Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
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Overall Score | 67.98 |
Liaison | Peter Barker |
Submission Date | March 14, 2016 |
Executive Letter | Download |
St. John's University, New York
OP-1: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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7.14 / 10.00 |
Thomas
Goldsmith Director of Environment and Energy Conservation Facilities Services |
Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include all Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions?:
Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include all Scope 3 GHG emissions from any of the following categories?:
Yes or No | |
Business travel | No |
Commuting | No |
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 | No |
Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include Scope 3 emissions from other categories?:
A brief description of the methodology and/or tool used to complete the GHG emissions inventory:
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?:
A brief description of the internal and/or external verification process:
Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions::
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion | 1,439.85 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 3,570.11 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Scope 2 GHG emissions from other sources | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Figures needed to determine total carbon offsets::
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Institution-catalyzed carbon offsets generated | 1.51 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 |
A brief description of the institution-catalyzed carbon offsets program:
A brief description of the carbon sequestration program and reporting protocol used:
A brief description of the composting and carbon storage program:
A brief description of the purchased carbon offsets, including third party verifier(s) and contract timeframes:
Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”::
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Number of residential students | 3,238 | 3,392 |
Number of residential employees | 8 | 10 |
Number of in-patient hospital beds | 0 | 0 |
Full-time equivalent enrollment | 17,090 | 18,783 |
Full-time equivalent of employees | 2,100 | 2,300 |
Full-time equivalent of distance education students | 104 | 133 |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date | End Date | |
Performance Year | Jan. 1, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014 |
Baseline Year | Jan. 1, 2010 | Dec. 31, 2010 |
A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor Area | |
Laboratory space | 169,475 Square feet |
Healthcare space | 0 Square feet |
Other energy intensive space | 0 Square feet |
Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year::
Emissions | |
Business travel | --- |
Commuting | --- |
Purchased goods and services | --- |
Capital goods | --- |
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 | --- |
Waste generated in operations | --- |
Other categories (please specify below) | --- |
A brief description of the sources included in Scope 3 GHG emissions from "other categories":
A copy of the most recent GHG emissions inventory:
The website URL where the GHG emissions inventory is posted:
A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives, including efforts made during the previous three years:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Information for the base year can be found at : http://www.stjohns.edu/sites/default/files/documents/ir/factbook_fall_2012_-2.pdf
St. John's University has decreased their overall Carbon by 24% to date and was featured as a case study for the New York Carbon Challenge Handbook published in 2015 .(http://www.nyc.gov/html/gbee/downloads/pdf/NYC-Carbon-Challenge-Handbook-for-Universities-and-Hospitals.pdf)
St. John's has partnered with Lucid Designs to track the campus' progress. Recently, the University took part in Lucid's "Winter Shutdown Challenge" and decreased their power usage by 14%.
St John's has also participated in the 2015 Campus Conservation Nationals contest. Information for 2015 can be found at http://pages.luciddesigngroup.com/rs/125-CXP-062/images/CCN_2015_Case_Study_St_John's_University.pdf
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