscaping accounts for about 5% of UMass Chan's water use.
Note: the teaching hospital's water use, while outside of the boundaries of the rest of this report, is included in the total potable water count.
The vast majority of UMass Chan's potable water stems from the power plant and landscaping accounts for about 5% of UMass Chan's water use.
Note: the teaching hospital's water use, while outside of the boundaries of the rest of this report, is included in the total potable water count.
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