Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 75.28
Liaison Yumiko Jakobcic
Submission Date March 3, 2023

STARS v2.2

Grand Valley State University
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.47 / 8.00 Yumiko Jakobcic
Campus Sustainability Coordinator
Office of Sustainability Practices
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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 17,301.92 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 14,369 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 546 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity 33,897.11 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 41,579 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported thermal energy 1,343.95 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 768 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Total 52,542.98 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 57,262 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 181 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 181 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):
181 metric tons of CO2 equivalent are sequestered through forest preservation (this was calculated when we used the Clean Air Cool Planet spreadsheet for calculations; no land has been deforested since then).

Adjusted net GHG emissions

Adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:
Performance year Baseline year
Adjusted net GHG emissions 52,542.98 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 57,262 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 July 1, 2021 July 1, 2005
End date June 30, 2022 June 30, 2006

A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
GVSU's President signed the ACUPCC in 2007 to help signify that sustainability is one of the university's values.

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 6,012 5,662
Number of employees resident on-site 12 25
Number of other individuals resident on-site 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 21,742 23,674
Full-time equivalent of employees 2,494 1,879
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 9,528 371.50
Weighted Campus Users 12,537 20,307.88

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 4.19 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 2.82 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

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

Part 2. GHG emissions per unit of floor area

Performance year floor area

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
6,381,821 Gross square feet

Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor area
Laboratory space 129,769 Square feet
Healthcare space 5,495 Square feet
Other energy intensive space 201,984 Square feet

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
6,854,333 Gross square feet

Metric used in scoring for Part 2

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

A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives:
GVSU has committed to limiting GHG emissions across all major fronts. This includes construction and maintenance of buildings according to LEED standards and the promotion of sustainable transportation options.

Website URL where information about the institution's GHG emissions is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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