Sustainability & Water . . .

Water is an important resource needed to sustain life.   At Winthrop, strategies for conserving water have been applied in new construction as well as renovations.  

 At the Lois Rhame West Health, Physical Education, and Wellness Center, 196,000 gallons of water are saved annually via the use of pool water reclaim and reuse strategy. Also, use of low-flow plumbing fixtures; shower heads, waterless urinals, sensor operated (hands-free) faucets and flash valves equates to a 35% reduction in water use thus saving over 400,000 gallons of water annually. 

Campus wide, 596,000 gallons of water reduced through reduction initiatives including installing low flow fixtures to replace old, less efficient toilets.

The Campus Green is actually an innovative storm water system installed to control flooding by managing storm water on Winthrop's Campus.