| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 72.46 |
| Liaison | Paul Mathisen |
| Submission Date | May 22, 2020 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
OP-2: Outdoor Air Quality
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.00 / 1.00 |
Paul
Mathisen Dir. of Sustainability & Assoc. Prof Civil & Environmental Engineering |
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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:
In 2017, WPI published its Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan (see notes below for website) calling for a reduction of scopes 1 and 2 ghg by 2025. link is in data field below.
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) | 7.27 Tons |
| Sulfur oxides (SOx) | 0 Tons |
| Carbon monoxide (CO) | 6.22 Tons |
| Particulate matter (PM) | 0 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:
Our Scope 1 and 2 emissions are collected and reported to the state by a third party, Tighe and Bond. additionally WPIs Office of Sustainability calculates scopes 1 and 2 emissions on a fiscal year so as to compare to state report totals.
Optional Fields
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
the state emissions report is in draft form; the state has been delayed in final reports. This is data which was submitted by Tighe & Bond, the third party which audit's WPIs emissions results.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KJGQCZhyTctMy9Uj-kCiOeBsy28Tkk_6/view?usp=sharing
https://www.wpi.edu/sites/default/files/inline-image/Offices/Sustainability/GHG_Plan_WPI_Exec%20Summ%20Final2.pdf
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