Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 74.18
Liaison Allie Schwartz
Submission Date Nov. 30, 2012
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STARS v1.1

Columbia University
OP-14: Campus Fleet

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.50 / 2.00 Cathy Resler
Manager
Office of Environmental Stewardship

Criteria

Institution supports alternative fuel and power technology by including in its motorized vehicle fleet (cars, trucks, tractors, buses) vehicles that are:

  1. Gasoline-electric hybrid
  2. Diesel-electric hybrid
  3. Plug-in hybrid
  4. 100 percent electric
  5. Fueled with Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) 
  6. Hydrogen fueled
  7. Fueled with B20 or higher biofuel for more than 6 months of the year; and/or
  8. Fueled with E85 or higher ethanol for more than 6 months of the year.

For this credit, the institution’s motorized fleet includes all institution-owned and operated vehicles that are used for transporting people and/or goods.  Heavy construction equipment (e.g. excavators and pavers) and maintenance equipment (e.g. lawn-mowers and leaf blowers) are not included in this credit.    


Applicability

This credit applies to all institutions that have a motorized vehicle fleet. 


Scoring

Institutions earn the maximum of 2 points for this credit when all vehicles in their fleets are alternatively fueled and/or powered.  Incremental points are available for using alternative fuels in some vehicles and/or having some alternatively powered vehicles.  For example, an institution for which gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles comprise 50 percent of the total fleet would earn 1 point (half of the points available for this credit).


Measurement

Timeframe

Report on the most recent data available. 

Sampling and Data Standards

Include all vehicles that are part of the institution’s fleet.   Reporting on a sample of vehicles is not allowed for this credit. 

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.