ACUPCC Reporting System

GHG Report for Lane Community College

Submitted on November 6, 2008; last updated on November 26, 2008

Summary Statistics

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Total Per Full-Time Enrollment Per 1000 Square Feet % Offset
Gross emissions (Scopes 1 + 2) 4,536 metric tons of CO2e 0.4 metric tons of CO2e 4.1 metric tons of CO2e 3%
Gross emissions (Scopes 1 + 2 + 3) 61,654 metric tons of CO2e 5.6 metric tons of CO2e 55.2 metric tons of CO2e 0%
Net emissions 61,521 metric tons of CO2e 5.6 metric tons of CO2e 55.1 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 No information provided
If any institution-owned, leased, or operated buildings or other holdings that should fall within the organizational boundaries are omitted, briefly explain why.

No institution-owned, leased or operated buildings or other holdings are omitted.

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

This tool appeared to be the most comprehensive and widely used by peer institutions.

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

1. Clean Air-Cool Planet, v. 5
2. Biodiesel emissions coefficients are from Clean Air-Cool Planet, v. 6
3. The emissions coeffiecient for AVGAS is from www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/1605/ggrpt/excel/CO2_coeff.xls

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
Please describe the process of conducting the inventory.

Information was obtained for this report through interviews, phone calls, and e-mails. The inventory was conducted over a two month period, from early September to early November, 2008. The lead inventory team was Lane's Sustainability Office consisting of:
-Jennifer Hayward, Sustainability Coordinator
-Anna Scott, Energy Analyst
-Mike Sims, Recycling Coordinator.

Others at Lane Community College and in the surrounding community who contributed to this report include:
-Janet Anderson, Director, Foundation
-Susan Barba, Administrative Specialist, Florence Center
-Amy Bennett, Administrative Coordinator, Advance Tech
-Frank Drencagz, Lead Horticulturalist, Facilities Management and Planning
-Alan Feldmayer, Accountant, College Finance
-Judy Ann Fuller, Administrative Specialist, Facilities Management and Planning
-Mary Jo Kreindel, Administrative Coordinator, Arts
-David Macon, Mailroom Coordinator, Printing & Graphics
-Sonja Mae, Teaching Assistant, Science
-Peggy Sherman-Hill, Flight Technology
-Jeri Steele, Accountant, Foundation
-Susan Tatar, Administrative Specialist, Facilities Management and Planning
-Craig Taylor, Director, Institutional Research, Assessment, and Planning
-Kevin Williams, HVAC Technician, Facilities Management and Planning
-Carol Woodman, Cooperative Education

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.

The inventory team was not able to collect information in the following areas:
1) Gasoline purchased at the Florence campus
2) Refrigerant releases

However, the team estimates that emissions from these sources have a de minimis effect on the inventory based on the number of employees at the Florence campus and based on refrigerant release amounts in the past and total possible refrigerant releases.

The information used to estimate emissions from air travel was very limited. Currently, information on air miles traveled is not available at the college and information on funds spent on air fare is also not centrally collected. The only information available was the amounts spent in two account codes that are most often used for travel. Air fare was estimated as a percent of the total amount spent on travel in these two account codes. Air miles were estimated based on current average cost per mile for air fare.

The information used to estimate emissions from commuting was also very limited and seemed to result in a very high estimation of emissions from commuting. The estimation was made using the following information:
-student zip codes
-number of students who obtained a “free” bus pass
-bus rider counts provided by the college’s bus service.

Emissions Data

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

Scope 1 Emissions
Stationary Combustion 2,775.0 metric tons of CO2e
Mobile Combustion 442.0 metric tons of CO2e
Process Emissions 0.0 metric tons of CO2e
Fugitive Emissions 0.0 metric tons of CO2e
Total Scope 1 emissions 3,217.0 metric tons of CO2e
Scope 2 Emissions
Purchased Electricity 1,319.0 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 1,319.0 metric tons of CO2e
Scope 3 Emissions
Commuting 56,935.0 metric tons of CO2e
Air Travel 147.0 metric tons of CO2e
Solid Waste 36.0 metric tons of CO2e
No information provided
No information provided
No information provided
Total Scope 3 emissions 57,118.0 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 1489424 kWh
Percent of total electricity consumption mitigated through the purchase of RECs None %
Emissions reductions due to the purchase of RECs 133.0 metric tons of CO2e
REC verification program(s) Green-e
Description of RECs purchased (including vendor, project source, etc.)

10% of the electricity purchased for our Eugene campuses is "Greenpower" from our utility, the Eugene Water and Electric Board. This Greenpower is Green-e certified. 98% of the Greenpower is from wind installations in Oregon and Washington. 2% is from solar installations in Eugene. For more information, see http://www.eweb.org/Home/Renewable/Greenpower/resources.htm.

25% of the electricity for our Cottage Grove campus comes from wind power purchased from our utility, Emerald People's Utility District. For more information about this utilities wind power, see http://www.epud.org/renewnrg.aspx.

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 No information provided

Normalization and Contextual Data

Building Space
Gross square feet of building space 1,117,167.0 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 0.0 sq ft
Population
Total Student Enrollment (FTE) 11064.8
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 No information provided
Part-time Faculty No information provided
Full-time Staff No information provided
Part-time Staff No information provided
Other Contextual Data
Endowment Size 7943625
Heating Degree Days No information provided
Cooling Degree Days No information provided
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 not been audited, verified, or peer-reviewed.