Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 65.06
Liaison Andrea Trimble
Submission Date May 29, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

University of Virginia
OP-1: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.78 / 10.00 Andrea Trimble
Director - Office for Sustainability
Office for 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 No
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

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

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

U.Va.'s Office for Sustainability maintains and updates U.Va.'s GHG emissions inventory using the Clean Air-Cool Planet Campus Carbon Calculator and methdology per AUCPCC guidance.


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:

Personnel in U.Va.'s Facilities Management Operations department (staff not affiliated with the Office for Sustainability) review the data to ensure accuracy.


Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion 94,234.90 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 115,226.80 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources 5,270.30 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 5,555.50 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity 162,375.10 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 157,167.40 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 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

A brief description of the institution-catalyzed carbon offsets program:

N/A


A brief description of the carbon sequestration program and reporting protocol used:

N/A


A brief description of the composting and carbon storage program:

N/A


A brief description of the purchased carbon offsets, including third party verifier(s) and contract timeframes:

N/A


Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of residential students 6,698 6,216
Number of residential employees 200 159
Number of in-patient hospital beds 577 570
Full-time equivalent enrollment 22,030 20,297
Full-time equivalent of employees 13,864.20 13,289.60
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 Jan. 1, 2013 Dec. 31, 2013
Baseline Year Jan. 1, 2009 Dec. 31, 2009

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:
15,574,997 Square feet

Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor Area
Laboratory space 3,072,929 Square feet
Healthcare space 3,068,037 Square feet
Other energy intensive space 362,724 Square feet

Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year::
Emissions
Business travel ---
Commuting 39,864.90 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 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Other categories (please specify below) ---

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

None


A copy of the most recent GHG emissions inventory:
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:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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