Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 66.39
Liaison Maria Kirrane
Submission Date July 20, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

University College Cork - National University of Ireland, Cork
OP-22: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.96 / 4.00 Pat Mehigan
Energy Manager
Buildings and Estates
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Level of ”Physical Risk QUANTITY” for the institution’s main campus as indicated by the World Resources Institute’s Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas:
Low

Total water use (potable and non-potable combined):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use 107,527.95 Cubic meters 138,495.93 Cubic meters

Potable water use:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 107,527.95 Cubic meters 138,495.93 Cubic meters

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year Jan. 1, 2017 Dec. 31, 2017
Baseline Year Jan. 1, 2008 Dec. 31, 2008

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

Availability of information


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 and/or staffed hospital beds 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 18,464 16,119
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) 2,696.72 2,674
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 48 117
Weighted campus users 15,834.54 14,007

Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user 6.79 Cubic meters 9.89 Cubic meters

Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
31.32

Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 193,780.92 Gross square meters 214,406.91 Gross square meters

Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area 0.55 Cubic meters per square meter 0.65 Cubic meters per square meter

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
14.10

Does the institution wish to pursue Part 3 of this credit? (reductions in total water use per acre/hectare of vegetated grounds):
No

Area of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Vegetated grounds --- ---

Total water use (potable + non-potable) per unit of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use per unit of vegetated grounds --- ---

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:
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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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