| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.18 |
| Liaison | Ezra Small |
| Submission Date | Feb. 5, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Massachusetts Amherst
OP-1: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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5.36 / 10.00 |
Ezra
Small Sustainability Manager Physical Plant |
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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 | No |
| Capital goods | No |
| Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 | No |
| 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:
This data is based on the Fiscal Year 2013 (July 2012-June 2013)
Scope I and II emissions mainly come from collecting fuel consumption into a report for the MA DOER Leading by Example Office. Emission factors for each fuel type are used to calculate our Scope I and II emissions (above). Scope III emissions include employee air travel and commuter travel of students and employees and campus sold waste.
SCOPE I:
Stationary Combustion: CA-CP Calculations
Mobile Combustion: CA-CP Calculations
SCOPE II:
Purchased Electricity: CA-CP Calculations
SCOPE III:
Commuting & Air Travel:
UMass Amherst Calculations: Green Building researchers collected and analyzed this data from the parking and procurement offices and scientifically calculated scope III emissions (commuting and air travel) using this data.
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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:
Sightlines verifies our ACUPCC report
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Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion | 113,118 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 148,337 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources | 1,550.68 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 1,953 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity | 11,107.82 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 16,328 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 | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 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:
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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 | 12,420 | 11,539 |
| Number of residential employees | 0 | 0 |
| Number of in-patient hospital beds | 0 | 0 |
| Full-time equivalent enrollment | 26,851 | 22,498 |
| Full-time equivalent of employees | 6,207 | 5,838 |
| Full-time equivalent of distance education students | 774 | 388 |
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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 | July 1, 2012 | July 1, 2013 |
| Baseline Year | July 1, 2004 | July 1, 2005 |
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A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
2004 was the peak emissions year for the campus. 2005 data is the best because the 2011 v1.0 report required us to report 2005 as baseline.
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Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
11,401,341
Square feet
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Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
| Floor Area | |
| Laboratory space | 2,350,371 Square feet |
| Healthcare space | 68,362 Square feet |
| Other energy intensive space | 439,836 Square feet |
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Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year::
| Emissions | |
| Business travel | 12,285 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Commuting | 14,763 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Purchased goods and services | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Capital goods | --- |
| Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Waste generated in operations | 933.88 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Other categories (please specify below) | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
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A brief description of the sources included in Scope 3 GHG emissions from "other categories":
N/A
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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:
The campus is committed to ACUPCC carbon neutrality by 2050, state goals by 2020 and 3% energy reductions per year through a Western MA Utilities (WMECO) agreement (MOU) but the reality is the campus continues to grow at an unprecedented rate, adding hundreds of thousands of square footage and renovating older buildings with more energy intensive air conditioning systems.
Energy Efficiency in our buildings and renewable energy projects on campus will reduce our energy consumption and overall GHG emissions over the course of the next 5 years but not enough to reach our Massachusetts Executive Order 484 goals of 35% building energy consumption and 40% total GHG emissions based on a 2002-2004 baseline. The campus has conducted a full Energy Master Plan which calculates that the campus can reduce energy consumption and emissions by 10% from energy efficiency and 4% with solar energy.
Notable efforts to reduced emissions over the last 3 years include:
-fuel switching at the central heating plant (LNG reducing oil)
-renewable energy planning (solar thermal and solar PV)
-building energy efficiency measures (E+ Program)
-water conservation and reuse efforts in cooling towers and central heating plant
-continuous commissioning
-LEED building construction
-Sustainability Fund
-Fleet reduction, alternative vehicle procurement, and electric vehicle charging stations (first Level III charger in state of MA)
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
GHG data for this submission corresponds with our previous GHG inventory with ACUPCC/CA-CP process which was FY13. We plan to conduct a FY14 GHG inventory but not in time for this report.
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.