Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 49.21
Liaison Joanne Wong
Submission Date Feb. 5, 2013
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

Mills College
PAE-5: Climate Action Plan

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.00 / 2.00 Britta Bullard
Sustainability Coordinator
Campus Facilities
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Does the institution have a plan to mitigate its greenhouse gas emissions that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes

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A brief summary of the climate plan’s long-term goals:
Improving controls, leaks, insulation, and overall heating mechanisms in buildings. Addressing the campus fleet efficiency through purchasing more efficient vehicles as replacements are needed. Investigating the effectiveness of increasing parking permit costs. Investigate and implement on-campus energy generation.

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A brief summary of the climate plan’s short-term goals:
Replacement and upgrade of boilers across campus. Comprehensive indoor and outdoor lighting retrofits. Expansion of metering and controls for some buildings. Institute a no idling policy for the campus fleet. Continue to track commuting patterns and analyze opportunities for increased efficiency of alternative transportation. Behavioral programs such as energy reduction competitions.

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Year the climate plan was formally adopted or approved:
2,010

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An indication of whether institution has made a commitment to reduce GHG emissions a specific amount by a target year:
Yes

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List which emissions (scope 1, 2, and/or 3) are included in its GHG emissions commitment:
Scope 1, 2, 3

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The reduction level (percentage) institution has committed to:
15

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The baseline year the institution used in its GHG emissions commitment:
June 30, 2008

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The baseline emissions level institution used in its GHG emissions commitment:
6368

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The target year the institution specified in its GHG emissions commitment :
June 30, 2015

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The website URL where information about the climate plan is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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