Overall Rating	Gold
Overall Score	80.84
Liaison	Teddy Lhoutellier
Submission Date	April 26, 2024

STARS v2.2

University of Miami
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	7.17 / 8.00	Teddy Lhoutellier Sustainability Manager Environmental Health and Safety

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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	3,972.27 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	11,651 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources	1,866.95 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	876 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity	13,954.46 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	115,284 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	19,793.68 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	127,811 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	100.13 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Carbon storage from non-additional sequestration	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	100.13 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):

Our Mulching/Composting area produces mulch onsite for part of our landscaping needs.

Adjusted net GHG emissions

Adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:

	Performance year	Baseline year
Adjusted net GHG emissions	19,693.55 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	127,811 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	June 1, 2022	June 1, 2006
End date	May 31, 2023	May 31, 2007

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

FY 2007 is the start date of our updated baseline GHG inventory when we signed the ACUPCC/2nd Nature commitment.

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	4,555	4,250
Number of employees resident on-site	22	0
Number of other individuals resident on-site	20	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	18,826	14,167
Full-time equivalent of employees	10,641.90	9,506
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	810.10	0
Weighted Campus Users	22,657.60	18,817.25

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	0.87 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	6.79 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

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

87.20

Part 2. GHG emissions per unit of floor area

Performance year floor area

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:

10,841,400 Gross square feet

Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:

	Floor area
Laboratory space	528,329 Square feet
Healthcare space	94,067 Square feet
Other energy intensive space	483,212 Square feet

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:

12,569,404 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:

0.00 MtCO2e per square foot

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

In 2019, the University of Miami signed an agreement with Florida Power and Light to adopt the Solar Together program. This community solar agreement allows the University to procure 100% of its 2019 electricity consumption through off-site solar energy. The Renewable Energy Credits associated with it are offsetting operation scope 2 emissions—getting us much closer to carbon neutrality. These yearly RECs started to be retired in 2022, so we are now counting them in our GHG emissions inventory. All RECs from the Solar Together program are certified by the North American Registry.

We continue to certify our buildings at a minimum standard of LEED Silver. In 2022, the Miami Herbert Business School certified Platinum on the LEED Existing Building Operation and Maintenance program from USGBC.

As of Spring 2022, the University installed 18 new level 2 Electric Vehicle charging stations on its main campus.

Website URL where information about the institution's GHG emissions is available:

https://greenu.miami.edu/about-us/sustainability-planning/index.html

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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