Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 55.20
Liaison Kate Witte
Submission Date Feb. 24, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Keene State College
OP-1: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.42 / 10.00 Diana Duffy
Energy Coordinator
Physical Plant
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Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include all Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions?:
Yes

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Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include all Scope 3 GHG emissions from any of the following categories?:
Yes or No
Business travel Yes
Commuting Yes
Purchased goods and services No
Capital goods No
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 No
Waste generated in operations Yes

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Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include Scope 3 emissions from other categories?:
Yes

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A brief description of the methodology and/or tool used to complete the GHG emissions inventory:
KSC used Clean Air/Cool Planet's tool for its submission in 2015 to cover the 2013-14 fiscal year.

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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?:
No

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A brief description of the internal and/or external verification process:
KSC's Energy Coordinator, D. Duffy, submitted the GHGi on 2/15. KSC is awaiting formal review of its report. KSC is awaiting that its report was submitted without errors.

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Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion 20,046 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 9,930 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources 497 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 46 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity 11,787 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 9,480 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 2 GHG emissions from other sources 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

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Figures needed to determine total carbon offsets::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Institution-catalyzed carbon offsets generated 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 2 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Carbon sequestration due to land that the institution manages specifically for sequestration 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Carbon storage from on-site composting 34.14 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 9.51 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

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A brief description of the institution-catalyzed carbon offsets program:
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A brief description of the carbon sequestration program and reporting protocol used:
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A brief description of the composting and carbon storage program:
KSC composts all pre-plate waste that is generated in the campus's main dining commons.

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A brief description of the purchased carbon offsets, including third party verifier(s) and contract timeframes:
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Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of residential students 2,621 2,798
Number of residential employees 10 10
Number of in-patient hospital beds 0 0
Full-time equivalent enrollment 4,733 4,980
Full-time equivalent of employees 654 624.30
Full-time equivalent of distance education students 0 0

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Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year July 1, 2013 June 30, 2014
Baseline Year July 1, 2007 June 30, 2008

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A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
This is the first complete FYear where KSC has the data as submitted to CA/CP - DD

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Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
129,798.03 Square meters

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Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor Area
Laboratory space 8,900.94 Square meters
Healthcare space 61.41 Square meters
Other energy intensive space 754.65 Square meters

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Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year::
Emissions
Business travel 1,651 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Commuting 1,673 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Purchased goods and services ---
Capital goods ---
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 ---
Waste generated in operations 1,588 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Other categories (please specify below) 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

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A brief description of the sources included in Scope 3 GHG emissions from "other categories":
This includes air travel for students, staff/faculty, auto commuting, as well as emssions data as part of KSC's solid waste/incineration totals. - DD

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A copy of the most recent GHG emissions inventory:
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The website URL where the GHG emissions inventory is posted:
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A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives, including efforts made during the previous three years:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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