Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 31.41
Liaison Hannes Gerhardt
Submission Date April 20, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

University of West Georgia
OP-2: Outdoor Air Quality

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 1.00 Brendan Bowen
Assistant Vice President
Campus Planning & Facilities
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Does the institution have policies and/or guidelines in place to improve outdoor air quality and minimize air pollutant emissions from mobile sources?:
Yes

A brief description of the policies and/or guidelines to improve outdoor air quality and minimize air pollutant emissions from mobile sources:

UWG has issued a no idling policy memo directing employees to not allow university vehicles to sit idling unless necessary for safety or operational purposes. This memo is considered “policy” until a formal document can be developed and published.

Unnecessary vehicle idling has an impact on fuel costs, maintenance costs, air quality, and carbon emissions.

Department heads that operate UWG vehicles are authorized and encouraged to develop their own standards that qualify their “operational purposes.” Such standards may include passenger comfort or engine performance.


Has the institution completed an inventory of significant air emissions from stationary sources on campus?:
No

A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
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Weight of the following categories of air emissions from stationary sources::
Weight of Emissions
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) ---
Sulfur oxides (SOx) ---
Carbon monoxide (CO) ---
Particulate matter (PM) ---
Ozone (O3) ---
Lead (Pb) ---
Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) ---
Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) ---
Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations ---

A brief description of the institution’s initiatives to minimize air pollutant emissions from stationary sources, including efforts made during the previous three years:
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The website URL where information about the institution’s outdoor air quality policies, guidelines or inventory is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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