Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 68.11
Liaison Léah Aelion
Submission Date Feb. 10, 2021

STARS v2.2

HEC Montréal
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 5.87 / 8.00 Jean-Michel Champagne
Sustainable Development Officer
Infrastructure - Sustainability Office
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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 1,001 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 1,573.11 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources 1.37 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity 40 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 336.55 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 1,042.37 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 1,909.66 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 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

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):
No offsets could be calculated at this time with available data.

Adjusted net GHG emissions

Adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:
Performance year Baseline year
Adjusted net GHG emissions 1,042.37 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 1,909.66 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 Jan. 1, 2019 Jan. 1, 2005
End date Dec. 31, 2019 Dec. 31, 2007

A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
Baseline year data is the average of a the 3 years period following enforcement of the Kyoto protocol (2005 to 2007)

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 40 0
Number of employees resident on-site 0 0
Number of other individuals resident on-site 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 8,881 7,847
Full-time equivalent of employees 1,267 1,215
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 0 0
Weighted Campus Users 7,621 6,796.50

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 0.14 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0.28 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
51.32

Part 2. GHG emissions per unit of floor area

Performance year floor area

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
106,315 Gross square meters

Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor area
Laboratory space 0 Square meters
Healthcare space 0 Square meters
Other energy intensive space 0 Square meters

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
106,314.95 Gross square meters

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 MtCO2e per square meter

A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives:
HEC's GHG emission were significantly reduced because of two main events. First, important retro commissioning initiatives were implement in main buildings to reduce GHG emission from natural gas consumption (domestic water boiler conversion, heat reclaim, building automation system upgrades, LED conversion, etc.).
Second, provincial electricity producer Hydro-Québec GHG emission per KWh were significantly reduced from the baseline period until today because of the commissioning of new hydro-electricity power plant. By doing so, it does not need anymore to rely on gas or oil powered generator during peak period, making Québec’s grid electricity’s GHG footprint extremely low (0.6 kg CO2e/MWh in 2017). These two factor combined made HEC GHG emission reduction rate very good.
Annual GHG conversion chart for grid electricity is available at :
http://www.hydroquebec.com/sustainable-development/documentation-center/ghg-emissions.html

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:
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