Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 54.32
Liaison Emma Parsley
Submission Date Dec. 12, 2022

STARS v2.2

Texas State University, San Marcos
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.65 / 8.00 James Vollrath
Director
Office of Sustainability
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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 19,835.20 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 19,282.60 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources 2,732.70 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 5,384.90 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity 43,489.80 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 38,801.90 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 66,057.70 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 63,469.40 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 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 66,057.70 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 63,469.40 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 Sept. 1, 2021 Sept. 1, 2018
End date Aug. 31, 2022 Aug. 31, 2019

A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
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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 6,713 6,924
Number of employees resident on-site 27 27
Number of other individuals resident on-site 26 26
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 30,095 30,584
Full-time equivalent of employees 3,756 3,738
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 1,283 1,283
Weighted Campus Users 26,137 26,543

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 2.53 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 2.39 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
0

Part 2. GHG emissions per unit of floor area

Performance year floor area

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
8,667,399 Gross square feet

Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor area
Laboratory space 445,707 Square feet
Healthcare space 29,241 Square feet
Other energy intensive space 189,191 Square feet

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
9,806,486 Gross square feet

Metric used in scoring for Part 2

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

A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives:
Energy Conservation projects have been Texas State's major initiative for driving down its carbon footprint. Examples of recent projects include LED lighting replacement (indoors and outdoors), upgraded building automation systems along with more sophisticated demand control ventilation and demand air flow controls, more efficient generation units and implementation of continuous commissioning software. All this has resulted in Texas State University realizing increased energy efficiencies and thereby reducing its carbon footprint.

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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