Overall Rating Reporter - expired
Overall Score
Liaison Michael Mumper
Submission Date Feb. 27, 2019
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STARS v2.1

Lebanon Valley College
OP-2: Outdoor Air Quality

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter Michael Zeigler
Dir of Client Services
Information Technology
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Part 1 

Does the institution have policies and/or guidelines in place to improve outdoor air quality and minimize air pollutant emissions from mobile sources on campus?:
Yes

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A brief description of the policies and/or guidelines to improve outdoor air quality and minimize air pollutant emissions from mobile sources:
All campus maintenance vehicles and grounds equipment have a "no idling" policy. When not being used to transport or maintain grounds, equipment is shut off promptly to avoid unnecessary emissions.

Part 2 

Has the institution completed an inventory of significant air emissions from stationary campus sources or else verified that no such emissions are produced?:
Yes

Weight of the following categories of air emissions from stationary sources::
Weight of Emissions
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 6.30 Tons
Sulfur oxides (SOx) 0 Tons
Carbon monoxide (CO) 0 Tons
Particulate matter (PM) 0 Tons
Ozone (O3) 0 Tons
Lead (Pb) 0 Tons
Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) 0 Tons
Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) 0 Tons
Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations 0 Tons

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A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
LVC has completed an inventory of air emissions of all stationary combustion on campus via the Campus GHG Calculator and will be submitting via SIMAP for 2017-2018 emissions. The College has averaged about 2,000 MTeCO2 emissions for stationary sources over the last three years. We are in the process of implementation of a phased plan to eliminate the use of the present central steam plant, which utilizes older inefficient natural gas-fired boilers and replace that system a distributed boiler system that provides 90+% efficiency. This will result in a reduction of more than 15% in natural gas consumption per year.

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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
https://www.lvc.edu/life-at-lvc/sustainability-initiatives/annual-reports/

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