Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 56.61
Liaison Kelsey Beal
Submission Date Nov. 2, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Indiana University Bloomington
OP-1: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.94 / 10.00 Bill Brown
Director of Sustainability
Office of sustainability
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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 Yes
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:

The greenhouse gas emissions inventory was completed using the Clean Air Cool Planet calculator.


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 36,300.80 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 159,649.30 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources 44,073.40 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 43,822.30 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity 293,569 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 273,418.40 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 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 5,221 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 1,348 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:
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A brief description of the purchased carbon offsets, including third party verifier(s) and contract timeframes:

Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) are purchased for LEED building projects.

RECs purchased during the performance year were requested on April 9, 2013 for the Tulip Tree Renovation contract (6/1/2012 - 5/31/2014) with a total volume of 5,100,000 kWh, and for the Jacob's School of Music contract (7/31/2013 - 6/30/2015) with a total volume of 2,300,000 kWh.

The RECs purchased for the baseline year were requested July 1, 2009 for the Innovation Center project (7/1/2009 - 6/30/2011).

Because many of these have contract periods lasting multiple years, RECs were categorized by their request date in order to assign them to the performance and baseline years.


Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”::
Performance Year Baseline Year
Number of residential students 12,758 12,335
Number of residential employees 28 23
Number of in-patient hospital beds 0 0
Full-time equivalent enrollment 37,263 37,472
Full-time equivalent of employees 8,040 8,155
Full-time equivalent of distance education students 809.32 675.73

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
Baseline Year July 1, 2009 June 30, 2010

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

A 2009-2010 baseline was chosen to coincide with the creation of the IU Office of Sustainability.


Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
16,738,186 Square feet

Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor Area
Laboratory space 1,013,788 Square feet
Healthcare space 23,255 Square feet
Other energy intensive space 330,418 Square feet

Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year::
Emissions
Business travel ---
Commuting ---
Purchased goods and services ---
Capital goods ---
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 29,034.30 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Waste generated in operations ---
Other categories (please specify below) ---

A brief description of the sources included in Scope 3 GHG emissions from "other categories":
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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:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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