Rosemont College GHG Inventory Report (2008)

1. G H G Prepared By: Thomas Szatkowski, ARAMARK Rosemont College GHG Inventory Report December, 2008

2. Executive Summary • Team Members • Executive Summary • Introduction • Presidents Climate Commitment • Greenhouse Gas Inventory Approach and Process • Carbon Footprint • Baseline school year ending 2007 • Energy Use • GHG Emissions • Energy Consumption • Conclusion • Rosemont’s Carbon Footprint • Rosemont’s Next Steps

3. Climate Commitment-Team Members Rosemont College, Climate Commitment Committee Sharon Hirsh Ph.D., President of the College Sr. Jeanne Hatch, VP of Mission Thomas Szatkowski, Director of Facilities Matthew Ferry, AssistantDirector of Facilities Ann Marshall, Infrastructure Committee & Alum Michelle Moravec, Faculty Patricia Gallagher, Food Service Director Bridget Cook, Student Project Team Thomas Szatkowski, Director of Facilities Matthew Ferry, Manager of Facilities Butch Brown, Director of Operations Elsina Amedova, Office Assistant, Facilities Patricia Peterson, Office Manager, Facilities Advisory Panel - ARAMARK James Toth, District Manager Eastern Region Christopher Flouris, Project Engineer

4. Executive Summary • The Greenhouse Gas Inventory fulfills only the first year terms of the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) • Determines Rosemont’s Carbon Footprint • Measure of the impact due to human activities on the environment in terms of amount of greenhouse gases produced • This Greenhouse Gas Inventory was performed in the Spring/Summer/Fall of 2008 using the Clean-Air Cool-Planet’s Carbon Calculator (www.cleanair-coolplanet.org) • Report is inclusive of all campus operations and activities

5. Introduction Image from:http://cheeju.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/earth-space002.jpg

6. G H G President’s Climate Commitment (ACUPCC)

7. Contextual Overview • Rosemont College, School Year Ending 2007 • Rosemont, PA • 397,124 GSF • 498 Full-time Students, 329 Part Time Students • 75 Faculty, 150 Staff

8. Greenhouse Gas Inventory Approach & Process Assignment & Accountability 3/26/2008 • - Determine departmental participation and department leader • - Prepare and submit data request templates • Review department roles and responsibilities Meeting with Person(s) Accountable • Review collection process with each department lead • Discuss department accountability and communication protocols • Meet with student groups • Define collection timeline and deadlines 4/3/2008 • Consolidation of data entry submittals from each department leader • Analyze data, make assumptions and document anomalies • Present data findings with Institution’s Environmental Committee • Provide report for submission to ACUPCC by Rosemont College • The college was granted an extension for filing the GHG Survey to Jan. 15, 2009 Actions & Deadlines Defined 12/22/08 ACUPCC Signed by Rosemont College Data Entry&Quality Analysis Meet with Department Leaders AASHE Report DUE Report Development 2007/08 May Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Dec GHG Process Overview Meeting Presentation Of Findings Data Collection Data Finalization

9. Emission Factors • All results are reported in Carbon Dioxide Equivalents, eCO2 • Allows comparison of all types of greenhouse gases • Converted using respective individual heat trapping potential (global warming potential) • Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) • Provides the accepted values for global warming potentials (GWP)

10. Site and Source Emissions Purchased Electricity • PECO • Rosemont's Electric Region is Mid-Atlantic Area Council (MAAC) • Electricity Production Fuel Mixture Consists of Nuclear, Natural Gas, #6 Fuel Oil, and #2 Fuel Oil • Natural Gas • #2 Fuel Oil • Student, Faculty & Staff Commuter Trips • University Fleet Vehicles • Faculty & Staff Air Miles • HCFC-22 • Landfill with CH4 recovery and flaring • Synthetic & Organic Fertilizer Stationary Sources Transportation Refrigerants Solid Waste Agriculture

11. Carbon Footprint

12. Footprint Calculation • Collect University Data • Purchased Electricity • Purchased Natural Gas & # 2 Fuel Oil • Aggregate Transportation • Refrigerant Usage • Solid Waste Disposal • Clean Air-Cool Planet Campus Carbon Calculator (CA-CP) • Input Data into CA-CP • CA-CP Converts to Generated Emissions

13. Greenhouse Gas Emission Breakdown • Purchased Electricity, Natural Gas, and #2 Fuel Oil were responsible for 61% and Transportation 37% of Rosemont's total GHG emissions in 2007.

14. Transportation Rosemont • Commuter • Students, Faculty & Staff • University Fleet • Facilities Vehicles • Sports team travel • Air Travel • Most greenhouse gas intensive • Faculty & Staff • 176,926 gallons of gas consumed • 1,579 metric tonnes eCO2 emitted • 37% of total eCO2 emissions 2007 School Year

15. Transportation • Transportation was responsible for 37% of the College’s 2007 GHG emissions

16. Campus Refrigerants • Main refrigerant used: HCFC-22 • Used in Air Conditioning Applications • Release hydrofluorocarbons (HFC’s) • Highest global warming potential • 0.1125 metric tonnes of refrigerant used • 35 metric tonnes of eCO2 emitted • < 1%of total eCO2 emissions Rosemont 2007 School Year

17. Solid Waste Disposal • Handled by: • Allied Waste • Landfill utilization • Taken to a site with methane recovery and flaring • 462 metric tonnes of waste produced • 32 metric tonnes of eCO2 emitted • < 1%of total eCO2 emissions Rosemont 2007 School Year

18. Campus Agriculture Rosemont • Emissions from synthetic/organic fertilizer • 24% nitrogen content • Releases nitrous oxide • 1.2 metric tonnes applied • 2 metric tonnes of eCO2 emitted • < 1% of total eCO2 emissions 2007 School Year

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20. Rosemont' Carbon Footprint • Rosemont emitted 4261 metric tonnes of eCO2 in 2007 • Main Contributors: • 61% Powering, Heating and Cooling Buildings • 37% Transportation

21. Rosemont’s Next Steps 1. GHG Inventory • Rosemont College was granted anextension to file the GHG Inventory,Submit to AASHE by January 15, 2009 • Continue data input via CA-CP database. • Annually submit inventory to AASHE. • The college does not require LEED certification, however the college has committed to building to a minimum Silver LEED standard. • The College has adopted an Energy Star procurement policy. • Promote use of public transportation. R 5 & R 100 Trains. • The College has a policy for social responsibility in investing; the College has a proposal through the finance committee to look into this action item in detail. • Continue participation in RecycleMania competition adopting three or more measures to reduce waste. • Develop an action plan to aspire for climate neutrality. • Identifies major greenhouse gas emission sources and general reduction strategies. • Submit to AASHE by Sept. 15, 2009. 2. Tangible Actions 3. Action Plan

22. Rosemont’s Next Steps: To Do Action Plan Analyze Data • Emissions trajectory for “business as usual” • Determine date for aspiring to achieve climate neutrality as soon as possible • Determine mitigation strategies and action items to reduce energy and GHG emissions • Calculate financial impact exposures for alternate action items • Incorporate climate neutrality and sustainability into curriculum and other educational experience for students • Implement actions to expand research and other efforts to achieve climate neutrality • Compile action plan into report format in compliance with AASHE • Submit to AASHE by Sept. 15, 2009 Target Date Reduction Plan Financial Impacts Sustainability Research Action Plan

23. Appendix B: ACUPCC Tangible Action Items Adopted

24. Appendix C: Carbon Equivalents • The EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator was used to convert Rosemont’s emissions. • To offset Rosemont’s total emissions from 2007, 968 acres wouldhave to be filled completely with pine trees. • Rosemont’s 2007 emissions is equivalent to the amount of greenhouse gases produced annually by 780passenger vehicles. Image from: http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/delaware/preserves/art12413.html http://smgenglish.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/07/24/traffic.jpg

25. Appendix D: Assumptions • Rosemont College’s fiscal year of 2007, from July 2006 to June 2007 was used as a baseline. • Our Electrical supplier PECO indicated the following for electrical production, 10% Coal, 10.3% Natural Gas, 6.4% Fuel Oil #1 – 4, 65.8%% Nuclear, 6.5% Hydro, .4% Purchased & .6% Renewable Energy. • Assumptions were made due to the difficulty obtaining driving habits for students, faculty & staff from prior years. Data was gathered by using parking passes issued, resident student population, non resident student population, full & part time staff & faculty population and zip code. Surveys were also utilized with limited results. The following estimates were made from that data, Students are estimated at 16.4 miles x 2 trips per day for 112 days a year, Faculty were estimated at 15.6 miles x 2 trips per day for 112 days a year and staff 13.9 miles x 2 trips per day for 225 days a year. • A mpg ratio of 5 mpg (Boeing) was used to convert air miles to gasoline consumed.