Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 66.71
Liaison Christie-Joy Hartman
Submission Date Sept. 13, 2024

STARS v2.2

James Madison University
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.89 / 8.00 Nate Brown
Sustainability Analyst
Facilities Engineering & Construction
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

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 31,375.09 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 7,980.45 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources 2,379.44 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 1,432.73 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity 21,989.26 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 38,948.58 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported thermal energy 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 21,500.67 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Total 55,743.79 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 69,862.43 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 124 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 124 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):

Carbon sequestration is due to land that the institution manages specifically: 24 acres at the University Farm and 87 acres of forested lands in the EJC Arboretum.


Adjusted net GHG emissions

Adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:
Performance year Baseline year
Adjusted net GHG emissions 55,743.79 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 69,862.43 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, 2022 July 1, 2008
End date June 30, 2023 June 30, 2009

A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
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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 6,141 5,805
Number of employees resident on-site 11 3
Number of other individuals resident on-site 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 21,301 18,225
Full-time equivalent of employees 3,336 2,925
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 1,555 255
Weighted Campus Users 18,849.50 17,123.25

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 2.96 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 4.08 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
27.52

Part 2. GHG emissions per unit of floor area

Performance year floor area

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
8,548,041 Gross square feet

Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor area
Laboratory space 45,838 Square feet
Healthcare space 18,220 Square feet
Other energy intensive space 507,362 Square feet

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
9,183,519 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:
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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:

Similar to the methodology for the performance year, GHG emissions for the baseline year (FY 2008-2009) were calculated with SIMAP. As noted in OP1, JMU switched from an Excel-based tool to an online tool (SIMAP) to complete the greenhouse gas inventory. This resulted in small, insignificant changes to numbers in the baseline year compared to the numbers that were submitted for the baseline to STARS in 2018 as SIMAP is constantly updating with the most current information.

 


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