Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 57.70
Liaison Joséanne Bélanger-Gravel
Submission Date May 31, 2016
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Polytechnique Montréal
OP-22: Water Use

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.00 / 4.00 Michel Lareau
Chef du secteur énergie (Energy sector manager)
Service des immeubles (Building Management)
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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:
Low to Medium

Part 1 

Total water use (potable and non-potable combined):
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use 124,892 Cubic meters 303,693 Cubic meters

Potable water use:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use 122,398 Cubic meters 303,693 Cubic meters

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year May 1, 2014 April 30, 2015
Baseline Year June 1, 2004 May 31, 2005

If end date of the baseline year/period is 2004 or earlier, provide:

A brief description of when and why the water use baseline was adopted:
We are using the same baseline year as for the energy, waste and greenhouse gas emissions criteria. It corresponds to the year just before opening the new Lassonde buildings which is are LEED Gold certified buildings. Since then, a lot of efforts have been deployed to decrease considerably Polytechnique' water use.

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 6,428.93 4,006.83
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty) 1,422.96 1,433.57
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 0 0
Weighted campus users 5,888.92 4,080.30

Potable water use per weighted campus user:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per weighted campus user 122,398 Cubic meters 303,693 Cubic meters

Percentage reduction in potable water use per weighted campus user from baseline:
72.07

Part 2 

Gross floor area of building space:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Gross floor area 121,489 Gross square meters 74,037 Gross square meters

Potable water use per unit of floor area:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Potable water use per unit of floor area 24.73 Cubic meters per square meter 100.67 Cubic meters per square meter

Percentage reduction in potable water use per unit of floor area from baseline:
75.44

Part 3 

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 0.50 Hectares 0.50 Hectares

Total water use (potable + non-potable) per unit of vegetated grounds:
Performance Year Baseline Year
Total water use per unit of vegetated grounds 26,757,122.77 Cubic meters per hectare 65,063,822.22 Cubic meters per hectare

Percentage reduction in total water use per unit of vegetated grounds from baseline:
58.88

Optional Fields 

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):
In the last ten years, water consumption at Polytechnique has nearly been divided by 3. Replacement of equipments for less water consuming equipments is the main reason for this important decrease. New toilets have been installed but some important changes also come from modifications into laboratory equipment or procedures and via the installation of multiple new HVAC systems. Nowadays, when a change of equipment is needed, Polytechnique always strives to use more efficient 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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