2008 GHG Report for Kankakee Community College
Submitted on January 14, 2009; last updated on August 10, 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 | |
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| Gross emissions (Scopes 1 + 2) | 6,087 metric tons of CO2e | 2.9 metric tons of CO2e | 17.7 metric tons of CO2e | 0% |
| Gross emissions (Scopes 1 + 2 + 3) | 12,560 metric tons of CO2e | 6 metric tons of CO2e | 36.5 metric tons of CO2e | 0% |
| Net emissions | 12,560 metric tons of CO2e | 6 metric tons of CO2e | 36.5 metric tons of CO2e | N/A |
Emissions Inventory Methodology and Boundaries
| Start date of the 12-month period covered in this report | July 1, 2007 |
| 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.
Not applicable |
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| Emissions calculation tool used | Clean Air-Cool Planet |
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Please describe why this tool was selected.
This calculator was deemed to be the most appropriate for our situation and needs. |
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Please describe the source(s) of the emissions coefficients used.
CA-CP default coefficients were used. |
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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? | Sustainability office staff |
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Please describe the process of conducting the inventory.
Meetings were held with appropriate campus staff to explain the scope of the reporting project and to request compilation of the necessary data for input to the calculator.The staff involved were members of the Physical Plant Department (energy data, fuel use by campus equipment, refrigerant losses, fertilizer use) and registar's and business department personnel for enrollment and student population information.This data was used to determine basis for faculty, staff, and student commuting impacts. |
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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.
Not applicable. |
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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 difficult to easily determine the commuting mileage for faculty, staff, and students. Primarily because of the variation in each of these groups as far as distance travelled, number of trips to campus,and number of days of attendence.Assumptions had to be made and applied across these groups in order to generate reasonable estimates of the commuting miles.We feel that the resulting estimates are defensible and give a meaningful basis for our reporting. |
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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 | 1,427 metric tons of CO2e |
| Mobile Combustion | 70 metric tons of CO2e |
| Process Emissions | 0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Fugitive Emissions | 225 metric tons of CO2e |
| Total Scope 1 emissions | 1,722 metric tons of CO2e |
| Scope 2 Emissions | |
| Purchased Electricity | 4,365 metric tons of CO2e |
| Purchased Heating | 0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Purchased Cooling | 0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Purchased Steam | 0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Total Scope 2 emissions | 4,365 metric tons of CO2e |
| Scope 3 Emissions | |
| Commuting | 5,528 metric tons of CO2e |
| Air Travel | 95 metric tons of CO2e |
| Solid Waste | 305 metric tons of CO2e |
| other directly financed travel | 57 metric tons of CO2e |
| paper use | 56 metric tons of CO2e |
| scope 2 T&D losses | 432 metric tons of CO2e |
| Total Scope 3 emissions | 6,473 metric tons of CO2e |
| Biogenic Emissions | |
| Biogenic Emissions from Stationary Combustion | 0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Biogenic Emissions from Mobile Combustion | 0 metric tons of CO2e |
Mitigation Data
| Carbon Offsets | |
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| Carbon offsets purchased | 0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Offset verification program(s) | No information provided. |
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Description of offsets purchased (including vendor, project source, etc.)
n/a |
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| Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) | |
| Total RECs purchased | 0 kWh |
| Percent of total electricity consumption mitigated through the purchase of RECs | No information provided. |
| 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.)
n/a |
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| Sequestration and Carbon Storage | |
| Sequestration due to land owned by the institution | 0 metric tons of CO2e |
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Description of how sequestration was calculated
n/a |
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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 | 343,697 sq ft |
| Net assignable square feet of laboratory space | 53,021 sq ft |
| Net assignable square feet of health care space | 0 sq ft |
| Net assignable square feet of residential space | 0 sq ft |
| Population | |
| Total Student Enrollment (FTE) | 2,108 |
| Residential Students | 0 |
| Full-time Commuter Students | 1,359 |
| Part-time Commuter Students | 2,232 |
| Non-Credit Students | 3,382 |
| Full-time Faculty | 58 |
| Part-time Faculty | 147 |
| Full-time Staff | 161 |
| Part-time Staff | 85 |
| Other Contextual Data | |
| Endowment Size | $3,800,000 |
| Heating Degree Days | 6,072 |
| Cooling Degree Days | 1,064 |
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Please describe any circumstances specific to your institution that provide context for understanding your greenhouse gas emissions this year.
n/a |
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Supporting Documentation
| Completed inventory narrative |
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Report Download (Green House Gas Emissions Report.doc) |
| Completed inventory calculator | No information provided. |