Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 73.93
Liaison Jen Maxwell
Submission Date April 19, 2019
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Appalachian State University
OP-2: Outdoor Air Quality

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00 Jim Dees
Data and Assessment Specialist
Office of Sustailability
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Part 1 

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

None
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

Part 2 

Has the institution completed an inventory of significant air emissions from stationary campus sources or else verified that no such emissions are produced?:
Yes

Weight of the following categories of air emissions from stationary sources::
Weight of Emissions
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 15.33 Tons
Sulfur oxides (SOx) ---
Carbon monoxide (CO) 11.58 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 ---

None
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.

Optional Fields

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
http://physicalplant.appstate.edu/campus-services/motor-pool/rentals

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
http://physicalplant.appstate.edu/campus-energy/sustainability-policy

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