Overall Rating Reporter
Overall Score
Liaison Tyler Kuss
Submission Date Feb. 27, 2024

STARS v2.2

Valparaiso University
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter
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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 6,192.80 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 5,730.00 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources 259.60 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 172.74 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity 17,523.90 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 23,480.23 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 23,976.30 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 29,382.97 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 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Carbon storage from non-additional sequestration 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 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

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):
n/a

Adjusted net GHG emissions

Adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:
Performance year Baseline year
Adjusted net GHG emissions 23,976.30 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 29,382.97 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 July 1, 2021 July 1, 2016
End date June 30, 2022 June 30, 2017

A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
FY17 was the year before the Office of Sustainability was formally organized. FY22 is the most recent year that we have completed an inventory of. Please note that we have had some buildings close and enrolment decrease, so some of the reduced emissions are most likely based on that.

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 1,446 2,063
Number of employees resident on-site 5 5
Number of other individuals resident on-site 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 2,977.86 3,976.44
Full-time equivalent of employees 654 924
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 45.16 11.92
Weighted Campus Users 3,052.78 4,183.39

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 7.85 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 7.02 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

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

Part 2. GHG emissions per unit of floor area

Performance year floor area

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
2,199,299 Gross square feet

Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor area
Laboratory space 50,603 Square feet
Healthcare space 0 Square feet
Other energy intensive space 0 Square feet

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
2,300,505 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:
0.01 MtCO2e per square foot

A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives:
We have a yearly competition between residence halls to reduce energy and water usage.

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:
The Office of Sustainability only recently began tracking the majority of the greenhouse gas emission data so goals to reduce emissions have not yet been implemented.

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