ACUPCC Reporting System

GHG Report for Berry College

Submitted on January 14, 2011; last updated on January 14, 2011

Summary Statistics

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Total Per Full-Time Enrollment Per 1000 Square Feet % Offset
Gross emissions (Scopes 1 + 2) 25,063 metric tons of CO2e 14.0 metric tons of CO2e 16.4 metric tons of CO2e 14%
Gross emissions (Scopes 1 + 2 + 3) 27,316 metric tons of CO2e 15.2 metric tons of CO2e 17.9 metric tons of CO2e 13%
Net emissions 23,883 metric tons of CO2e 13.3 metric tons of CO2e 15.6 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
Emissions calculation tool used Clean Air-Cool Planet
Please describe why this tool was selected.

The Clean Air-Cool Planet software was considered to be the most applicable and practical program to calculate our campus's GHG emissions. Colleges and universities similar to Berry's population and structure recommended the software as well.

Please describe the source(s) of the emissions coefficients used.

CA-CP Campus Carbon Calculator's default emissions coefficients.
Which version of IPCC's list of global warming potentials did you use? Third Assessment Report
Who primarily conducted this emissions inventory? Student researcher(s)
Please describe the process of conducting the inventory.

Student researchers conducted the inventory under the supervision of Berry College's Environmental Compliance and Sustainability director. Data was compiled from records within Berry's purchasing department and physical plant. Data collected from these records included electricity data, on-campus stationary sources, university fleet, and fertilizer. Animal Science Department provided the livestock data. The Institutional Research department provided population data. Campus-wide surveys were distributed to collect travel information.
The general steps for conducting the inventory are the following:
1) Define boundary/facilities
2) Obtain fuel /electric consumption data
3) Obtain updated population data
4) Apply applicable emission factors to determine emissions

Please describe any emissions sources that were classified as de minimis and explain how a determination of the significance of these emissions was made.

None
Please describe any data limitations related to this submission and any major assumptions made in response to these limitations.

None

Emissions Data

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

Scope 1 Emissions
Stationary Combustion 4,162.0 metric tons of CO2e
Mobile Combustion 738.0 metric tons of CO2e
Process Emissions 0.0 metric tons of CO2e
Fugitive Emissions 1,517.0 metric tons of CO2e
Total Scope 1 emissions 6,417.0 metric tons of CO2e
Scope 2 Emissions
Purchased Electricity 18,646.0 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 18,646.0 metric tons of CO2e
Scope 3 Emissions
Commuting 1,425.0 metric tons of CO2e
Air Travel 398.0 metric tons of CO2e
Solid Waste 430.0 metric tons of CO2e
Total Scope 3 emissions 2,253.0 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
Carbon offsets purchased No information provided
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 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
Description of RECs purchased (including vendor, project source, etc.)

No information provided
Sequestration and Carbon Storage
Sequestration due to land owned by the institution No information provided
Description of how sequestration was calculated

No information provided

Carbon storage due to composting 3,433.0 metric tons of CO2e

Normalization and Contextual Data

Building Space
Gross square feet of building space 1,529,459.0 sq ft
Net assignable square feet of laboratory space 12,730.0 sq ft
Net assignable square feet of health care space 9,687.0 sq ft
Net assignable square feet of residential space 403,633.0 sq ft
Population
Total Student Enrollment (FTE) 1792.0
Residential Students 1512
Full-time Commuter Students 280
Part-time Commuter Students No information provided
Non-Credit Students No information provided
Full-time Faculty 170
Part-time Faculty 36
Full-time Staff 347
Part-time Staff No information provided
Other Contextual Data
Endowment Size No information provided
Heating Degree Days 3312
Cooling Degree Days 2104
Please describe any circumstances specific to your institution that provide context for understanding your greenhouse gas emissions this year.

No information provided

Supporting Documentation

Completed inventory narrative No information provided
Completed inventory calculator Download

Auditing and Verification

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

While the entire GHG inventory (process and compiled results) was not formally audited as such, specific pieces were reviewed by multiple individuals or departments. For example, some components of the inventory were provided, confirmed and/or reviewed by third-party suppliers (ie: utilities, solid waste totals, refrigerants, fleet fuel). Other components were reviewed in-house by campus colleagues with relevant expertise (ie: paper purchases, compost, benchmark data).