Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 62.98
Liaison Briar Schoon
Submission Date March 5, 2021

STARS v2.2

Portland Community College
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 5.35 / 8.00 Stephania Fregosi
Sustainability Analyst
Academic Affairs
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Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions

Gross GHG emissions

Gross Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions:
Performance year Baseline year
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion 5,095.20 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 12,197 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources 965.20 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity 3,062 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 10,761 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 9,122.40 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 22,958 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Carbon sinks

Figures needed to determine net 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 4 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 4 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

If total performance year carbon sinks are greater than zero, provide:

A brief description of the carbon sinks, including vendor, project source, verification program and contract timeframes (as applicable):
Our Rock Creek campus composts over 14,000 pounds of waste every year. Our Sylvania campus composts over 6,000 pounds a year.

Adjusted net GHG emissions

Adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:
Performance year Baseline year
Adjusted net GHG emissions 9,118.40 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 22,958 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Performance and baseline periods

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Performance year Baseline year
Start date July 1, 2018 July 1, 2005
End date June 30, 2019 June 30, 2006

A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
2006 is the adopted baseline because that is the year the college adopted its' Sustainability Policy.

Part 1. Reduction in GHG emissions per person

Weighted campus users

Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”:
Performance year Baseline year
Number of students resident on-site 0 0
Number of employees resident on-site 0 0
Number of other individuals resident on-site 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 23,887.86 22,808
Full-time equivalent of employees 2,246.80 3,314
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 4,538.60 0
Weighted Campus Users 16,197.04 19,591.50

Metrics used in scoring for Part 1

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 0.56 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 1.17 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
51.96

Part 2. GHG emissions per unit of floor area

Performance year floor area

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
231,992.63 Gross square meters

Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor area
Laboratory space 0 Square meters
Healthcare space 0 Square meters
Other energy intensive space 805.28 Square meters

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
232,797.91 Gross square meters

Metric used in scoring for Part 2

Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
0.04 MtCO2e per square meter

A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives:
These are listed in our Climate Action Plan. Link below.

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 college has seen significant savings in scope 1 emissions due to a large decrease in natural gas consumption since 2006. This is attributed to removing old natural gas boilers and replacing these with more efficient boilers (reduced natural gas consumption by more than 40%), utility loop upgrades and building renovations district-wide.

We changed to a market based emissions model - our baseline does not reflect this model.

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