Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
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Overall Score | 38.77 |
Liaison | Lori Chance |
Submission Date | Feb. 22, 2021 |
Messiah University
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.37 / 8.00 |
Brandon
Hoover Director of Sustainability Operations |
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Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions
Gross GHG emissions
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion | 8,274 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 1,480.90 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources | 261 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 1,293.10 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity | 8,743 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 16,932.10 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 | 17,278 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 19,706.10 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
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:
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Adjusted net GHG emissions
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Adjusted net GHG emissions | 17,278 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 19,706.10 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Performance and baseline periods
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Start date | July 1, 2018 | Jan. 1, 2007 |
End date | June 30, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2007 |
A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
This was the first year a GHG inventory was completed for the College. Scope 1 and scope 2 vary so significantly because for many years the College was primarily an electric campus. It switched to propane shortly after the 2007 GHG inventory, and then to Natural Gas in 2016.
Part 1. Reduction in GHG emissions per person
Weighted campus users
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Number of students resident on-site | 2,205 | 2,426 |
Number of employees resident on-site | 14 | 14 |
Number of other individuals resident on-site | 14 | 14 |
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 2,600 | 2,794 |
Full-time equivalent of employees | 740 | 650 |
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 358 | 0 |
Weighted Campus Users | 2,805.25 | 3,207 |
Metrics used in scoring for Part 1
Performance year | Baseline year | |
Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user | 6.16 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 6.14 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
0
Part 2. GHG emissions per unit of floor area
Performance year floor area
1,600,603.31
Gross square feet
Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor area | |
Laboratory space | 217,140 Square feet |
Healthcare space | 4,586 Square feet |
Other energy intensive space | 71,367 Square feet |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
2,115,422.31
Gross square feet
Metric used in scoring for Part 2
0.01
MtCO2e per square foot
A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives:
Solar Thermal:In 2011 Messiah College installed 112 solar thermal panels on the roofs of the three student residence halls that comprise North Complex. All the domestic hot water needs of these residences--totaling 113,000 square feet and nearly 500 students--will be met by this extensive, energy efficient solar collection system. This solar thermal system offsets greenhouse gases equivalent to planting 3,600 trees a year.
SunFLOWER POWER: Five acres of sunflowers beautified the field adjacent to Orchard Hill for the summer months of 2011. The sunflowers, part of a pilot project called SunFLOWER POWER, are being harvested for their seeds, which will be pressed into high-quality cooking oil. The oil will be used in the College's dining operations, and then collected and converted into biodiesel to fuel campus utility vehicles.
composting
tree initiative
SunFLOWER POWER: Five acres of sunflowers beautified the field adjacent to Orchard Hill for the summer months of 2011. The sunflowers, part of a pilot project called SunFLOWER POWER, are being harvested for their seeds, which will be pressed into high-quality cooking oil. The oil will be used in the College's dining operations, and then collected and converted into biodiesel to fuel campus utility vehicles.
composting
tree initiative
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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