Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 53.65
Liaison Mike Harrington
Submission Date Dec. 17, 2021

STARS v2.2

The New School
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.23 / 8.00 Mike Harrington
Assistant Director
Tishman Environment & Design Center
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Gross Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions:
Performance year Baseline year
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion 2,212 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 4,514 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity 10,020 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 8,572 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 12,232 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 13,086 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 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):

N/A


Adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:
Performance year Baseline year
Adjusted net GHG emissions 12,232 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 13,086 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, 2019 July 1, 2015
End date June 30, 2020 June 30, 2016

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

FY2015 was chosen for three reasons: First, prior to FY2015, the campus underwent drastic changes, including the construction of a new building that currently makes up about a quarter of square footage, and the sale of several other buildings. Second, it was the date for which the most reliable data existed. Third, a new position was created for a mechanical engineer to oversee the management of various sources of data.


Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”:
Performance year Baseline year
Number of students resident on-site 1,742 1,754
Number of employees resident on-site 6 6
Number of other individuals resident on-site 50 47
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 9,636 9,266
Full-time equivalent of employees 2,727 1,927
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 363 221
Weighted Campus Users 9,487 8,716

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 1.29 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 1.50 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
14.12

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
164,117.96 Gross square meters

Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor area
Laboratory space 1,586.97 Square meters
Healthcare space 491.09 Square meters
Other energy intensive space 1,637.97 Square meters

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
169,912.04 Gross square meters

Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
0 MtCO2e per square meter

A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives:
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Website URL where information about the institution's GHG emissions is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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