| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.52 |
| Liaison | Andrew D'Amico |
| Submission Date | Feb. 28, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Princeton University
OP-2: Outdoor Air Quality
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.50 / 1.00 |
Thomas
Nyquist Executive Director Engineering and Campus Energy |
Does the institution have policies and/or guidelines in place to improve outdoor air quality and minimize air pollutant emissions from mobile sources on campus?:
A brief description of the policies and/or guidelines to improve outdoor air quality and minimize air pollutant emissions from mobile sources:
Although Princeton doesn't have a formal policy to improve outdoor air quality and minimize air pollutant emissions from mobile sources, Princeton still has a strong commitment to clean air. The TigerTransit bus fleet runs on biodiesel fuel, campus fleet vehicles include electric carts, and newer facilities vehicles are fuel-efficient.
The University is also committed to reducing air pollutant emissions through campus infrastructural improvements. These improvements include:
-Thermal distribution system improvements
-Lighting upgrades, including retrofitting most of campus lighting with LED bulbs
-Building HVAC replacements
-Existing building energy conservation projects
-Plant efficiency and run-time improvements
-Installing a 5.4 MW solar field to produce electricity
-Ground-coupled heat pumps for heating and cooling buildings
-Control system optimization
Has the institution completed an inventory of significant air emissions from stationary campus sources or else verified that no such emissions are produced?:
Weight of the following categories of air emissions from stationary sources::
| Weight of Emissions | |
| Nitrogen oxides (NOx) | 59.30 Tons |
| Sulfur oxides (SOx) | 5.82 Tons |
| Carbon monoxide (CO) | 70.87 Tons |
| Particulate matter (PM) | 4.82 Tons |
| Ozone (O3) | 0 Tons |
| Lead (Pb) | 0 Tons |
| Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) | 0 Tons |
| Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) | 0 Tons |
| Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations | 0 Tons |
A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
The University calculates its annual pollutant emissions and reports them to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, as is required by the University’s Title V permit. Techniques include calculation methods with AP-42, continuous emission monitors, and fuel use records from the various sources over the calendar year.
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The weight of emissions listed for SOx reflects the emission weight for SO2
The weight of emissions listed for PM reflects the emission weight for PM-2.5
The University doesn’t report emission weights for ozone and ODCs because leaks of these pollutants are insignificant. Therefore, the emission weights for these pollutants have been entered as 0 tons/yr.
The weight of emissions listed for SOx reflects the emission weight for SO2
The weight of emissions listed for PM reflects the emission weight for PM-2.5
The University doesn’t report emission weights for ozone and ODCs because leaks of these pollutants are insignificant. Therefore, the emission weights for these pollutants have been entered as 0 tons/yr.
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