Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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Overall Score | 59.95 |
Liaison | Mari Acob-Nash |
Submission Date | Dec. 14, 2017 |
Executive Letter | Download |
North Seattle College
OP-22: Water Use
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.00 / 5.00 |
Tim
Albertson Sustainability Coordinator Student Development Services |
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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:
Medium to High
Part 1
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Total water use | --- | 6,711,804 Gallons |
Potable water use:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use | 9,323,072 Gallons | 6,711,804 Gallons |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date | End Date | |
Performance Year | Jan. 1, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2016 |
Baseline Year | Jan. 1, 2005 | Dec. 31, 2005 |
If end date of the baseline year/period is 2004 or earlier, provide:
2005 is Seattle Colleges baseline year for GHG emissions and all sustainability indicators when possible to be consistent.
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 | 3,827.50 | 3,728.50 |
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) | 560.20 | 491.30 |
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 114.70 | 55.10 |
Weighted campus users | 3,204.75 | 3,123.52 |
Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use per weighted campus user | 2,909.14 Gallons | 2,148.79 Gallons |
Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
0
Part 2
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Gross floor area | 653,167 Gross square feet | 501,164 Gross square feet |
Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Potable water use per unit of floor area | 14.27 Gallons per square foot | 13.39 Gallons per square foot |
Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
0
Part 3
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Area of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Vegetated grounds | 32 Acres | 32 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 | 209,743.88 Gallons per acre |
Percentage reduction in total water use per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
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Optional Fields
Water efficiency practices are included in the Best Practices brochures, which are given out during tabling events. Eco-Challenge in October promotes best sustainability practices, including water conservation. Roof water collection for toilet flushing in the HSSR LEED Gold building includes signage. There are total 8 stations of water filling bottle through out campus, reduce greatly the amount of plastic water bottle waste going to landfill.
A brief description of the institution's water recovery and reuse initiatives:
The OCE&E Building which is LEED Gold certified, incorporate a rainwater collection system on the roof, that routes to a cistern, and subsequently supplies flushing toilets within the HSSR building.
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):
A small number of toilets on campus are sensored activated. Two waterless urinals are installed in the men's bathroom in the Arts and Science buidling. They are manufactured for by the Falcon Water-free technologies.
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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