Overall Rating	Gold - expired
Overall Score	66.60
Liaison	Mary Lucus
Submission Date	Feb. 26, 2019
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

Belmont University
OP-1: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	4.05 / 10.00	Mary Lucus Director, IR Provost

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Part 1

Has the institution conducted a GHG emissions inventory that includes all Scope 1 and 2 emissions? :

Yes

Does the institution’s GHG emissions inventory include all, some or none of its Scope 3 GHG emissions from the following categories?:

	All, Some, or None
Business travel	None
Commuting	None
Purchased goods and services	None
Capital goods	None
Waste generated in operations	None
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2	None
Other categories	None

A copy of the most recent GHG emissions inventory:

Belmont 2018 Consolidated GHG Greenhouse Gas Protocol Emissions Calculations.pdf

A brief description of the methodology and/or tool used to complete the GHG emissions inventory, including how the institution accounted for each category of Scope 3 emissions reported above:

Scope 1 emissions calculated through spreadsheets using factors provided by EPA for diesel and natural gas emissions. Used tool from Greenhouse Gas Protocol to calculate scope 2 emission based on actual consumption records. This tool is tailored to specific regions and allows us to calculate emissions based on TVA's mix of generating capacity.

Has the GHG emissions inventory been validated internally by personnel who are independent of the GHG accounting and reporting process and/or verified by an independent, external third party?:

Yes

A brief description of the internal and/or external verification process:

Scope 1 calculation procedures and results are submitted to Metro Nashville Health Department for verification review and renewal of Federal EPA Air Permit. I C Thomasson Associates, Inc. (ICT) a consulting engineering firm has been retained to review and comment on our Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions calculation procedures and results.

Documentation to support the internal and/or external verification process:

ICT Review Letter to Belmont on GHG.pdf

Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 and Part 3 of this credit? (reductions in Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions):

Yes

Part 2

Gross Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion	5,954 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	6,832 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity	28,602.80 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	22,767.70 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from other sources	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Total	34,556.80 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	29,599.70 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Year	June 1, 2017	May 31, 2018
Baseline Year	June 1, 2013	May 31, 2014

A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted (e.g. in sustainability plans and policies or in the context of other reporting obligations):

Baseline was adopted for this report. Stationary combustion emissions are seeing a positive reduction due to the university replacing older fuel burning equipment with higher efficiency boilers and condensing boilers. Purchased electricity emissions are the result of adding additional buildings across campus.

Figures needed to determine total carbon offsets:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased (exclude purchased RECs/GOs)	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Institution-catalyzed carbon offsets generated	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Carbon sequestration due to land that the institution manages specifically for sequestration	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Carbon storage from on-site composting	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Carbon offsets included above for which the emissions reductions have been sold or transferred by the institution	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Net carbon offsets	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

If total performance year carbon offsets are greater than zero, provide:

A brief description of the offsets in each category reported above, including vendor, project source, verification program and contract timeframes (as applicable):

No carbon offsets pursued at this time.

The reporting fields in the table below are reserved for institutions that have NOT already accounted for renewable energy purchases (including RECs and GOs) in their Scope 2 GHG emissions calculations. Other institutions - including all SIMAP users - should report zero ('0') to avoid double-counting.

Emissions reductions attributable to Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) or Guarantee of Origin (GO) purchases:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Emissions reductions attributable to REC/GO purchases	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

A brief description of the purchased RECs/GOs including vendor, project source and verification program:

No REC's pursued at this time.

Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions	34,556.80 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	29,599.70 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	3,565	2,804
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	7,987	6,558
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty)	1,085	1,023
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	17	0
Weighted campus users	7,682.50	6,386.75

Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user	4.50 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	4.63 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:

2.94

Part 3

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:

4,262,100 Gross square feet

Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:

	Floor Area
Laboratory space	42,142 Square feet
Healthcare space	1,930 Square feet
Other energy intensive space	48,980 Square feet

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:

4,399,224 Gross square feet

Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:

0.01 MtCO2e per square foot

Optional Fields

Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year:

	Emissions
Business travel	---
Commuting	---
Purchased goods and services	---
Capital goods	---
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2	---
Waste generated in operations	---
Other categories	---

A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives, including efforts made during the previous three years:

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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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