The ERA Equipment CO2 Calculator is free to use and 聽determines the carbon footprint of construction equipment over its entire lifecycle. Machines covered range from mini excavators and wheeled loaders to generators and access platforms.
The calculator has six steps, requiring basic information about the characteristics and use of a piece of equipment 鈥� equipment production, transportation, lifetime and utilisation, energy consumption, maintenance and end-of-life 鈥� and the users are guided through the process step-by-step.
The user information is combined with background data to estimate the carbon footprint of the equipment over its lifecycle, presenting a total carbon footprint per hour of use and a breakdown of the carbon footprint per parameter.
The calculations were developed by the independent research consultancy CE Delft, who first developed the tool for the 鈥楥arbon Footprint of Construction Equipment鈥� study released in 2019. The online tool was built by Alias, a digital services provider.
Development of the ERA Equipment CO2 Calculator follows on from the that came out last year to provide calculations for total cost of ownership.
ERA secretary general Michel Petitjean said: 鈥淭he ERA Equipment CO2 Calculator is the first of its kind and a much-needed tool to help bring down emissions in the construction sector.
鈥淏y enabling equipment users to see the carbon footprint of their machinery for every hour of use, they can make the most environmentally sustainable choices when deciding whether to rent, lease or purchase equipment, evaluate areas for improvement and, ultimately, reduce their carbon footprint.鈥�
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