Overall Rating	Silver
Overall Score	52.37
Liaison	Sergio Alza
Submission Date	April 5, 2024

STARS v2.2

Brock University
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	3.40 / 8.00	Evan Rodenburg Sustainability Data Analyst Facilities Management

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Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions

Gross GHG emissions

Gross Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions:

	Performance year	Baseline year
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion	22,445 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	24,673.11 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 imported electricity	421.60 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	818.57 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported thermal energy	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Total	22,866.60 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	25,491.68 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Carbon sinks

Figures needed to determine net carbon sinks:

	Performance year	Baseline year
Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased	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 storage from on-site composting	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Carbon storage from non-additional sequestration	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Carbon sold or transferred	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Net carbon sinks	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

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

A brief description of the carbon sinks, including vendor, project source, verification program and contract timeframes (as applicable):

Adjusted net GHG emissions

Adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:

	Performance year	Baseline year
Adjusted net GHG emissions	22,866.60 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	25,491.68 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Performance and baseline periods

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

	Performance year	Baseline year
Start date	Jan. 1, 2022	Jan. 1, 2013
End date	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2013

A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:

Brock University has elected to utilize the 2013 benchmark for its Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory. The 2013 baseline year was the first year with reliable and accurate information in terms of GHG reporting for Brock. Furthermore, in 2012 Brock had undergone a large expansion as well as implemented operational changes through the construction of the Cairns’ Family Health and Bioscience Research Complex. The Cairns’ Complex added an additional 169,000 sq. Ft. 4 story plus basement building to the Brock campus. Thus, the period after construction of the Cairns Complex represents a stable point in campus development. Being a young university, 1990 did not appropriately reflect Brock’s operations and development. Therefore, to accurately represent improvements in GHG emissions and energy consumption, the 2013 baseline was adopted to provide the most accurate benchmark.

Part 1. Reduction in GHG emissions per person

Weighted campus users

Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”:

	Performance year	Baseline year
Number of students resident on-site	2,589	2,331
Number of employees resident on-site	0	0
Number of other individuals resident on-site	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	16,680	16,151
Full-time equivalent of employees	2,316.76	1,428
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	179	30
Weighted Campus Users	14,760.57	13,744.50

Metrics used in scoring for Part 1

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	1.55 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	1.85 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

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

16.47

Part 2. GHG emissions per unit of floor area

Performance year floor area

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:

278,508.99 Gross square meters

Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:

	Floor area
Laboratory space	23,598.56 Square meters
Healthcare space	1,252.83 Square meters
Other energy intensive space	9,761.95 Square meters

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:

337,973.57 Gross square meters

Metric used in scoring for Part 2

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

0.07 MtCO2e per square meter

A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives:

Brock University published an updated Energy Conservation and Demand Management Plan (ECDM) in 2019. Brock’s ECDM plan outlines multiple GHG reduction measures, which include Technical, Behavioral, and Organizational approaches.

Brock Recently received approximately 2.9 million dollars from the Low Carbon Economy Fund presented by Environment and Climate Change Canada. This funding will support the universities District Energy System Electrification Project. This project will reduce emissions through retrofits that will increase Brock University’s reliance on grid electricity and reduce its dependence on natural gas. The project will lead to fewer greenhouse gas emissions and increased energy savings. Brock University will see a cumulative reduction of about 13,700 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030—equivalent to the energy use of over 3,200 homes for one year.

https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/news/2023/05/canada-and-brock-university-invest-in-climate-action-project-to-reduce-greenhouse-gas-emissions.html

https://brocku.ca/brock-news/2023/05/brock-gets-2-9-million-boost-to-support-low-carbon-goals/

Website URL where information about the institution's GHG emissions is available:

https://brocku.ca/sustainability/wp-content/uploads/sites/64/2019-559-ECDM-Report-Update.v1.pdf

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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