| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 69.35 |
| Liaison | Delicia Nahman |
| Submission Date | Sept. 12, 2023 |
Lafayette College
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
6.12 / 8.00 |
Scott
Kennedy Director of Facilities Operations Finance & Administrative |
Gross Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions:
| Performance year | Baseline year | |
| Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion | 8,611.45 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 11,940 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources | 391.19 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 351 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 15,130 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported thermal energy | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Total | 9,002.64 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 27,421 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Figures needed to determine net carbon sinks:
| Performance year | Baseline year | |
| Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Institution-catalyzed carbon offsets generated | 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 |
| Carbon storage from non-additional sequestration | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | --- |
| Carbon sold or transferred | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Net carbon sinks | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
A brief description of the carbon sinks, including vendor, project source, verification program and contract timeframes (as applicable):
Adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:
| Performance year | Baseline year | |
| Adjusted net GHG emissions | 9,002.64 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 27,421 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
| Performance year | Baseline year | |
| Start date | July 1, 2022 | July 1, 2007 |
| End date | June 30, 2023 | June 30, 2008 |
A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
Lafayette College’s baseline year is 2007, the year prior to the signing of the Presidents’ Climate Commitment.
Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”:
| Performance year | Baseline year | |
| Number of students resident on-site | 2,527 | 2,139 |
| Number of employees resident on-site | 52 | 10 |
| Number of other individuals resident on-site | 8 | 0 |
| Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 2,718 | 2,483 |
| Full-time equivalent of employees | 859 | 750 |
| Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 4 | 0 |
| Weighted Campus Users | 3,332.50 | 2,962 |
Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user:
| Performance year | Baseline year | |
| Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user | 2.70 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 9.26 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
| Floor area | |
| Laboratory space | 115,443 Square feet |
| Healthcare space | 5,228 Square feet |
| Other energy intensive space | 6,000 Square feet |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives:
The significant reduction in emissions is due to the college's commitment to purchase RECs, which was done for FY22 and FY23.
Scope 1 emissions have been reduced through a series of energy conservation projects that reduce natural gas usage as well as other changes like increased fleet fuel efficiency. Building operations projects and insulation improvements have reduced heating (and thus natural gas) demands through new construction and building renovations.
Though our Scope 2 emissions are neutralized through the market based accounting, significant strides have been made to reduce demand for electricity through building and system operation, centralized system operations, energy efficient emphasis on equipment purchasing, and by performing energy analyses of current buildings and plant operations. The College also installed a 540 mwh on Kirby Sports Center in 2019.
Website URL where information about the institution's GHG emissions is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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