Certfied Events 2007-2011

Event

Title:: Greening the Heartland 2007
When:: 09.12.2007 - 09.14.2007
Where:: Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center - Madison
Category:: Gold Certified

Description

Name of organization holding event: Wisconsin Green Building Alliance

Event website: http://www.greeningtheheartland.org/

Event Statistics:

Event Attendance	689 Total: 235 local, 343 regional, 111 national
Total Event Meeting Floor Space	57,564 square feet per day
Total Electricity Consumption	31,203 kWh
Total Natural Gas Use	2,017 therms
Total Air Passenger Miles	203,184 miles, (3,027 gallons kerosene)
Total Vehicle Miles	182,357 VMTs, (8,521 gallons gasoline)

Estimated Emissions and Emissions Offsets for Greening the Heartland 2007

Pollutant Type	Emissions Caused by Event Energy Use (lbs.)	Emission Reduction Offsets by Donor and Amount (lbs.)	Number of Times Emissions Offset
Pollutant Type	Emissions Caused by Event Energy Use (lbs.)	Basin Electric	Number of Times Emissions Offset
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)	315,757	523,808	1.7
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2)	245	2,085	8.5
Nitrogen Oxide (NOx)	700	1,435	2.1
Particulate Matter (PM10)	49	31	0.6
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)	28	17	0.6
Mercury (Hg)	4.35E-05	7.87E-03	6.1

Emissions Reductions Donors

Basin Electric Power Cooperative donated 195,848 kWh of green tags from their waste heat recovery projects located in North Dakota and South Dakota. This donation offset all of the emissions resulting from energy use and transportation associated with Greening the Heartland 2007.