| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 49.07 |
| Liaison | Janna Cohen-Rosenthal |
| Submission Date | July 3, 2023 |
University of Massachusetts Boston
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.83 / 8.00 |
Dennis
Swinford Director of Campus Planning & Sustainability Office of Campus Planning and Sustainability |
Gross Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions:
| Performance year | Baseline year | |
| Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion | 7,009.52 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 9,380.46 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources | 143.32 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 187.14 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
| Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity | 10,788.98 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 14,451.39 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 | 17,941.82 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 24,018.99 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 | 17,941.82 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 24,018.99 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, 2021 | July 1, 2018 |
| End date | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2019 |
A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
For the purposes of the STARS report, FY2019 was used as the data was available. As data is further studied, prior years will be added to the SIMAP public reporting.
UMass reports annually to the MA DOER Leading by Example Program, which uses the 2004 baseline year as a benchmark for tracking progress on scopes 1 & 2. Since 2004 UMass Boston has grown significantly in size; both energy-intensive and non-energy-intensive buildings have been built and removed. Normalizing for building uses, especially for the science complex and garages recently deconstructed, will help build a better comparative profile.
Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”:
| Performance year | Baseline year | |
| Number of students resident on-site | 1,063 | 1,063 |
| Number of employees resident on-site | 4 | 4 |
| Number of other individuals resident on-site | 1 | 1 |
| Total full-time equivalent student enrollment | 12,874 | 13,215 |
| Full-time equivalent of employees | 2,010 | 2,050 |
| Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education | 389 | 399 |
| Weighted Campus Users | 11,139 | 11,417.25 |
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 | 1.61 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent | 2.10 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 | 85,245 Square feet |
| Healthcare space | 2,040 Square feet |
| Other energy intensive space | 0 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:
Energy conservation efforts have been implemented in high-energy-use buildings like the Science Center during the pandemic and maintained post-pandemic. Scheduling and hiring energy management personnel have helped bring energy use down. An old science center was torn down during this time. The first residence hall at UMass Boston opened in 2018; it is a LEED building.
The grid has become greener through the efforts of the RPS.
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:
For the baseline, online students use the same ratio as performance year.
For the baseline, online students use the same ratio as performance year.
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