Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 69.47
Liaison Cora Kenfield
Submission Date March 4, 2021

STARS v2.2

Vassar College
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.67 / 8.00 Cora Kenfield
Director of Sustainability
Office of Sustainability
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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 11,593.32 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 16,140.91 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources 193.10 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 201.80 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity 2,347.80 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 9,066.40 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 14,134.22 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 25,409.11 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 14,134.22 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 25,409.11 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, 2019 July 1, 2004
End date June 30, 2020 June 30, 2005

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

The 2005 baseline is used across the college.


Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”:
Performance year Baseline year
Number of students resident on-site 2,409 2,411
Number of employees resident on-site 200 200
Number of other individuals resident on-site 0 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 2,409 2,434
Full-time equivalent of employees 999.10 1,047
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 0 0
Weighted Campus Users 3,208.33 3,263.50

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 4.41 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 7.79 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
43.42

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
2,480,000 Gross square feet

Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor area
Laboratory space 77,309 Square feet
Healthcare space 1,523 Square feet
Other energy intensive space 10,150 Square feet

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
2,647,814 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:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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