Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 71.86
Liaison Isabel Savransky
Submission Date June 19, 2019
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Ontario Tech University
OP-2: Outdoor Air Quality

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 1.00
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Part 1 

Does the institution have policies and/or guidelines in place to improve outdoor air quality and minimize air pollutant emissions from mobile sources on campus?:
Yes

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A brief description of the policies and/or guidelines to improve outdoor air quality and minimize air pollutant emissions from mobile sources:
The sustainability office promotes walking and biking to school through signage, and providing bicycle racks and indoor lockers. Ontario Tech U provides bus passes to all full time students to decrease single passenger driving. Ontario Tech U also promotes carpooling by designating carpooling spots, and advertising Blancride. Ontario Tech U has No-Idling signs up outside buildings on campus.

Part 2 

Has the institution completed an inventory of significant air emissions from stationary campus sources or else verified that no such emissions are produced?:
Yes

Weight of the following categories of air emissions from stationary sources::
Weight of Emissions
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 0 Metric tons
Sulfur oxides (SOx) 0 Metric tons
Carbon monoxide (CO) 0 Metric tons
Particulate matter (PM) 0 Metric tons
Ozone (O3) 0 Metric tons
Lead (Pb) 0 Metric tons
Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) 0 Metric tons
Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) 0 Metric tons
Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations 0 Metric tons

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A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
Calculation based on site-specific data as needed, pulled from GHG submissions.

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