GHG Report for Guilford College
Submitted on October 6, 2010; last updated on October 6, 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) | 7,816 metric tons of CO2e | 3.4 metric tons of CO2e | 9.8 metric tons of CO2e | 1% |
| Gross emissions (Scopes 1 + 2 + 3) | 10,620 metric tons of CO2e | 4.6 metric tons of CO2e | 13.3 metric tons of CO2e | 1% |
| Net emissions | 10,561 metric tons of CO2e | 4.6 metric tons of CO2e | 13.3 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 | No information provided |
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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.
New Garden Friends School located at 1126 New Garden Road owned by Guilford College but is leased. Guilford College has no influence, control nor jurisdiction over any operations at the facility. |
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| Emissions calculation tool used | Clean Air-Cool Planet |
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Please describe why this tool was selected.
best peer usage |
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Please describe the source(s) of the emissions coefficients used.
No information provided |
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| Which version of IPCC's list of global warming potentials did you use? | No information provided |
| Who primarily conducted this emissions inventory? | Sustainability office staff |
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Please describe the process of conducting the inventory.
The commuter survey data was collected as a class project, all other data was collected by sustainability office staff following notes from previous GHG 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.
Fugitive refrigerants were droped from this inventory |
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Please describe any data limitations related to this submission and any major assumptions made in response to these limitations.
It was realized during this second inventory process that the figures for the Direct Transportation Sources for Gasoline and Diesel Fleet are corrupt. They contain dollar amounts for things other than gasoline and diesel purchases. The previous year’s data was carried forward until this can be resolved. |
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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 | 1,983.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Mobile Combustion | 244.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Process Emissions | 0.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Fugitive Emissions | 0.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Total Scope 1 emissions | 2,227.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Scope 2 Emissions | |
| Purchased Electricity | 5,589.0 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 | 5,589.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Scope 3 Emissions | |
| Commuting | 2,618.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Air Travel | 166.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Solid Waste | 20.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Total Scope 3 emissions | 2,804.0 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 | 59.0 metric tons of CO2e |
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Description of how sequestration was calculated
Guilford used an inventory strategy taking existing data and modeled coefficients to estimate the amount of carbon likely to be present in the major carbon pools depending upon the forest type, geographic region, and age of the stand. |
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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 | 796,833.0 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) | 2312.0 |
| 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 | 215 |
| Part-time Faculty | No information provided |
| Full-time Staff | 271 |
| Part-time Staff | No information provided |
| Other Contextual Data | |
| Endowment Size | No information provided |
| 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.
No information provided |
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Supporting Documentation
| Completed inventory narrative | No information provided |
| Completed inventory calculator | No information provided |