Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 59.22
Liaison Andrew D'Amico
Submission Date March 15, 2012
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

Princeton University
OP-4: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.00 / 2.00 Thomas Nyquist
Executive Director
Engineering and Campus Energy
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The website URL where the GHG emissions inventory is posted:
Does the inventory include all Scope 1 and 2 emissions?:
Yes

Does the inventory include emissions from air travel?:
No

Does the inventory include emissions from commuting?:
No

Does the inventory include embodied emissions from food purchases?:
No

Does the inventory include embodied emissions from other purchased products?:
No

Does the inventory include emissions from solid waste disposal?:
No

Does the inventory include another Scope 3 emissions source not covered above?:
No

If yes, please specify:
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Does the inventory include a second Scope 3 emissions source not covered above?:
No

If yes, please specify :
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Does the inventory include a third Scope 3 emissions source not covered above?:
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If yes, please specify :
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Does the inventory include a fourth Scope 3 emissions source not covered above?:
No

If yes, please specify :
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

The greenhouse gas inventory includes emissions from all buildings that are connected to the main campus utility systems, and more specifically, those that get electricity, steam or chilled water from the central energy plant, as well as those that are fed power from Elm Drive and Charlton Street substations. Also included are emissions from buildings that house significant campus energy-consuming programs that were once fed by these systems but have been moved off the main campus since 1990, including 701 Carnegie Center, as well as emissions from fleet vehicle fuel that is purchased by athletics, the business office (MacMillan pumps), and building services.


The greenhouse gas inventory includes emissions from all buildings that are connected to the main campus utility systems, and more specifically, those that get electricity, steam or chilled water from the central energy plant, as well as those that are fed power from Elm Drive and Charlton Street substations. Also included are emissions from buildings that house significant campus energy-consuming programs that were once fed by these systems but have been moved off the main campus since 1990, including 701 Carnegie Center, as well as emissions from fleet vehicle fuel that is purchased by athletics, the business office (MacMillan pumps), and building services.

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