universities, often applying bottom up collection of data in
combination with fixed CF intensities from online carbon calculators,
have emerged.1 Note that most of these studies are not directly
comparable to the one applying EEIO modeling, as they only
include selected indirect, scope 3, contributions.
The Norwegian University of Technology and Science (NTNU) is
the second largest university in Norway. It consists of two main
campuses, covering most of the activities, and is located in the city
of Trondheim. More than 20 000 students and 5500 employees are
divided into seven faculties and 53 departments. As the name
indicates, we find a strong focus on science and technological
education at this institution. In 2005, the NTNU administration
introduced an environmental program based on the ISO 14001
guidelines and identified four target areas: energy, transport, waste
and procurement. For the three first target areas, data now exist
that can be used for deriving indicators on the environmental
performance. For emissions relating to procurement, however, no
calculations have been made. There are also other potential gaps in
the environmental programs, perhaps the most important of which
is the emissions related to buildings (construction, maintenance
and other inputs in operating a building, besides energy).