Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 68.06
Liaison Brad Spanbauer
Submission Date June 18, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
OP-1: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 5.23 / 10.00 Brian Kermath
Sustainability Director
Sustainability Office
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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 Yes
Capital goods Yes
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 Yes
Waste generated in operations Yes

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

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A brief description of the methodology and/or tool used to complete the GHG emissions inventory:
Clean Air-Cool Planet's Campus Carbon Calculator

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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:
Staff members not involved in the GHG emissions reporting scrutinized the data for accuracy.

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Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion 15,521 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 20,940 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources 477 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 599 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity 17,119 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 23,996 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 3,937 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 5,039 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

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A brief description of the institution-catalyzed carbon offsets program:
Developing a program to offer carbon credit sales for carbon sequestered in biodigesters.

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A brief description of the carbon sequestration program and reporting protocol used:
Developing a program to offer carbon credit sales for carbon sequestered in biodigesters.

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A brief description of the composting and carbon storage program:
Currently offering carbon credit sales for carbon sequestered in digesters.

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A brief description of the purchased carbon offsets, including third party verifier(s) and contract timeframes:
RECs are purchased through the Naturewise Program provided by Wisconsin Public Service(13%), and Wisconsin State(10%) purchase. It amounts to 23% of total campus electrical consumption.

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Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of residential students 3,022 3,208
Number of residential employees 1,362 1,239
Number of in-patient hospital beds 0 0
Full-time equivalent enrollment 9,590 10,178
Full-time equivalent of employees 1,362 1,239
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 Jan. 1, 2011 Dec. 31, 2011
Baseline Year Jan. 1, 2008 Dec. 31, 2008

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A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
The GHG baseline was established in 2008 with the implementation of the first Campus Sustainability Plan.

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Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
2,754,583 Square feet

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Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor Area
Laboratory space 264,748 Square feet
Healthcare space 0 Square feet
Other energy intensive space 0 Square feet

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Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year::
Emissions
Business travel 1,232 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Commuting 13,826 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 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Waste generated in operations 16 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Other categories (please specify below) 125 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

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A brief description of the sources included in Scope 3 GHG emissions from "other categories":
Biogenic source emissions from stationary and mobile combustion.

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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:
The University is dedicated to improving and constructing buildings to LEED standards, renewable energy, purchasing RECs, and producing carbon offsets.

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
We have not calculated our emissions from purchased goods and services, but they are considered in LEED scoring.

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