Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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Overall Score | 52.65 |
Liaison | Audrey McSain |
Submission Date | July 13, 2016 |
Executive Letter | Download |
Lehigh University
OP-1: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.56 / 10.00 |
Gary
Falasca Director Facilities Services |
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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 | No |
Commuting | No |
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 | No |
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Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include Scope 3 emissions from other categories?:
No
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A brief description of the methodology and/or tool used to complete the GHG emissions inventory:
Clean Air Cool Planet
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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?:
Yes
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A brief description of the internal and/or external verification process:
Independent calculation by Facilities Engineering staff
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Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions::
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion | 18,491 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 26,327 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources | 1,156 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 926 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity | 33,068 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 30,547 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 | 0 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 | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 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:
not applicable
None
A brief description of the carbon sequestration program and reporting protocol used:
not applicable
None
A brief description of the composting and carbon storage program:
not applicable
None
A brief description of the purchased carbon offsets, including third party verifier(s) and contract timeframes:
not applicable
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Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”::
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Number of residential students | 4,782 | 4,608 |
Number of residential employees | 0 | 0 |
Number of in-patient hospital beds | 0 | 0 |
Full-time equivalent enrollment | 8,155 | 7,577.33 |
Full-time equivalent of employees | 1,753 | 1,654 |
Full-time equivalent of distance education students | 281 | 234.33 |
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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 | Jan. 1, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014 |
Baseline Year | Jan. 1, 2007 | Dec. 31, 2007 |
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A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
April 2008, after creation of independent Climate Commitment document
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Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
4,566,228
Square feet
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Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor Area | |
Laboratory space | 182,161 Square feet |
Healthcare space | 3,101 Square feet |
Other energy intensive space | 299,117 Square feet |
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Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year::
Emissions | |
Business travel | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Commuting | 0 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 | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Waste generated in operations | 0 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":
not applicable
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A copy of the most recent GHG emissions inventory:
None
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:
Elimination of all fuel oil use for heating, reduction of wattage in lighting, reduction in kwh via VSD on large pumps and fan motors, improved temperature control via upgraded building DDC systems and boiler controls.
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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