Certfied Events 2007-2011

Event

Title:: ASHRAE Annual Meeting 2007
When:: 06.23.2007 - 06.27.2007
Where:: Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center - Long Beach
Category:: Gold Certified

Description

Name of organization holding event: American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers

Event Statistics:

Event Attendance	1728 Total: 180 local, 111 regional, 1,237 national and 200 international
Total Event Meeting Floor Space	133,427 square feet per day
Total Electricity Consumption	184,950 kWh
Total Natural Gas Use	14,729 therms
Total Air Passenger Miles	6,010,629 miles, (89,558 gallons kerosene)
Total Vehicle Miles	140,550 VMTs, (6,568 gallons gasoline)

Estimated Emissions and Emissions Offsets for ASHRAE Annual Meeting, 2007

Pollutant Type	Emissions Caused by Event Energy Use (lbs.)	Emission Reduction Offsets by Donor and Amount (lbs.)
	Emissions Caused by Event Energy Use (lbs.)	Basin Electric Power Cooperative	Attendee Donations	Number of Times Emissions Offset
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)	4,161,499	4,714,271	273,838	1.2
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2)	321	18,765	1,113	58.5
Nitrogen Oxide (NOx)	4,887	12,916	401	2.7
Particulate Matter (PM10)	998	277	19	0.3
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)	690	155	11	0.3
Mercury (Hg)	0.0026	0.0709	0.00415	28.9

Emissions Reductions Donors

Basin Electric Power Cooperative donated 1,762,632 kWh of green tags from their waste heat recovery projects located in North and South Dakota. This donation offset the carbon emissions generated by the event by 110%.