Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 61.55
Liaison Melissa Cadwell
Submission Date Jan. 7, 2022

STARS v2.2

Syracuse University
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.56 / 8.00 Melissa Cadwell
Sustainability Coordinator
Energy Systems & Sustainability Management
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Gross Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions:
Performance year Baseline year
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion 7,867 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 6,575.22 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources 2,309.64 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 1,606.74 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity 8,346.44 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 21,384.85 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported thermal energy 37,244.82 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 36,216.25 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Total 55,767.90 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 65,783.06 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

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 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

A brief description of the carbon sinks, including vendor, project source, verification program and contract timeframes (as applicable):
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Adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:
Performance year Baseline year
Adjusted net GHG emissions 55,767.90 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 65,783.06 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Performance year Baseline year
Start date July 1, 2018 July 1, 2010
End date June 30, 2019 June 30, 2011

A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:

This is the year we used to create our Climate Action Plan.


Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”:
Performance year Baseline year
Number of students resident on-site 7,874 8,112
Number of employees resident on-site 31 31
Number of other individuals resident on-site 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 19,184 19,368
Full-time equivalent of employees 4,935 4,620
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 2,279 1,531
Weighted Campus Users 18,356.25 18,878.50

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 3.04 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 3.48 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
12.81

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
9,680,895 Gross square feet

Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor area
Laboratory space 760,648 Square feet
Healthcare space 0 Square feet
Other energy intensive space 456,202 Square feet

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
11,658,393 Gross square feet

Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
0.00 MtCO2e per square foot

A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives:

LED lighting in all parking garages, continuing to update all campus lighting fixtures with LED lights.

2013, rooftop solar hot water heating was installed for twenty South Campus buildings that contain 160 three-bedroom apartments. There are forty systems with a total of 240 solar panels. By utilizing solar energy to heat water, the University will save approximately 300,000 kWh and avoid about 125 tons of GHG emissions a year. The systems will supply 50-60% of the energy necessary to heat the water. Added blankets to the steam lines in buildings.

Building Temperature Control System
Energy Systems and Sustainability Management helps make campus building systems run efficiently and on schedules that meet occupants’ needs. The department’s Energy Management System Operations Center is the “command center” that monitors and schedules the heating, cooling, ventilation, hot water, and building access control systems in campus buildings.


Website URL where information about the institution's GHG emissions is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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