| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.01 |
| Liaison | Paul Mathisen |
| Submission Date | May 23, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
OP-2: Outdoor Air Quality
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.00 / 1.00 |
Liz
Tomaszewski Facilities Systems Manager/Sustainability Coordinator Facilities Department |
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Part 1
Yes
None
A brief description of the policies and/or guidelines to improve outdoor air quality and minimize air pollutant emissions from mobile sources:
The institute complies with the statute of the state of Massachusetts preventing any vehicle from idling for more than 5 minutes. Also the institute became a smoke-free campus in 2015.
Part 2
Yes
Weight of the following categories of air emissions from stationary sources::
| Weight of Emissions | |
| Nitrogen oxides (NOx) | 8.55 Tons |
| Sulfur oxides (SOx) | 0.17 Tons |
| Carbon monoxide (CO) | 6.13 Tons |
| Particulate matter (PM) | 0.23 Tons |
| Ozone (O3) | 0 Tons |
| Lead (Pb) | 0 Tons |
| Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) | 0 Tons |
| Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) | 0 Tons |
| Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations | 0 Tons |
None
A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
We are continually working to reduce our energy consumption, which will also help reduce our air emissions. We have switched completely from oil consumption to natural gas. The state of Massachusetts requires institutions to report Scope 1 emissions; our emissions are calculated by a third party, Tighe and Bond.
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