Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 70.91
Liaison Lindsay Walker
Submission Date Oct. 24, 2019

STARS v2.2

Humber College
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 6.15 / 8.00 Spencer Wood
Associate Director, Maintenance and Operations
Facilities Management
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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 7,615.60 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 5,952 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity 688.70 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 7,102 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 8,304.30 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 13,054 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 ---
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):
N/A

Adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:
Performance year Baseline year
Adjusted net GHG emissions 8,304.30 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 13,054 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 April 1, 2018 April 1, 2005
End date March 31, 2019 March 31, 2006

A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
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Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”:
Performance year Baseline year
Number of students resident on-site 1,706 1,445
Number of employees resident on-site 0 0
Number of other individuals resident on-site 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 31,753 18,312
Full-time equivalent of employees 3,069 1,755
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 204 173
Weighted Campus Users 26,390 15,281.75

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 0.31 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0.85 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
63.16

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
326,829 Gross square meters

Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor area
Laboratory space 34,388 Square meters
Healthcare space 0 Square meters
Other energy intensive space 10,568 Square meters

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
406,172.82 Gross square meters

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

A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives:
In 2015, Humber developed an Integrated Energy Master Plan (IEMP) looking forward to 2034, with the goal to reduce Scope 1 & 2 GHG emissions by 30%

Humber is several years into the implementation of the IEMP. Several projects to reduce GHG emissions have been completed, which includes the broad categories:

-Building Envelope retrofits to increase wall, roof and glazing thermal performance
-Retro commissioning
-Incorporating Heat Recovery Ventilation into HVAC systems

There is a significant difference between baseline and performance years for Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity due to the electricity grid in Ontario. Since the baseline year there has been a roughly 6x improvement of cleaner energy in Ontario. Additionally the community and culture at Humber has been overall more efficient with an increased awareness of reducing electricity consumption.

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