Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 65.05
Liaison Ellie Perry
Submission Date Feb. 15, 2023

STARS v2.2

California State University, Dominguez Hills
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 5.85 / 8.00 Ellie Perry
Sustainability Manager
Facilities Services
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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 1,396.27 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 1,927 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources 128.64 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 25.65 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity 3,247.14 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 5,376 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 4,772.05 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 7,328.65 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):
CSUDH does not purchase or count carbon offsets towards its greenhouse gas inventory.

Adjusted net GHG emissions

Adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:
Performance year Baseline year
Adjusted net GHG emissions 4,772.05 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 7,328.65 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 June 30, 2021 Jan. 1, 1990
End date July 1, 2022 Dec. 31, 1990

A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
Greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for CSU campuses are currently based on percentage reduction from 1990 levels. Therefore, the adopted baseline year for our data is 1990.

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 572 352
Number of employees resident on-site 3 0
Number of other individuals resident on-site 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 13,679 7,158.80
Full-time equivalent of employees 1,407.60 963
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 2,116 0
Weighted Campus Users 9,871.70 6,179.35

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 0.48 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 1.19 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
59.24

Part 2. GHG emissions per unit of floor area

Performance year floor area

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
1,491,324 Gross square feet

Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor area
Laboratory space 92,802 Square feet
Healthcare space 20,046 Square feet
Other energy intensive space 135,873 Square feet

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
1,852,893 Gross square feet

Metric used in scoring for Part 2

Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
0.00 MtCO2e per square foot

A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives:
The Central Plant has made continuous efforts to support cutting edge energy efficiency technologies and retrofits, which has helped to stem energy consumption despite a growing campus population and increased demand for heating and cooling. It has also continually upgraded its equipment to support a general trend towards electrification as opposed to the use of natural gas in its long term equipment assets.

Website URL where information about the institution's GHG emissions 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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