Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
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Overall Score | 65.87 |
Liaison | Jessica Bast |
Submission Date | Jan. 5, 2016 |
Executive Letter | Download |
North Carolina State University
OP-1: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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4.87 / 10.00 |
Jeff
Hightower Director of Utility Infrastructure Planning Facilities-Directors Office |
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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 | Yes |
Capital goods | No |
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 | Yes |
Waste generated in operations | Yes |
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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:
The Greenhouse Gas emissions calculations are based on the Climate Registry, Clean Air
Cool Planet’s Campus Carbon Calculator version 6.9, and Atmosfair.
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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?:
Yes
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A brief description of the internal and/or external verification process:
Dr. Scott Showalter's masters level accounting class performed the audit of the 2013 GHG Inventory.
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Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions::
Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion | 92,728 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 68,121 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources | 8,083 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 18,340 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity | 98,919 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 143,494 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 | 490 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 568 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:
Landscaping waste is collected and composted at an on site facility. Food waste is collected and composted at an off site facility.
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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 | 7,362 | 8,205 |
Number of residential employees | 229 | 224 |
Number of in-patient hospital beds | 0 | 0 |
Full-time equivalent enrollment | 29,863.50 | 28,887.75 |
Full-time equivalent of employees | 8,645 | 7,957.20 |
Full-time equivalent of distance education students | 1,536.50 | 1,713.25 |
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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 | Jan. 1, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2013 |
Baseline Year | Jan. 1, 2008 | Dec. 31, 2008 |
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A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
When the university signed the American College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment (ACUPCC), we conducted our first GHG Inventory in 2008 which serves as the the baseline year.
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Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
18,182,605
Square feet
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Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor Area | |
Laboratory space | 1,733,039 Square feet |
Healthcare space | 66,880 Square feet |
Other energy intensive space | 2,675,945 Square feet |
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Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year::
Emissions | |
Business travel | 5,519 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Commuting | 27,329 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Purchased goods and services | 1 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Capital goods | --- |
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 | 204 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Waste generated in operations | 1,334 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
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:
Many of the campus sustainability and energy efforts, which can be found in the Sustainability Strategic Plan, Annual Sustainability Report and the Annual Energy Management Report, target the reduction of greenhouse gases. The most significant project in the the last three years was the installation of co-generation (CHP) system at the Cates Central Utility Plant. This project helped create a 24% reduction in greenhouse gases on North and Central Campus from 2010 to 2013.
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
https://sustainability.ncsu.edu/about/stars/
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.