ACUPCC Reporting System

GHG Report for Anna Maria College

Submitted on January 15, 2009; last updated on January 12, 2011

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
Gross emissions (Scopes 1 + 2) 3,830 metric tons of CO2e 3.7 metric tons of CO2e 15.8 metric tons of CO2e 0%
Gross emissions (Scopes 1 + 2 + 3) 4,881 metric tons of CO2e 4.7 metric tons of CO2e 20.2 metric tons of CO2e 0%
Net emissions 4,881 metric tons of CO2e 4.7 metric tons of CO2e 20.2 metric tons of CO2e N/A

Emissions Inventory Methodology and Boundaries

Start date of the 12-month period covered in this report July 1, 2009
Consolidation methodology used to determine organizational boundaries Operational control approach
If any institution-owned, leased, or operated buildings or other holdings that should fall within the organizational boundaries are omitted, briefly explain why.

None. Only the Paxton campus includes facilities under the control of the college.
Emissions calculation tool used Other
Please describe why this tool was selected.

CA-CP is the tool recommended by the ACUPCC and its use will allow comparison with other institutions of higher education, however our initial pass with this system did not work very well, so it was decided that we would use the baseline data obtained through our performance based contract with Siemens Industry, Inc. The Siemen's representative obtained permission from Toni Nelson.
Please describe the source(s) of the emissions coefficients used.

No information provided
Which version of IPCC's list of global warming potentials did you use? No information provided
Who primarily conducted this emissions inventory? External consultant
Please describe the process of conducting the inventory.

Siemens obtained information from the business office as well as through the extensive energy audit performed on campus over the course of three months where dataloggers were place strategically throughout the campus. Scope 3 will be collected in the future. Student projects on commuting emissions yielded historical data to inform totals for the reporting year.
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
Please describe any data limitations related to this submission and any major assumptions made in response to these limitations.

Air travel: For the reporting period, only costs were recorded, not miles. Therefore, no data were reported for this category.
Commuting: Emissions calculations came from student projects that used parking sticker records and parking lot surveys to determine the mix of vehicle classes; US EPA data provided fuel efficiencies by class; and assumptions were used to arrive at average miles per trip and trips per week.
Historical data: Not all desired data were available due to recent change in facilities management services and lack of continuity of staff.

Emissions Data

Emissions from the following sources (in metric tons of CO2e)

Scope 1 Emissions
Stationary Combustion 2,654.5 metric tons of CO2e
Mobile Combustion 50.0 metric tons of CO2e
Process Emissions 0.0 metric tons of CO2e
Fugitive Emissions 0.0 metric tons of CO2e
Total Scope 1 emissions 2,704.5 metric tons of CO2e
Scope 2 Emissions
Purchased Electricity 1,125.88 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 1,125.88 metric tons of CO2e
Scope 3 Emissions
Commuting 1,001.0 metric tons of CO2e
Air Travel 50.0 metric tons of CO2e
Solid Waste 0.0 metric tons of CO2e
131.1 0.0 metric tons of CO2e
0 0.0 metric tons of CO2e
0 0.0 metric tons of CO2e
Total Scope 3 emissions 1,051.0 metric tons of CO2e
Biogenic Emissions
Biogenic Emissions from Stationary Combustion 0.0 metric tons of CO2e
Biogenic Emissions from Mobile Combustion 0.0 metric tons of CO2e

Mitigation Data

Carbon Offsets
Carbon offsets purchased 0.0 metric tons of CO2e
Offset verification program(s) No information provided
Description of offsets purchased (including vendor, project source, etc.)

No information provided
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) No information provided
Description of RECs purchased (including vendor, project source, etc.)

n/a
Sequestration and Carbon Storage
Sequestration due to land owned by the institution 0.0 metric tons of CO2e
Description of how sequestration was calculated

n/a

Carbon storage due to composting 0.0 metric tons of CO2e

Normalization and Contextual Data

Building Space
Gross square feet of building space 241,734.0 sq ft
Net assignable square feet of laboratory space No information provided
Net assignable square feet of health care space No information provided
Net assignable square feet of residential space No information provided
Population
Total Student Enrollment (FTE) 1041.7
Residential Students No information provided
Full-time Commuter Students No information provided
Part-time Commuter Students No information provided
Non-Credit Students No information provided
Full-time Faculty No information provided
Part-time Faculty No information provided
Full-time Staff No information provided
Part-time Staff No information provided
Other Contextual Data
Endowment Size 2794699
Heating Degree Days 2869
Cooling Degree Days 570
Please describe any circumstances specific to your institution that provide context for understanding your greenhouse gas emissions this year.

Data Source for Degree Day information: 2008 Cummulative total from Worcester, MA and reference cpc.ncep.noaa.gov. Recommended web site not functioning.

Supporting Documentation

Completed inventory narrative No information provided
Completed inventory calculator No information provided

Auditing and Verification

These emissions data have been audited, verified, or peer-reviewed.
Please briefly describe this verification, if any.

The emissions data for heating and electricity were completed by Siemens Industries who use licensed engineers to complete the energy audit work.