Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 55.52
Liaison Alan Burr
Submission Date March 5, 2020

STARS v2.2

University of Wisconsin-Platteville
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.90 / 8.00 Amy Seeboth-Wilson
Sustainability Coordinator
Facilities Management
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Gross Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions:
Performance year Baseline year
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion 14,868.14 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 13,415.87 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources 436.25 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 381.35 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity 12,583.74 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 15,876.33 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 27,888.13 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 29,673.55 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

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 0 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 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

A brief description of the carbon sinks, including vendor, project source, verification program and contract timeframes (as applicable):
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Adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:
Performance year Baseline year
Adjusted net GHG emissions 27,888.13 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 29,673.55 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Performance year Baseline year
Start date July 1, 2018 July 1, 2014
End date June 30, 2019 June 30, 2015

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

FY2015 was the first year we tracked our greenhouse gas emissions using a verified method (SIMAP)


Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”:
Performance year Baseline year
Number of students resident on-site 2,655 3,136
Number of employees resident on-site 12 13
Number of other individuals resident on-site 12 5
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 7,128 8,950
Full-time equivalent of employees 978 1,032
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 992 1,302
Weighted Campus Users 6,014.25 7,302.25

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 4.64 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 4.06 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
0

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
2,568,309 Gross square feet

Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor area
Laboratory space 8,240 Square feet
Healthcare space 1,517 Square feet
Other energy intensive space 68,336 Square feet

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
2,656,159 Gross square feet

Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
0.01 MtCO2e per square foot

A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives:
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Website URL where information about the institution's GHG emissions is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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