| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 48.20 |
| Liaison | Lauren Poole |
| Submission Date | Dec. 10, 2021 |
Colorado School of Mines
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.96 / 8.00 |
Gross Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions:
| Performance year | Baseline year | |
| Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion | 10,909 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 9,828.40 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 | 21,846 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 22,417.84 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported thermal energy | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 17,751.80 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Total | 32,755 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 49,998.04 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
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 |
A brief description of the carbon sinks, including vendor, project source, verification program and contract timeframes (as applicable):
Mines does not take advantage of any carbon sinks.
Adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:
| Performance year | Baseline year | |
| Adjusted net GHG emissions | 32,755 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 49,998.04 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
| Performance year | Baseline year | |
| Start date | July 1, 2018 | June 1, 2017 |
| End date | June 30, 2019 | June 30, 2018 |
A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
FY 17/18 was adopted as the GHG baseline year because it is the most recent year with publically available utilities histories before Mines hired a sustainability coordinator and began taking dramatic steps to change its sustainability performance. Thus, the data from FY 17/18 is the most up to date whilst still being the least impacted by the efforts of Mines's new Sustainability Coordinator and collaboration with McKinstry.
Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”:
| Performance year | Baseline year | |
| Number of students resident on-site | 1,871 | 1,790 |
| Number of employees resident on-site | 5 | 5 |
| Number of other individuals resident on-site | 0 | 0 |
| Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 6,168 | 5,412 |
| Full-time equivalent of employees | 1,036 | 1,016 |
| Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 7 | 0 |
| Weighted Campus Users | 5,866.75 | 5,269.75 |
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 | 5.58 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 9.49 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
| Floor area | |
| Laboratory space | 314,493 Square feet |
| Healthcare space | 3,854 Square feet |
| Other energy intensive space | 637,309 Square feet |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives:
GROSS FLOOR AREA: The square footage for the GHG emissions inventory differs from the PRE-4 number because the company that did the GHG emissions inventory included buildings outside the main campus in their analysis, including a research lab in downtown Denver. It was easier to use the square footage for buildings used for their analysis rather than try to re-calculate the inventory spreadsheet based on the main campus buildings only.
IMPORTED THERMAL ENERGY: There is a data outlier for gross scope 2 emissions due to the renovation of an old heating plant in 2017. From Jan-Apr 2017, the campus was importing some steam from Coors in Golden. However, once the heating plant renovation was complete, we started producing our own steam using 100% natural gas. After Apr 2017, the campus no longer imported thermal energy.
Website URL where information about the institution's GHG emissions is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Supplementary data was also taken from floor plan metrics provided by Facilities Management and enrollment/residency statistics taken from the Mines Institutional Research Group. The floor plan metrics can be provided if requested and the Institutional Research can be found at this web address: https://ir.mines.edu/
Number of students in residence numbers from Campus Life Office.
Supplementary data was also taken from floor plan metrics provided by Facilities Management and enrollment/residency statistics taken from the Mines Institutional Research Group. The floor plan metrics can be provided if requested and the Institutional Research can be found at this web address: https://ir.mines.edu/
Number of students in residence numbers from Campus Life Office.
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