Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 69.35
Liaison Delicia Nahman
Submission Date Sept. 12, 2023

STARS v2.2

Lafayette College
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 6.12 / 8.00 Scott Kennedy
Director of Facilities Operations
Finance & Administrative
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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 8,611.45 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 11,940 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources 391.19 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 351 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 15,130 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 9,002.64 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 27,421 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):
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Adjusted net GHG emissions

Adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:
Performance year Baseline year
Adjusted net GHG emissions 9,002.64 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 27,421 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, 2007
End date June 30, 2023 June 30, 2008

A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
Lafayette College’s baseline year is 2007, the year prior to the signing of the Presidents’ Climate Commitment.

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 2,527 2,139
Number of employees resident on-site 52 10
Number of other individuals resident on-site 8 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 2,718 2,483
Full-time equivalent of employees 859 750
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 4 0
Weighted Campus Users 3,332.50 2,962

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 2.70 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 9.26 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
70.82

Part 2. GHG emissions per unit of floor area

Performance year floor area

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
212,180.88 Gross square meters

Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor area
Laboratory space 10,725 Square meters
Healthcare space 485.70 Square meters
Other energy intensive space 557.42 Square meters

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
235,159.70 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:
0.04 MtCO2e per square meter

A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives:
The significant reduction in emissions is due to the college's commitment to purchase RECs, which was done for FY22 and FY23.

Scope 1 emissions have been reduced through a series of energy conservation projects that reduce natural gas usage as well as other changes like increased fleet fuel efficiency. Building operations projects and insulation improvements have reduced heating (and thus natural gas) demands through new construction and building renovations.

Though our Scope 2 emissions are neutralized through the market based accounting, significant strides have been made to reduce demand for electricity through building and system operation, centralized system operations, energy efficient emphasis on equipment purchasing, and by performing energy analyses of current buildings and plant operations. The College also installed a 540 mwh on Kirby Sports Center in 2019.

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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