| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 53.49 |
| Liaison | Julia Angstmann |
| Submission Date | Dec. 20, 2021 |
Butler University
OP-1: Emissions Inventory and Disclosure
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.19 / 3.00 |
Taylor
Korn Campus Engineer University Operations |
Has the institution conducted a GHG emissions inventory within the previous three years that includes all Scope 1 and 2 emissions? :
A copy of the most recent GHG emissions inventory:
A brief description of the methodology and/or tool used to complete the GHG emissions inventory:
GHG inventory and calculations were conducted by Campus Engineer Taylor Smith and Assistant Director of the Center for Urban Ecology and Sustainability, Jamie Valentine with the support of Butler student interns. The Butler Campus Engineer pulled scope 1 and 2 data and conducted calculations with the assistance of an Operations Intern. CUES Assistant Director requested scope 3 data from pertinent Butler offices where available. A Sustainability Intern assisted in calculating the commuting distance with the data gathered from Transportation and Parking Services. The Assistant Director for the CUES calculated scope 3 GHG with review by Campus Engineer.
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?:
A brief description of the GHG inventory verification process:
Amanda Doenges, Principal, Client Strategies Leader with HEAPY (an engineering firm) and previous Campus Engineer with Butler reviewed the 2018-2019 GHG inventory.
Documentation to support the GHG inventory verification process:
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
| Weight in MTCO2e | |
| Stationary combustion | 7,938 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Other sources (mobile combustion, process emissions, fugitive emissions) | 284 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year (market-based):
| Weight in MTCO2e | |
| Imported electricity | 25,904 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Imported thermal energy | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Total gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year:
Gross GHG emissions from biogenic sources, performance year:
Does the GHG emissions inventory include Scope 3 emissions from the following sources?:
| Yes or No | Weight in MTCO2e | |
| Business travel | Yes | 1,304 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Commuting | Yes | 3,389 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| 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 | -460 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Other sources | No | --- |
Total Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year:
A brief description of how the institution accounted for its Scope 3 emissions:
GHG inventory and calculations were conducted by Campus Engineer Taylor Smith and Assistant Director of the Center for Urban Ecology and Sustainability, Jamie Valentine with the support of Butler student interns. The Butler Campus Engineer pulled scope 1 and 2 data and conducted calculations with the assistance of an Operations Intern. CUES Assistant Director requested scope 3 data from pertinent Butler offices where available. A Sustainability Intern assisted in calculating the commuting distance with the data gathered from Transportation and Parking Services. The Assistant Director for the CUES calculated scope 3 GHG with review by Campus Engineer. Limitations occur in scope 3 data where conference travel and international travel is tracked by a variety of administrators. Not all faculty/staff travel data was captured over the year reported. For student international travel, students book their own flights and can have different departure locations. For this calculation, Indianapolis, IN was the location used to calculate air miles traveled.
Has the institution completed an inventory within the previous three years to quantify its air pollutant emissions?:
Annual weight of emissions for::
| Weight of Emissions | |
| Nitrogen oxides (NOx) | --- |
| Sulfur oxides (SOx) | --- |
| Carbon monoxide (CO) | --- |
| Particulate matter (PM) | --- |
| Ozone (O3) | --- |
| Lead (Pb) | --- |
| Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) | --- |
| Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) | --- |
| Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations | --- |
Do the air pollutant emissions figures provided include the following sources?:
| Yes or No | |
| Major stationary sources | --- |
| Area sources | --- |
| Mobile sources | --- |
| Commuting | --- |
| Off-site electricity production | --- |
A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity (location-based):
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported thermal energy (location-based) :
Website URL where information about the institution’s emissions inventories is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Butler used our last GHG report for this credit which was analyzed in 2019 with 2018-2019 data. Butler is a signatory of Second Nature President's Carbon Commitment and analyzes our scope 1, 2 and partial 3 GHG every 3 years in accordance with this commitment. Butler used the most recent fiscal year, 2020-2021, data in OP2 which is why the data is different from OP1.
Butler used our last GHG report for this credit which was analyzed in 2019 with 2018-2019 data. Butler is a signatory of Second Nature President's Carbon Commitment and analyzes our scope 1, 2 and partial 3 GHG every 3 years in accordance with this commitment. Butler used the most recent fiscal year, 2020-2021, data in OP2 which is why the data is different from OP1.
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.