Grand Valley State University
OP-1: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include all Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions?:
Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include all Scope 3 GHG emissions from any of the following categories?:

	Yes or No
Business travel	Yes
Commuting	Yes
Purchased goods and services	No
Capital goods	No
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2	No
Waste generated in operations	Yes

Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include Scope 3 emissions from other categories?:
A brief description of the methodology and/or tool used to complete the GHG emissions inventory:
Has the GHG emissions inventory been validated internally by personnel who are independent of the GHG accounting and reporting process and/or verified by an independent, external third party?:
A brief description of the internal and/or external verification process:
Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions::

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion	13,415 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	12,008 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources	466 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	444 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity	30,006 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	30,181 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 2 GHG emissions from other sources	960 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	672 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Figures needed to determine total carbon offsets::

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Institution-catalyzed carbon offsets generated	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Carbon sequestration due to land that the institution manages specifically for sequestration	181 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	181 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Carbon storage from on-site composting	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

A brief description of the institution-catalyzed carbon offsets program:
A brief description of the carbon sequestration program and reporting protocol used:
A brief description of the composting and carbon storage program:
A brief description of the purchased carbon offsets, including third party verifier(s) and contract timeframes:
Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”::

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of residential students	5,705	5,662
Number of residential employees	31	25
Number of in-patient hospital beds	0	0
Full-time equivalent enrollment	22,271	23,674
Full-time equivalent of employees	2,338	1,879
Full-time equivalent of distance education students	530	371.50

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Year	July 1, 2012	June 30, 2013
Baseline Year	July 1, 2005	June 30, 2006

A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:

	Floor Area
Laboratory space	46,000 Square feet
Healthcare space	2,790 Square feet
Other energy intensive space	253,210 Square feet

Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year::

	Emissions
Business travel	2,544 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Commuting	22,171 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Purchased goods and services	---
Capital goods	---
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2	---
Waste generated in operations	33 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Other categories (please specify below)	---

A brief description of the sources included in Scope 3 GHG emissions from "other categories":
A copy of the most recent GHG emissions inventory:
The website URL where the GHG emissions inventory is posted:
A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives, including efforts made during the previous three years:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission: