ACUPCC Reporting System

GHG Report for Norfolk State University

Submitted on January 22, 2009; last updated on January 29, 2009

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) 19,444 metric tons of CO2e 3.3 metric tons of CO2e 11.6 metric tons of CO2e 0%
Gross emissions (Scopes 1 + 2 + 3) 40,896 metric tons of CO2e 6.8 metric tons of CO2e 24.4 metric tons of CO2e 0%
Net emissions 40,896 metric tons of CO2e 6.8 metric tons of CO2e 24.4 metric tons of CO2e N/A

Emissions Inventory Methodology and Boundaries

Start date of the 12-month period covered in this report January 1, 2000
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.

N/A
Emissions calculation tool used Clean Air-Cool Planet
Please describe why this tool was selected.

Mentioned in the ACUPCC Implementation Guide and seemed straight-forward to use.
Please describe the source(s) of the emissions coefficients used.

Used default values provided in the CA-CP calculator
Which version of IPCC's list of global warming potentials did you use? Third Assessment Report
Who primarily conducted this emissions inventory? Facilities Management staff with outside consultant assistance (Moseley Architects)
Please describe the process of conducting the inventory.

The office of Facilities Management hired Moseley Architects to coordinate the ACUPCC compliance process. Facilities Management staff provided relevant data to Moseley Architects, as requested. Data was collected by the departments of: Environmental Health, Safety & Risk Management; Capital Planning & Improvements; and Administrative Services for Facilities. Moseley Architects completed the Clean Air-Cool Planet calculator based on the data provided by Norfolk State University staff.
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.

There are two areas in which reported data is a best estimate rather than actual data:

1) Historical energy use data: In some cases, it was impossible to locate energy consumption records for certain buildings for certain years. When this happened, we averaged the consumption data we had for that building for all other years and plugged that average value in as a placeholder.
2) Commuter data: We created a custom calculation based on the number of parking decals sold each year. NSU staff assumes that each decal makes 2 thirty mile trips per academic school day each year.

Emissions Data

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

Scope 1 Emissions
Stationary Combustion 2,469.0 metric tons of CO2e
Mobile Combustion 323.0 metric tons of CO2e
Process Emissions 0.0 metric tons of CO2e
Fugitive Emissions 248.0 metric tons of CO2e
Total Scope 1 emissions 3,040.0 metric tons of CO2e
Scope 2 Emissions
Purchased Electricity 16,404.0 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 16,404.0 metric tons of CO2e
Scope 3 Emissions
Commuting 16,457.0 metric tons of CO2e
Air Travel 1,174.0 metric tons of CO2e
Solid Waste 2,199.0 metric tons of CO2e
Scope 2 T&D Losses 1,622.0 metric tons of CO2e
Total Scope 3 emissions 21,452.0 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.)

N/A
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

No information provided

Carbon storage due to composting 0.0 metric tons of CO2e

Normalization and Contextual Data

Building Space
Gross square feet of building space 1,673,664.0 sq ft
Net assignable square feet of laboratory space 10,575.0 sq ft
Net assignable square feet of health care space 1,557.0 sq ft
Net assignable square feet of residential space 405,542.0 sq ft
Population
Total Student Enrollment (FTE) 5974.0
Residential Students 1876
Full-time Commuter Students 3446
Part-time Commuter Students 1346
Non-Credit Students No information provided
Full-time Faculty 300
Part-time Faculty No information provided
Full-time Staff 541
Part-time Staff No information provided
Other Contextual Data
Endowment Size No information provided
Heating Degree Days 3398
Cooling Degree Days 1547
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.

This submission was reviewed by our department of Facilities Management and our consultant, Moseley Architects, to ensure accuracy.