Overall Rating	Silver
Overall Score	49.22
Liaison	Paul Scanlon
Submission Date	March 4, 2022

STARS v2.2

Slippery Rock University
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	5.39 / 8.00	Paul Scanlon Special Assistant to the President President's Office/Sustainability

"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

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	9,936 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	20,275.46 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources	356 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	393.21 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity	7,330 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	23,457 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	17,622 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	44,125.67 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	4.70 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	21 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	4.70 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	21 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):

The net carbon offsets are from the quantity of food waste from SRU's main dining hall that is composted at the Macoskey Center for Sustainable Systems Education & Research. This offset is lower than previous years because this year the leaves normally collected from the Borough of Slippery Rock were not provided for composting at the Macoskey Center.

Adjusted net GHG emissions

Adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:

	Performance year	Baseline year
Adjusted net GHG emissions	17,617.30 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	44,104.67 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, 2019	July 1, 2004
End date	June 30, 2020	June 30, 2005

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

The GHG emissions baseline was adopted after signing the Presidents Climate Action Commitment in 2009, and FY 2004-2005 was selected as the baseline period because that was the earliest year for which the most accurate information was available.

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	2,738	2,881
Number of employees resident on-site	0	0
Number of other individuals resident on-site	0	0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment	9,029	7,704
Full-time equivalent of employees	942	826
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education	741	141
Weighted Campus Users	7,607	7,012

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	2.32 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent	6.29 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

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

63.18

Part 2. GHG emissions per unit of floor area

Performance year floor area

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:

2,536,527 Gross square feet

Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:

	Floor area
Laboratory space	159,806 Square feet
Healthcare space	2,990 Square feet
Other energy intensive space	248,239 Square feet

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:

3,110,358 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:

SRU's GHG emissions reduction initiatives are documented in detail in our AASHE Climate Action Plan (available at www.sru.edu/sustainability web page).

Continuing initiatives made during the past three years include physical upgrades to existing buildings (e.g., replacement of several sections of leaking underground steam and condensate piping).
In 2017 SRU awarded a 20-year Guaranteed Energy Savings Agreement (GESA) with an Energy Services Company, through which we are implementing $20 million of energy conservation and deferred maintenance projects over the next two years, greatly reducing our cumulative GHG emissions reductions.

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

http://www.sru.edu/sustainability

Additional documentation to support the submission:

---

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Number of employees resident on-site was corrected to "0" - no employees reside on campus.

Clarification of spaces considered "Other energy intensive spaces": Buildings expected to use > twice that of an office building include:
- Aebersold Rec Center 82,000 GSF (extended hrs. of operation)
- Smith Student Center 106,000 GSF incl. food services and bookstore, plus extended hours of operation
- Maltby 25,849 GSF with data center
- Boozel Dining Hall 34,393 GSF food service facility

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.