Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 49.31
Liaison Keaton Schrank
Submission Date June 12, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Westminster University - Utah
OP-1: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.69 / 10.00 Kerry Case
Environmental Director
Environmental Center
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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 No
Capital goods No
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 No
Waste generated in operations No

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

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A brief description of the methodology and/or tool used to complete the GHG emissions inventory:
To complete the GHG emissions inventory, Westminster uses the Clean Air - Cool Planet Campus Carbon Calculator. We publicly report emissions via the American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment reporting system. http://rs.acupcc.org/ghg/1593/ More info on data collection methodology can be found online at http://www.westminstercollege.edu/environmental_center/index.cfm?parent=6676&detail=6704&content=11517.

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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?:
No

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A brief description of the internal and/or external verification process:
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Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion 2,576 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 2,156 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources 475.80 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 580 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity 4,353.50 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 3,636 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 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

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A brief description of the institution-catalyzed carbon offsets program:
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A brief description of the carbon sequestration program and reporting protocol used:
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A brief description of the composting and carbon storage program:
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A brief description of the purchased carbon offsets, including third party verifier(s) and contract timeframes:
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Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of residential students 645 606
Number of residential employees 6 5
Number of in-patient hospital beds 0 0
Full-time equivalent enrollment 2,926 2,688
Full-time equivalent of employees 431 433
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 July 1, 2012 June 30, 2013
Baseline Year July 1, 2009 June 30, 2010

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A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
While our ACUPCC baseline is FY2008, for this STARS, we are using FY2010 so that we can measure changes since our last STARS assessment.

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Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
94,077.85 Square meters

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Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor Area
Laboratory space 2,223.54 Square meters
Healthcare space 0 Square meters
Other energy intensive space 0 Square meters

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Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year::
Emissions
Business travel 3,508.60 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Commuting 1,794.30 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 ---
Other categories (please specify below) ---

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A brief description of the sources included in Scope 3 GHG emissions from "other categories":
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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:
In the past three years, the college has instituted a parking fee, continued efficiency work outlined in our Climate Action Plan, continued the annual Energy Challenge, and launched a sustainability revolving loan fund.

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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