Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 71.57
Liaison Greg Maginn
Submission Date Jan. 22, 2016
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

The Ohio State University
OP-1: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.54 / 10.00 John Rappleye
Utility Purchasing
Energy Services and Sustainability
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Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include all Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions?:
Yes

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 Yes
Waste generated in operations Yes

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

A brief description of the methodology and/or tool used to complete the GHG emissions inventory:

The data collection for the Ohio State's Carbon Footprint is carried out by employees in the Energy Services and Sustainability Office (ESS). ESS employees contact the various departments within the university that maintain records of data relevant to the Carbon Footprint Inventory. The Clean Air Cool Planet (CACP) Campus Carbon Calculator is used to format the data and calculate the equivalent CO2 emissions from each of the inventoried sources. The Campus Carbon Calculator is updated each year with new emission coefficients and trending equations. The version used for the 2014 Ohio State Carbon Footprint Inventory was CACP Calculator 6.9.


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?:
Yes

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 169,080 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 161,005 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources 7,414 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 7,687 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity 325,780 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 408,261 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 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 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased 6,228 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 35,654 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

A brief description of the institution-catalyzed carbon offsets program:
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A brief description of the carbon sequestration program and reporting protocol used:
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A brief description of the composting and carbon storage program:
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A brief description of the purchased carbon offsets, including third party verifier(s) and contract timeframes:

McCampbell Hall: Sterling Planet: August 2014- August 2016, 3,189,286
ERCWP: Sterling Planet: May/June 2014 - June 2016, 252,000
Hopkins/Hayes Hall: Renewable Choice Energy: April 2012 - April 2014
Smith Lab: Sterling Planet: June 2014 - June 2016, 3,014,068


Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of residential students 11,649 10,437
Number of residential employees 313 300
Number of in-patient hospital beds 1,310 1,229
Full-time equivalent enrollment 50,934 51,870
Full-time equivalent of employees 29,146 26,435
Full-time equivalent of distance education students 0 0

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year July 1, 2014 June 30, 2015
Baseline Year July 1, 2010 June 30, 2011

A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
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Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
24,221,371 Square feet

Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor Area
Laboratory space 1,345,093 Square feet
Healthcare space 4,712,535 Square feet
Other energy intensive space 0 Square feet

Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year::
Emissions
Business travel 45,053.80 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Commuting 61,499.10 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Purchased goods and services 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Capital goods 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 20,412.20 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Waste generated in operations 2,188.60 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Other categories (please specify below) 746.60 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

A brief description of the sources included in Scope 3 GHG emissions from "other categories":

The Bio-genic component of our inventory was utilized when running the final calculations of our GHG-inventory with our calculator.


A copy of the most recent GHG emissions inventory:
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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:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.