Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 52.41
Liaison Aysha Bodenhamer
Submission Date May 10, 2022

STARS v2.2

Radford University
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.01 / 8.00 Josh Nease
Sustainability Manager
Academic Programs
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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 9,928.56 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 7,588.04 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources 420.53 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 622.42 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity 20,939.81 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 20,423.29 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 31,288.90 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 28,633.75 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 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:

A brief description of the carbon sinks, including vendor, project source, verification program and contract timeframes (as applicable):
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Adjusted net GHG emissions

Adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:
Performance year Baseline year
Adjusted net GHG emissions 31,288.90 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 28,633.75 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, 2020 July 1, 2009
End date June 30, 2021 June 30, 2010

A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
FY 2010 was Radford University's first Greenhouse Gas Inventory. It was the University's first step after signing the ACUPCC in 2009 to develop the RU Climate Action Plan.

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 3,232 2,939
Number of employees resident on-site 10 4
Number of other individuals resident on-site 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 8,489 8,558
Full-time equivalent of employees 1,450 1,224
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 961 68
Weighted Campus Users 7,544 8,021.25

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 4.15 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 3.57 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
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Part 2. GHG emissions per unit of floor area

Performance year floor area

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
273,887.52 Gross square meters

Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor area
Laboratory space 2,309.10 Square meters
Healthcare space 280.20 Square meters
Other energy intensive space 13,583.07 Square meters

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
292,649.19 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:
0.11 MtCO2e per square meter

A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives:
We've added nearly 250,000 square feet since 2010, taken some square footage offline, and renovated many old buildings since our baseline year. Of the new square footage, 115,000 square feet is the new Center for the Sciences, composed of lab space and other energy intensive space.

Primary GHG emissions reduction initiatives since 2010 have focused on new building construction and renovation to LEED Gold and Silver standard, retrocommissioning, converting parking lot lights to LED, and other energy efficiency improvements.

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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