Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 48.73
Liaison Claire Rodgers
Submission Date March 4, 2022

STARS v2.2

Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.78 / 8.00
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Gross Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions:
Performance year Baseline year
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion 1,670.16 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 1,242.17 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources 10.99 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 23.84 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity 1,159.80 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 1,238.28 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 2,840.95 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 2,504.29 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):
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Adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:
Performance year Baseline year
Adjusted net GHG emissions 2,840.95 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 2,504.29 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 Jan. 1, 2019 July 1, 2016
End date Dec. 31, 2019 June 30, 2017

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

FY17 was the first year we gathered more than just utility data.


Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”:
Performance year Baseline year
Number of students resident on-site 347 354
Number of employees resident on-site 1 4
Number of other individuals resident on-site 3 6
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 361 382
Full-time equivalent of employees 128 125
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 0 0
Weighted Campus Users 456.75 475.75

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 6.22 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 5.26 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
0

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
394,877 Gross square feet

Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor area
Laboratory space 19,178 Square feet
Healthcare space 0 Square feet
Other energy intensive space 32,321 Square feet

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
465,554 Gross square feet

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

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

Claire Rodgers, Associate Energy Engineer
Ellen Bailey, Business Manager


Claire Rodgers, Associate Energy Engineer
Ellen Bailey, Business Manager

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