Washington University in St. Louis

 
 Washington University Environmental Indicators
 

► ENERGY SAVING INITIATIVES

► SUSTAINABILITY AT WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

AIR QUALITY INDICATORS

Most criteria pollutants have decreased in concentration steadily.  

The total air emissions from WU sources have also decreased by 94% over the last 10 years.

The total RCRA Waste Produced per individual has increased due to increased research and other activities.


 

 

The total mass of equipment and paper recycled at WUStL has also increased by 150% over the last 5 years.

 



EPA Environmental Footprint Numbers for Washington University (last 5 years)
FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05
Total # Students 12,191 12,750 13,045 13,386 13,690
Total # On-Campus Students 3,416 3,607 3,844 3,897 4,044
Total # Students, Faculty & Staff 22,487 23,380 23,058 23,972 24,313
Lab GSF 1,066,242 1,080,681 1,168,880 1,263,119 1,287,803
Total GSF 8,194,670 8,689,507 9,317,202 9,518,702 9,853,977
Acres 221 221 221 227 227
Operational Expenditures ($) $1,134,357,000 $1,212,667,000 $1,328,500,000 $1,418,897,000 $1,515,370,000
Research Expenditures ($) $295,925,000 $304,145,000 $343,708,000 $369,645,000 $393,840,000
Total kWh Energy Used 497,351,335 572,247,335 640,172,622 626,610,955 628,074,646
Total Steam (1000 lbs) 751,108 620,938 767,707 709,748 790,498
Total Tons Chilled Water 89,876,009 88,045,174 95,978,050 84,644,384 87,083,704
RCRA Waste Recycled (lbs) 0 0 0 3,812 8,100
RCRA Waste Produced (lbs) 59,758 85,542 125,736 149,421 153,994
Total Universal Waste Recycled (lbs) 39,477 53,868 40,460 84,731 175,944
Tons Solid Waste Recycled 33 51 73 63 57
Tons Solid Waste 12,722 14,141 15,436 16,320 15,781
Total Potable Water (Thousand of Gallons) 712,825 743,264 724,871 686,517 620,187
FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05
RCRA Waste Produced (lbs)/1,000 Lab GSF 56.05 79.16 107.57 118.30 119.58
RCRA Waste Produced (lbs)/1,000 Total GSF 7.29 9.84 13.50 15.70 15.63
RCRA Waste Produced (lbs)/Student 4.90 6.71 9.64 11.16 11.25
RCRA Waste Produced (lbs)/On-Campus Student 17.49 23.72 32.71 38.34 38.08
RCRA Waste Produced (lbs)/$1M Research Funding 201.94 281.25 365.82 404.23 391.01
Total kWh Energy Used/Person 22,117 24,476 27,764 26,139 25,833
Danforth Campus Total kWh Energy Used/Person 12,799 13,295 14,199 14,035 13,988
Medical School Total kWh Energy Used/Person 39,851 46,111 57,169 51,274 50,748
Total kWh Energy Used/Total GSF 61 66 69 66 64
Danforth Campus Total kWh Energy Used/Total GSF 44.79 44.97 44.64 45.20 43.82
Medical School Total kWh Energy Used/Total GSF 77.52 88.89 96.80 88.88 86.54
1000 lbs Steam/Total GSF 0.092 0.071 0.082 0.075 0.080
Danforth 1000 lbs Steam/Total GSF 0.033 0.037 0.038 0.038 0.037
Medical School 1000 lbs Steam/Total GSF 0.154 0.109 0.135 0.115 0.129
Tons Chilled Water/Total GSF 10.97 10.13 10.30 8.89 8.84
Danforth Tons Chilled Water/Total GSF 5.42 6.70 7.84 8.31 8.52
Medical School Tons Chilled Water/Total GSF 16.84 13.92 13.17 9.54 9.20
Percent Solid Waste Recycled 0.26% 0.36% 0.47% 0.39% 0.36%
Danforth % Solid Waste Recycled Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded
Medical School % Solid Waste Recycled 2.88% 1.99% 1.91% 1.48% 1.54%
Potable Water/Person/Year (In Thousands of Gallons) 31.70 31.79 31.44 28.64 25.51
Danforth Potable Water/Person/Year (1000 Gallons/person/year) 17.26 17.46 17.87 16.86 16.01
Medical School Potable Water/Person/Year (1000 Gallon/person/year) 59.19 59.52 60.85 53.09 45.49
Potable Water/Total GSF (In Thousands of Gallons) 0.087 0.086 0.078 0.072 0.063
Danforth Potable Water/Total GSF (1000 Gallons/GSF) 0.060 0.059 0.056 0.054 0.050
Medical School Potable Water/Total GSF (1000 Gallon/GSF) 0.115 0.115 0.103 0.092 0.078
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