Overall Rating	Silver - expired
Overall Score	56.72
Liaison	Christie-Joy Hartman
Submission Date	May 12, 2017
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

James Madison University
OP-1: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	3.35 / 10.00	Abram Kaufman Energy Conservation and Sustainability Manager Facilities Management Engineering & Sustainability

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Part 1

Has the institution conducted a GHG emissions inventory that includes all Scope 1 and 2 emissions? :

Yes

Does the institution’s GHG emissions inventory include all, some or none of its Scope 3 GHG emissions from the following categories?:

	All, Some, or None
Business travel	Some
Commuting	All
Purchased goods and services	None
Capital goods	None
Waste generated in operations	All
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2	All
Other categories	None

A copy of the most recent GHG emissions inventory:

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A brief description of the methodology and/or tool used to complete the GHG emissions inventory, including how the institution accounted for each category of Scope 3 emissions reported above:

Utilized Version 9 of the Clean Air-Cool Planet Campus Carbon Calculator. For more information on the methodology used to account for each category of Scope 3 emissions, please see below and refer to the attached GHG emissions inventory: Business Travel: Calculated miles from flight records from the official air travel contractor for JMU in 2005. Data is extrapolated for future years based on employee FTE growth Commuting: Automobile sources based on campus population and mode split data from employee and student surveys from 2008. Student bus commuting based on revenue miles and fuel economy of buses obtained from public transit department Waste generated in operations: Data is tracked by the Facilities Recycling Department who manages all waste activities on campus Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2: Calculated by Campus Carbon Calculator

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?:

Yes

A brief description of the internal and/or external verification process:

Facilities Management (FM) personnel conducted the accounting and reporting. The completed GHG emissions inventory was reviewed internally by the Office of Environmental Stewardship and Sustainability, which is in a separate unit from FM. Select results were discussed between personnel in both units.

Documentation to support the internal and/or external verification process:

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Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 and Part 3 of this credit? (reductions in Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions):

Yes

Part 2

Gross Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion	34,667.60 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	7,889.60 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources	2,291.40 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	1,450.70 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity	46,381.20 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	38,917.70 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from other sources	7,634.10 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	21,569.60 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Total	90,974.30 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	69,827.60 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

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

	Start Date	End Date
Performance Year	July 1, 2015	June 30, 2016
Baseline Year	July 1, 2008	June 30, 2009

A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted (e.g. in sustainability plans and policies or in the context of other reporting obligations):

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Figures needed to determine total carbon offsets:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased (exclude purchased RECs/GOs)	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 sequestration due to land that the institution manages specifically for sequestration	124 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	124 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Carbon storage from on-site composting	104 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Carbon offsets included above for which the emissions reductions have been sold or transferred by the institution	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Net carbon offsets	228 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	124 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

If total performance year carbon offsets are greater than zero, provide:

A brief description of the offsets in each category reported above, including vendor, project source, verification program and contract timeframes (as applicable):

Carbon sequestration due to land that the institution manages specifically for sequestration - from 24 acres at the University Farm and 87 acres of forested lands in the EJC Arboretum. Carbon storage from on-site composting - results from food waste composted from on-campus dining halls in conjunction with Black Bear Composting

The reporting fields in the table below are reserved for institutions that have NOT already accounted for renewable energy purchases (including RECs and GOs) in their Scope 2 GHG emissions calculations. Other institutions - including all SIMAP users - should report zero ('0') to avoid double-counting.

Emissions reductions attributable to Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) or Guarantee of Origin (GO) purchases:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Emissions reductions attributable to REC/GO purchases	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	2,450.40 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

A brief description of the purchased RECs/GOs including vendor, project source and verification program:

Based on the modeled electricity consumption of two of the newest LEED buildings on campus, Green-e Certified RECs were purchased on 5/29/2015 and 9/9/2015 to cover 100% of projected kWh consumption for two years for both the Student Success Center and the Apartments on Grace Street. In total, 8,467,520 and 3,773,022 kWh of RECs were purchased for the Student Success Center and the Apartments at Grace Street respectively.

Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions	90,746.30 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	67,253.20 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”:

	Performance Year	Baseline Year
Number of students resident on-site	6,289	5,796
Number of employees resident on-site	8	2
Number of other individuals resident on-site and/or staffed hospital beds	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	20,877	18,287
Full-time equivalent of employees (staff + faculty)	3,177	2,925
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	342	0
Weighted campus users	19,358.25	17,358.50

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	4.69 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	3.87 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

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

Part 3

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:

6,761,579 Gross square feet

Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:

	Floor Area
Laboratory space	51,748 Square feet
Healthcare space	16,240 Square feet
Other energy intensive space	402,560 Square feet

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:

7,300,115 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

Optional Fields

Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year:

	Emissions
Business travel	1,264.50 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Commuting	10,040.40 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Purchased goods and services	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Capital goods	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2	6,347.60 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Waste generated in operations	588 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Other categories	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives, including efforts made during the previous three years:

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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:

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Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

In June 2014, a municipal solid waste burning resource recovery facility that supplied heating and cooling for the East Campus ceased operations. As a result, the University had to substantially increase its natural gas consumption in the main campus power plant to meet the energy needs for this portion of campus. This resulted in a shift from scope 2 to scope 1 emissions for the University and an increase in the overall emissions due to the loss of the municipal solid waste as a fuel source. Data for full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education is not available for the baseline year so this was left blank.