GHG Report for Howard Community College
Submitted on September 15, 2008; last updated on February 16, 2010
Summary Statistics
Making fair comparisons between higher education institutions is always challenging due to the rich diversity of higher education. The unverified nature of the information in this database and unavailability of unbiased normalization metrics means such comparisons are even more difficult. Users should therefore approach direct institution to institution comparisons with caution and recognize that all comparisons between institutions are inherently biased.| Total | Per Full-Time Enrollment | Per 1000 Square Feet | % Offset | |
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| Gross emissions (Scopes 1 + 2) | 11,488 metric tons of CO2e | 0.1 metric tons of CO2e | 17.3 metric tons of CO2e | 0% |
| Gross emissions (Scopes 1 + 2 + 3) | 52,695 metric tons of CO2e | 0.4 metric tons of CO2e | 79.6 metric tons of CO2e | 0% |
| Net emissions | 52,649 metric tons of CO2e | 0.4 metric tons of CO2e | 79.5 metric tons of CO2e | N/A |
Emissions Inventory Methodology and Boundaries
| Start date of the 12-month period covered in this report | July 1, 2006 |
| Consolidation methodology used to determine organizational boundaries | Operational control approach |
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If any institution-owned, leased, or operated buildings or other holdings that should fall within the organizational boundaries are omitted, briefly explain why.
Excluded facilities inventoried by another institution which has operational control. |
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| Emissions calculation tool used | Clean Air-Cool Planet |
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Please describe why this tool was selected.
Reccomended by AASHE, consultant and was designed for higher education facilities. |
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Please describe the source(s) of the emissions coefficients used.
CA-CP Campus Carbon Calculator and Green House Gas Protocol. |
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| Which version of IPCC's list of global warming potentials did you use? | Fourth Assessment Report |
| Who primarily conducted this emissions inventory? | External consultant |
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Please describe the process of conducting the inventory.
An on-line survey was conducted to gather data to extrapolate commuter data.
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Please describe any emissions sources that were classified as de minimis and explain how a determination of the significance of these emissions was made.
No information provided |
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Please describe any data limitations related to this submission and any major assumptions made in response to these limitations.
Data available for prior years was limited to retained records. Commuter and waste stream data had not been collected in prior years and had to be partially estimated for 2007. |
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Emissions Data
Emissions from the following sources (in metric tons of CO2e)
| Scope 1 Emissions | |
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| Stationary Combustion | 2,582.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Mobile Combustion | 47.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Process Emissions | 46.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Fugitive Emissions | 51.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Total Scope 1 emissions | 2,726.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Scope 2 Emissions | |
| Purchased Electricity | 8,762.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Purchased Heating | 0.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Purchased Cooling | 0.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Purchased Steam | 0.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Total Scope 2 emissions | 8,762.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Scope 3 Emissions | |
| Commuting | 41,153.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Air Travel | 20.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Solid Waste | 34.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Total Scope 3 emissions | 41,207.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Biogenic Emissions | |
| Biogenic Emissions from Stationary Combustion | No information provided |
| Biogenic Emissions from Mobile Combustion | No information provided |
Mitigation Data
| Carbon Offsets | |
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| Carbon offsets purchased | 0.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Offset verification program(s) | Other |
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Description of offsets purchased (including vendor, project source, etc.)
NA |
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| Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) | |
| Total RECs purchased | 0 kWh |
| Percent of total electricity consumption mitigated through the purchase of RECs | 0.0 % |
| Emissions reductions due to the purchase of RECs | 0.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| REC verification program(s) | Other |
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Description of RECs purchased (including vendor, project source, etc.)
NA |
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| Sequestration and Carbon Storage | |
| Sequestration due to land owned by the institution | 46.0 metric tons of CO2e |
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Description of how sequestration was calculated
Using IPCC average for 20 year old hardwood forest. |
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| Carbon storage due to composting | No information provided |
Normalization and Contextual Data
| Building Space | |
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| Gross square feet of building space | 662,262.0 sq ft |
| Net assignable square feet of laboratory space | 146,306.0 sq ft |
| Net assignable square feet of health care space | 1,097.0 sq ft |
| Net assignable square feet of residential space | 0.0 sq ft |
| Population | |
| Total Student Enrollment (FTE) | 144805.0 |
| Residential Students | No information provided |
| Full-time Commuter Students | 3471 |
| Part-time Commuter Students | 22019 |
| Non-Credit Students | No information provided |
| Full-time Faculty | 141 |
| Part-time Faculty | 417 |
| Full-time Staff | 360 |
| Part-time Staff | 42 |
| Other Contextual Data | |
| Endowment Size | No information provided |
| Heating Degree Days | 1975 |
| Cooling Degree Days | 2677 |
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Please describe any circumstances specific to your institution that provide context for understanding your greenhouse gas emissions this year.
Two new buildings were brought online and comisioning was not completed until FY08. Numbers of students and staff increased each semester of FY07. Rounding errors in carbon calculator spread sheet gives differing totals for emissions. |
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Supporting Documentation
| Completed inventory narrative |
Howard Community College GHG Inventory 2007 Download |
| Completed inventory calculator | Download |