GHG Report for Ball State University
Submitted on September 12, 2008; last updated on November 26, 2008
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) | 178,714 metric tons of CO2e | 10.7 metric tons of CO2e | 26.5 metric tons of CO2e | 0% |
| Gross emissions (Scopes 1 + 2 + 3) | 192,873 metric tons of CO2e | 11.6 metric tons of CO2e | 28.6 metric tons of CO2e | 0% |
| Net emissions | 192,873 metric tons of CO2e | 11.6 metric tons of CO2e | 28.6 metric tons of CO2e | N/A |
Emissions Inventory Methodology and Boundaries
| Start date of the 12-month period covered in this report | August 1, 2007 |
| 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.
The geographic limits of the study are the Ball State University facilities in Muncie and the universitys various field station farms and their contained woodlands and grasslands. Emissions from Ball States Indianapolis Indy Center are not included. This facility was omitted because Ball State leases space in an Indianapolis building owned and controlled by others and has no control over the buildings operation and consequently, its greenhouse gas emissions. |
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| Emissions calculation tool used | Clean Air-Cool Planet |
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Please describe why this tool was selected.
It appeared to be a comprehensive tool best suited for our context and is endorsed by ACUPCC |
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Please describe the source(s) of the emissions coefficients used.
CA-CP Campus Carbon Calculator's default emissions coefficients |
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| Which version of IPCC's list of global warming potentials did you use? | Third Assessment Report |
| Who primarily conducted this emissions inventory? | Robert A. Fisher, Professor of Architecture, Resident Fellow, Center for Energy Research/Education/S |
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Please describe the process of conducting the inventory.
First-hand interviews, e-mail correspondence and phone conversations were used to gather the content of this report. The inventory was conducted by Professor A. Fisher over a three-month period in 2008, beginning in early May and ending in early August. In addition to Professor Fisher, the following, alphabetically listed, members of the Ball State and Muncie communities cooperated in the study by contributing information for the inventory:
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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.
There were two categories where significant assumptions were made because data were either only partially available or were completely unavailable. These were in the area of student, faculty and staff commuting and the area of air travel by members of the university community. In the area of commuting, excellent travel distance data were available by virtue of a robust and sophisticated GIS-based computer program crafted by Professor David Schoen, but no data were available regarding trips per day or trips per week, so assumptions were made based on anecdotal evidence. And, in the area of air travel, no data were available so a number was arrived at by prorating an air travel miles total from a report by another state-supported university. |
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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 | 74,481.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Mobile Combustion | 2,562.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Process Emissions | 0.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Fugitive Emissions | 0.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Total Scope 1 emissions | 77,043.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Scope 2 Emissions | |
| Purchased Electricity | 101,671.0 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 | 101,671.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Scope 3 Emissions | |
| Commuting | 4,048.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Air Travel | 6,992.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Solid Waste | 3,119.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| 0 | No information provided |
| Total Scope 3 emissions | 14,159.0 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) | No information provided |
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Description of offsets purchased (including vendor, project source, etc.)
No information provided |
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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) | No information provided |
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Description of RECs purchased (including vendor, project source, etc.)
No information provided |
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| Sequestration and Carbon Storage | |
| Sequestration due to land owned by the institution | 0.0 metric tons of CO2e |
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Description of how sequestration was calculated
Calculated and estimated currently as zero |
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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 | 6,753,062.0 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) | 16693.0 |
| Residential Students | 6300 |
| Full-time Commuter Students | No information provided |
| Part-time Commuter Students | 3067 |
| Non-Credit Students | No information provided |
| Full-time Faculty | 915 |
| Part-time Faculty | No information provided |
| Full-time Staff | 1856 |
| Part-time Staff | No information provided |
| Other Contextual Data | |
| Endowment Size | 33900000 |
| Heating Degree Days | No information provided |
| Cooling Degree Days | No information provided |
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Please describe any circumstances specific to your institution that provide context for understanding your greenhouse gas emissions this year.
N/A |
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Supporting Documentation
| Completed inventory narrative |
Ball State University Green House Gases Emissions Report Download |
| Completed inventory calculator | Download |