Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 77.24
Liaison Jim Dees
Submission Date June 10, 2015
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STARS v2.0

Appalachian State University
OP-2: Outdoor Air Quality

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Michelle Novacek
Process Analyst
Physical Plant
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Does the institution have policies and/or guidelines in place to improve outdoor air quality and minimize air pollutant emissions from mobile sources?:
Yes

A brief description of the policies and/or guidelines to improve outdoor air quality and minimize air pollutant emissions from mobile sources:

ASU has a "no idle" policy for university owned and motor pool/fleet vehicles
Emission inspections are required of all motor pool/fleet vehicles
All diesel trucks are certified "clean burning"
Physical Plant is located offsite from campus; Plant employees carpool from plant offices to on campus jobs whenever possible


Has the institution completed an inventory of significant air emissions from stationary sources on campus?:
Yes

A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:

Calculated based on formulas formulas acceptable to EPA and NCDENR Division of Air Quality for emissions reporting requirements.


Weight of the following categories of air emissions from stationary sources::
Weight of Emissions
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 19.60 Tons
Sulfur oxides (SOx) 0.45 Tons
Carbon monoxide (CO) 15 Tons
Particulate matter (PM) ---
Ozone (O3) ---
Lead (Pb) ---
Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) ---
Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) ---
Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations ---

A brief description of the institution’s initiatives to minimize air pollutant emissions from stationary sources, including efforts made during the previous three years:

ASU has replaced all the boiler controls and sensors with a top level industrial control system. The new system allows tighter and more consistent control of our fuel/air ratios for the most efficient combustion. ASU also completed replacement of all the boiler economizers (over more than 3 years) for a better heat exchange between the outgoing flue gas and incoming boiler feedwater.


The website URL where information about the institution’s outdoor air quality policies, guidelines or inventory is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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