| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 48.92 |
| Liaison | Elisabeth Reed |
| Submission Date | Feb. 29, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Illinois State University
OP-1: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.89 / 10.00 |
Elisabeth
Reed Director Office of Sustainability |
"---"
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 | Yes |
| 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 | Yes |
Does the institution's GHG emissions inventory include Scope 3 emissions from other categories?:
Yes
A brief description of the methodology and/or tool used to complete the GHG emissions inventory:
ISU utilized Clean Air, Clean Planet for our last assessment in 2013.
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:
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Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions::
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion | 30,577 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 34,185 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources | 2,262.80 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 2,582.50 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity | 49,256.60 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
49,406.40
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Date Revised: May 19, 2016
|
| Scope 2 GHG emissions from other sources |
4,871.50
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Date Revised: May 19, 2016
|
4,886.40
Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Date Revised: May 19, 2016
|
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 | 121.60 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 192.40 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:
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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:
Illinois State University's Farm hosts a community food scrap composting program utilizing the wind-row method. http://agriculture.illinoisstate.edu/farm/Compost.shtml
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 |
5,223
Date Revised: April 7, 2016
|
6,482 |
| Number of residential employees |
18
Date Revised: April 7, 2016
|
30 |
| Number of in-patient hospital beds | 0 | 0 |
| Full-time equivalent enrollment | 19,924 | 21,080 |
| Full-time equivalent of employees | 3,289.30 | 3,551 |
| 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 | July 1, 2012 |
June 30, 2013
Date Revised: April 7, 2016
|
| Baseline Year |
July 1, 2010
Date Revised: April 7, 2016
|
June 30, 2011
Date Revised: April 7, 2016
|
A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
For the IC datasets we used FY 15 numbers. For the GHG emissions data we utilized FY 11 as our baseline and FY 13 as our performance year
Date Revised: April 21, 2016
Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
660,733.48
Square meters
Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
| Floor Area | |
| Laboratory space | 10,917.12 Square meters |
| Healthcare space | Square meters |
| Other energy intensive space | Square meters |
Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year::
| Emissions | |
| Business travel | 3,390.30 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Commuting | --- |
| Purchased goods and services | --- |
| Capital goods | --- |
| Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 | --- |
| Waste generated in operations | 2,905.79 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Other categories (please specify below) | 7,562.81 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
A brief description of the sources included in Scope 3 GHG emissions from "other categories":
Athletic Travel, Study Abroad Travel and Scope 2 T & D Losses.
A copy of the most recent GHG emissions inventory:
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 University farm hosts a community food scrap composting site.
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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