Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 28.17
Liaison Suzanne Wood
Submission Date May 26, 2016
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

UMass Chan Medical School
OP-1: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.83 / 10.00 Suzanne Wood
Sustainability & Energy Manager
Facilities Managment
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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 No

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Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include Scope 3 emissions from other categories?:
No

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A brief description of the methodology and/or tool used to complete the GHG emissions inventory:
GHG emissions associated with the campus are calculated using the Clean Air Cool Plant Campus Carbon calculator. These emissions are reported the ACUPCC as part of the President's Climate Commitment. Additionally, GHG emissions associated with Power Plant operations are reported annually to MassDEP and are required to be verified by a 3rd party ever three years

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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?:
Yes

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A brief description of the internal and/or external verification process:
As required by MassDEP, UMass Medical School submits stationary "direct stack" source emissions through the Climate Registry Information System (CRIS) on a annual basis using the Climate Registry’s General Reporting Protocol (GRP). This information is verified by a third party on a triennial basis as required.

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Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion 82,406.81 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 72,108.25 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources 1,054.09 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 659.64 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity 4,969.52 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 18,429.30 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 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

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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:
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Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of residential students 0 0
Number of residential employees 0 0
Number of in-patient hospital beds 416 400
Full-time equivalent enrollment 1,071 982.80
Full-time equivalent of employees 7,145.07 7,599.67
Full-time equivalent of distance education students 0 0

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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, 2014 June 30, 2015
Baseline Year July 1, 2004 June 30, 2005

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A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
To be consistent with pervious STARS reporting a baseline year of FY2005 was chosen

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Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
3,342,108 Square feet

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Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor Area
Laboratory space 544,855 Square feet
Healthcare space 1,312,348 Square feet
Other energy intensive space 0 Square feet

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Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year::
Emissions
Business travel 117.73 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Commuting 29,445.36 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 ---
Other categories (please specify below) ---

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A brief description of the sources included in Scope 3 GHG emissions from "other categories":
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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:
One of the major initiatives which reduced GHG emissions was the expansion on the Power Plant. In 2012 the medical school completed a significant expansion and upgrade of the central plant that included the installation of a high-efficiency, 7.5-megawatt, gas-fired combustion turbine and an associated heat recovery system. Additionally, retro-commissioning activities, HVAC and fume hood retrofits, as well as lighting retrofit have all help to reduce energy consumption and therefore GHG emissions.

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Most resent GHG report submitted to ACUPCC was for FY2014

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