GHG Report for Wake Technical Community College
Submitted on September 23, 2010; last updated on September 23, 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) | 9,386 metric tons of CO2e | 0.4 metric tons of CO2e | 8.1 metric tons of CO2e | 0% |
| Gross emissions (Scopes 1 + 2 + 3) | 41,200 metric tons of CO2e | 1.9 metric tons of CO2e | 35.6 metric tons of CO2e | 0% |
| Net emissions | 41,200 metric tons of CO2e | 1.9 metric tons of CO2e | 35.6 metric tons of CO2e | N/A |
Emissions Inventory Methodology and Boundaries
| Start date of the 12-month period covered in this report | January 1, 2009 |
| 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.
Classes are held in leased buildings not under WTCC's operational control at the following locations: Western Wake Campus @ Mill Pond, NCSU Centennial Campus BioNetwork Labs, and Wake County Public Schools. These leased holdings are omitted from the inventory because they are not under WTCC's 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.
The Clean Air-Cool Planet v6.4 calculator was used for this inventory because of its ease of use and its relevance to the operations of WTCC. |
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Please describe the source(s) of the emissions coefficients used.
Default emissions coefficients programmed into the calculator were used for this inventory. |
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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? | External consultant |
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Please describe the process of conducting the inventory.
WTCC convened their "President's Climate Commitment Steering Committee", and together with Moseley Architects as the inventory consultant, collected all relevant data. Moseley Architects reviewed the data provided and entered it into the CA-CP v6.4 calculator. Moseley Architects compiled the output of the calculator, drafted the narrative report, and presented the findings to the PCC Steering Committee. |
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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.
Because WTCC is a commuter school located in suburban and semi-rural areas of North Carolina the following emissions sources were classified as de minimis for the purposes of this inventory: Air travel data; train, taxi, ferry, rental car, and bus data; and study abroad travel data. In addition, paper usage data was not reported because related records are not kept in the manner required for input into the calculator. Tracking protocols will be developed so that paper usage data can be reported in future inventories. |
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Please describe any data limitations related to this submission and any major assumptions made in response to these limitations.
The major data limitation for this inventory was commuter travel patterns. Faculty, staff, and student commuting assumptions are outlined in the inventory narrative report. Continuing education students are not accounted for at all in this inventory because of the irregular schedule of continuing education courses. Assumptions were made in other emissions categories, as well, and all assumptions and calculation methodologies are reported in the inventory narrative report. |
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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 | 677.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Mobile Combustion | 48.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Process Emissions | 0.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Fugitive Emissions | 235.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Total Scope 1 emissions | 960.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Scope 2 Emissions | |
| Purchased Electricity | 8,426.0 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 | 8,426.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Scope 3 Emissions | |
| Commuting | 31,708.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Air Travel | 0.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Solid Waste | 106.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Total Scope 3 emissions | 31,814.0 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 | No information provided |
| 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 | None kWh |
| Percent of total electricity consumption mitigated through the purchase of RECs | None % |
| Emissions reductions due to the purchase of RECs | No information provided |
| 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 | No information provided |
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Description of how sequestration was calculated
No information provided |
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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 | 1,158,510.0 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) | 21288.0 |
| Residential Students | No information provided |
| Full-time Commuter Students | 4205 |
| Part-time Commuter Students | 17083 |
| Non-Credit Students | No information provided |
| Full-time Faculty | 1213 |
| Part-time Faculty | No information provided |
| Full-time Staff | 489 |
| Part-time Staff | No information provided |
| Other Contextual Data | |
| Endowment Size | No information provided |
| Heating Degree Days | 3401 |
| Cooling Degree Days | 1418 |
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Please describe any circumstances specific to your institution that provide context for understanding your greenhouse gas emissions this year.
No information provided |
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Supporting Documentation
| Completed inventory narrative |
Wake Technical Community College Greenhouse Gas Inventory Download |
| Completed inventory calculator | No information provided |