Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 35.35
Liaison Kimberly Post
Submission Date Sept. 26, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Saint Joseph's College - ME
OP-1: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 5.66 / 10.00 Greg Teegarden
Professor
Natural Sciences
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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 No
Capital goods No
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 No
Waste generated in operations Yes

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Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include Scope 3 emissions from other categories?:
Yes

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A brief description of the methodology and/or tool used to complete the GHG emissions inventory:
Our greenhouse gas inventory has been completed using Clean Air Cool Planet carbon calculator. Data was collected by campus sustainability coordinator.

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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 1,588 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 1,725.50 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources 127 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 127.20 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity 1,339 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 1,855.50 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 15.40 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 6.20 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:
We have no such program.

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A brief description of the carbon sequestration program and reporting protocol used:
Although our campus contains 375 forested acres which we estimated to offset 460 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents annually, we did not include these, as this land is not managed specifically for sequestration.

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A brief description of the composting and carbon storage program:
Our composting program has grown to collect all compostable waste from the dining hall. We determined that this was roughly 40 tons in the performance year. Amounts of carbon sequestered from composting are taken from Clean Air Cool Planet carbon calculator spreadsheet.

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A brief description of the purchased carbon offsets, including third party verifier(s) and contract timeframes:
We have not purchase any carbon offsets in either the performance or baseline year.

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Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of residential students 710 762
Number of residential employees 3 3
Number of in-patient hospital beds 0 0
Full-time equivalent enrollment 2,648 1,567
Full-time equivalent of employees 158 134
Full-time equivalent of distance education students 1,107 504

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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, 2012 June 30, 2013
Baseline Year July 1, 2008 June 30, 2009

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A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
The baseline year is the year that we first collected data for our greenhouse gas inventory.

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Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
450,000 Square feet

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Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor Area
Laboratory space 10,000 Square feet
Healthcare space 0 Square feet
Other energy intensive space 0 Square feet

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Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year::
Emissions
Business travel 638 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Commuting 608.20 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Purchased goods and services ---
Capital goods ---
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 ---
Waste generated in operations 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Other categories (please specify below) 88.30 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

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A brief description of the sources included in Scope 3 GHG emissions from "other categories":
From the CA/CP worksheet, we determined that our paper use produced 20 tons of carbon dioxide equivalents and wastewater produced 68.3 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents. This totals 88.3 tons.

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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:
Our facilities department has worked on energy improvements in fans, building envelopes etc.

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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