| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.67 |
| Liaison | Daryl Pierson |
| Submission Date | April 8, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Portland State University
OP-1: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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4.83 / 10.00 |
Molly
Bressers Program & Outreach Coordinator Campus Sustainability Office |
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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 | Yes |
| Commuting | Yes |
| Purchased goods and services | Yes |
| Capital goods | Yes |
| Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 | Yes |
| Waste generated in operations | Yes |
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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:
Campus Sustainability Office(CSO) staff contacted various campus departments for reports of the required data during FY142. Those data were then entered into the Clean Air Cool Planet calculator for emissions totals. For most scope 3 sources, dollars spent were run through the EIOLCA calculator to get a category's emissions total. The data gathering process began in fall 2014, and concluded at the end of 2014 just before submission of this assessment.
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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?:
No
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A brief description of the internal and/or external verification process:
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Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion | 7,058.30 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 6,900 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources | 666.80 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 750.20 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity | 19,055.70 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 19,367 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:
PSU does not have its own local offset program, but The Bonneville Environmental Foundation sells offsets to the Portland region, and offset carbon emissions, water use, and energy use for the recent Oregon Higher Education Sustainability Conference in January 2013.
In addition, we have begun a pilot travel offset fee of 2% on all travel, and the proceeds will be put into our Green Revolving Fund for efficiency projects on campus.
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A brief description of the carbon sequestration program and reporting protocol used:
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A brief description of the composting and carbon storage program:
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A brief description of the purchased carbon offsets, including third party verifier(s) and contract timeframes:
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Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Number of residential students | 1,997 | 1,900 |
| Number of residential employees | 52 | 50 |
| Number of in-patient hospital beds | 0 | 0 |
| Full-time equivalent enrollment | 20,269.71 | 20,458.88 |
| Full-time equivalent of employees | 2,462 | 2,483 |
| Full-time equivalent of distance education students | 598 | 350 |
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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 | July 1, 2013 | June 30, 2014 |
| Baseline Year | July 1, 2011 | June 30, 2012 |
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A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
We have made strides to make data collection consistent, and fiscal year 2012 is the first year in which we adopted our current methodology. Thus, comparing 2012 to 2014 is apples-to-apples, as opposed to other years in which we are less confident in data used and collected.
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Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
483,058.35
Square meters
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Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
| Floor Area | |
| Laboratory space | 18,011.48 Square meters |
| Healthcare space | 444.08 Square meters |
| Other energy intensive space | 21,153.36 Square meters |
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Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year::
| Emissions | |
| Business travel | 5,342.36 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Commuting | 9,906 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Purchased goods and services | 18,991.88 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Capital goods | 30,638.68 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 | 1,040.59 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":
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A copy of the most recent GHG emissions inventory:
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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:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Capital goods total includes 'construction and facility improvements' and furniture/fixtures/equipment' categories from PSU's custom supply chain emissions analysis.
Purchased goods and services total includes all remaining PSU-specific categories from the custom analysis except travel, waste.
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.