Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 67.08
Liaison Philip Mansfield
Submission Date March 4, 2022

STARS v2.2

Carleton University
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.42 / 8.00 Gavin Symonds
Manager, Building Operations
FMP
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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 19,094 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 20,788 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 1,987 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 5,415 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 21,081 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 26,203 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 ---
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):
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Adjusted net GHG emissions

Adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:
Performance year Baseline year
Adjusted net GHG emissions 21,081 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 26,203 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, 2019 Jan. 1, 2012
End date Dec. 31, 2019 Dec. 31, 2012

A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
Baseline was adopted in 2012 as the Energy Baseline as that was the year that a new Energy Program with new staff positions was adopted at Carleton University. New energy data started being collected and new programs and goals were established.

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 3,610 3,600
Number of employees resident on-site 0 0
Number of other individuals resident on-site 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 25,019 22,411
Full-time equivalent of employees 2,449 1,947
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 0 0
Weighted Campus Users 21,503.50 19,168.50

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 0.98 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 1.37 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
28.28

Part 2. GHG emissions per unit of floor area

Performance year floor area

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
469,484 Gross square meters

Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor area
Laboratory space 40,914 Square meters
Healthcare space 1,499 Square meters
Other energy intensive space 0 Square meters

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
554,309.76 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:
0.04 MtCO2e per square meter

A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives:
Carleton University has made commitments to reduce energy use by 1% each year, with a revision recently made to reduce by 2% each year, based on the success of early strategies. As well, the development of the Energy Master Plan outlines how Carleton plans to execute cross-campus measures, such as energy retrofits on an increasing number of buildings and the optimization of lighting, building controls and other recommissioning projects.

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:
The Energy Conservation and Demand Management (CDM) Plans Regulation (O. Reg. 397/11) came into force January 1, 2012 requiring public agencies and Universities to report their annual energy use and GHG emissions to the Ministry of Energy.
The regulation also requires public agencies to develop five-year energy conservation and demand management (CDM) plans by July 1, 2014. These annual energy reports and five-year energy CDM plans will be publically available on their websites and in hard copy.

Gavin Symonds
Buildings Operations Manager
Facilities Management and Planning

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