Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 63.89
Liaison Carly Thibodeau
Submission Date July 7, 2016
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Endicott College
OP-1: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.44 / 10.00
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include all Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions?:
Yes

Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include all Scope 3 GHG emissions from any of the following categories?:
Yes or No
Business travel No
Commuting No
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 No

Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include Scope 3 emissions from other categories?:
No

A brief description of the methodology and/or tool used to complete the GHG emissions inventory:

Fuel consumption data was gathered for each year and emissions calculated using EPA's methodology. The campus has grown considerably, however many buildings have been converted from inefficient old oil-fired systems to new high efficiency natural gas systems.


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?:
No

A brief description of the internal and/or external verification process:

Internal verification was used by comparing the two years as well as trends over time.


Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion 2,787 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 2,684 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity 3,190 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 2,766 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 2 GHG emissions from other sources 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Figures needed to determine total carbon offsets::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Institution-catalyzed carbon offsets generated 302 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

A brief description of the institution-catalyzed carbon offsets program:

While Endicott has made a financial decision not to own carbon offsets or Renewalbe Energy Credits, the college does host the second largest Photovoltaic solar parking lot canopy in New England.


A brief description of the carbon sequestration program and reporting protocol used:

none


A brief description of the composting and carbon storage program:

We compost all of our food waste and yard waste at a site nearby.


A brief description of the purchased carbon offsets, including third party verifier(s) and contract timeframes:

none


Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of residential students 2,080 1,668
Number of residential employees 17 14
Number of in-patient hospital beds 0 0
Full-time equivalent enrollment 3,526 2,827
Full-time equivalent of employees 583.50 452
Full-time equivalent of distance education students 0 0

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Start Date End Date
Performance Year Jan. 1, 2014 Dec. 31, 2014
Baseline Year Jan. 1, 2009 Dec. 31, 2009

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

The baseline was used robust and verifiable data was available.


Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
1,051,519 Square feet

Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor Area
Laboratory space 50,000 Square feet
Healthcare space 0 Square feet
Other energy intensive space 0 Square feet

Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year::
Emissions
Business travel 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Commuting 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Purchased goods and services 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Capital goods 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Waste generated in operations 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Other categories (please specify below) 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

A brief description of the sources included in Scope 3 GHG emissions from "other categories":
---

A copy of the most recent GHG emissions inventory:
The website URL where the GHG emissions inventory is posted:
A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives, including efforts made during the previous three years:

Endicott has grown considerably since 2008 with the addition or expansion of 5 new buildings. GHG emissions reducation efforts fall into several categories: 1) fuel switching from oil to natural gas, 2) energy efficiency reducing electricity use by 7% compared to business as usual, and 3) lower emissions from the regional New England electricity grid.


Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

The campus has grown considerably, however many buildings have been converted from inefficient old oil-fired systems to new high efficiency natural gas systems.


The campus has grown considerably, however many buildings have been converted from inefficient old oil-fired systems to new high efficiency natural gas systems.

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