Overall Rating	Gold
Overall Score	73.37
Liaison	Olivia Herron
Submission Date	Feb. 28, 2022

STARS v2.2

Miami University
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	4.19 / 8.00	Adam Sizemore Director of Sustainability Physical Facilities Department

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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	25,377.24 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	58,733.28 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources	820 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	9,924 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity	48,653.29 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	65,927.56 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	74,850.53 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	134,584.84 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	---
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):

Adjusted net GHG emissions

Adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:

	Performance year	Baseline year
Adjusted net GHG emissions	74,850.53 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	134,584.84 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, 2018	July 1, 2007
End date	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2008

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

Miami University has historically tracked utility-based Scope 1 and 2 emissions dating back to 2008. We recalculated purchased electricity, coal, and natural gas emissions using SIMAP for the years 2008-2019 to ensure accuracy.

As mentioned in OP-1, Miami University's baseline for Second Nature includes unleaded/diesel fuel usage and natural gas (limitations also presented in OP-1). Thus, refrigerants and chemicals are not included in our baseline for Second Nature (justification presented in OP-1). However, we include it in this section to reflect a 2008 baseline for non-utility Scope 1 emissions calculated by the former Director of Sustainability. In all, "Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources" includes unleaded/diesel fuel usage and refrigerants and chemicals for both the baseline and performance year.

The baseline, FY2008, is the year for which Miami's first carbon footprint was calculated.

Performance year reflects the last fully operational, normal year for Miami University in the last three years given the COVID-19 pandemic.

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	7,871	4,863
Number of employees resident on-site	19	35
Number of other individuals resident on-site	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	16,963	17,583
Full-time equivalent of employees	3,194	3,179
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	0	346
Weighted Campus Users	17,090.25	16,536.50

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	4.38 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	8.14 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

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

46.19

Part 2. GHG emissions per unit of floor area

Performance year floor area

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:

7,829,630 Gross square feet

Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:

	Floor area
Laboratory space	482,114 Square feet
Healthcare space	13,280 Square feet
Other energy intensive space	232,586 Square feet

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:

9,053,004 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:

Miami University's ongoing Utility Master Plan focuses on reducing carbon emissions, reducing our cost of operation, limiting exposure to risk, and improving the safety of our campus. The Utility Master Plan's seeks to:

1. Reduce waste/consumption of energy.
2. Use savings for future carbon reduction projects.
3. Advance sustainable methods of renovations and new construction projects.
4. Electrify the campus to reduce dependency upon fossil fuels onsite.

Miami sets to complete the Utility Master Plan in 2026. The campus will move off steam to heating hot water and utilize simultaneous heating and cooling for the majority of campus buildings. Following historical success concerning our utility system and a recommendation from the Sustainability Committee, Miami University became a signatory of Second Nature's Presidents' Climate Leadership Commitment when President Gregory Crawford signed the Climate Commitment. This formally committed Miami University to develop a plan to achieve carbon neutrality and assess and address climate resiliency.

Historical efforts to reduce fuel consumption, eliminate waste in operations, and retire underutilized vehicles have reduced annual fuel consumption in the Physical Facilities Department by 20,000 gallons annually. The physical Facilities Department is currently working on an electrification plan for Miami University-owned vehicles.

Website URL where information about the institution's GHG emissions is available:

http://miamioh.edu/about-miami/sustainability/indicators/index.html

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

The total campus gross square foot floor area in this section reflects the operational state of the campus at the time of the performance year calculation. In other words, factors such as buildings offline due to renovations can make the building gross square foot used for energy use/gsf different from the total campus building gsf to compare year after year .

Cody Powell - powellcj@miamioh.edu

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