Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
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Overall Score | 74.96 |
Liaison | Megan Butler |
Submission Date | Jan. 19, 2021 |
Macalester College
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.60 / 8.00 |
Mike
Pumroy Energy Manager Facilities Services |
Gross Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions:
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion | 5,438.50 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 6,511.40 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity | 5,923.70 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 6,483 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 | 11,362.20 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 12,994.40 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Figures needed to determine net carbon sinks:
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased | 135 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 | 135 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
A brief description of the carbon sinks, including vendor, project source, verification program and contract timeframes (as applicable):
Macalester purchases carbon offsets for the heat used in a LEED platinum building from Schneider Electric (formerly Renewable Choice). The carbon offsets are Green-E certified.
Adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Adjusted net GHG emissions | 11,227.20 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 12,994.40 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Start date | Jan. 1, 2019 | June 1, 2007 |
End date | Dec. 31, 2019 | May 31, 2008 |
A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
When we set our carbon neutrality goal by 2025, we needed a baseline year to calculate specific goals before 2025. Therefore, 2008 was chosen as our baseline.
Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”:
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Number of students resident on-site | 1,197 | 944 |
Number of employees resident on-site | 14 | 10 |
Number of other individuals resident on-site | 2 | 0 |
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 1,882 | 1,889 |
Full-time equivalent of employees | 666.65 | 535 |
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 0 | 0 |
Weighted Campus Users | 2,216.24 | 2,056.50 |
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 | 5.07 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 6.32 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor area | |
Laboratory space | 178,408 Square feet |
Healthcare space | 2,400 Square feet |
Other energy intensive space | 17,000 Square feet |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives:
The college has made significant strides in energy efficiency.
Website URL where information about the institution's GHG emissions is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The other energy intensive spaces consists of food preparation spaces, kitchens, freezers, and data centers.
The other energy intensive spaces consists of food preparation spaces, kitchens, freezers, and data centers.
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