The LCA should include the impact of energy consumption, use of auxiliary materials/chemicals, water consumption, final waste treatment of material losses and transportation or raw materials and parts.The LCA should contain all relevant life cycle steps from cradle-to-gate.However, this may affect the accuracy of the overall results. If an LCA for a similar piece of equipment is available (with similar weight and material composition), this can be used as a fall-back option. Ideally, the LCA applies to the specific product being evaluated in the ERA Equipment CO 2 Calculator.The LCA result corresponds to one piece of equipment.This result is expressed in kilograms CO 2-equivalent The LCA should report a carbon footprint result (‘impact on climate change’, ‘global warming potential’).Note that the LCA must meet some conditions to be usable: If an LCA is available, it is advised to use this option. If an LCA has already been carried out for the construction equipment, the carbon footprint results can be entered in the ERA Equipment CO 2 Calculator. The methodology of the ERA Equipment CO2 calculator and its environmental background data have been developed by CE Delft and are based on findings of the 2019 report Carbon footprint of construction equipment. Evaluate the effects of alternative fuel consumption.Study the effects of changes to a baseline use scenario, such as measures to reduce the footprint.Compare different equipment use scenarios.Investigate which part of the life cycle has the largest contribution to the carbon footprint of equipment.The calculator’s results can for instance be used to: The ERA Equipment CO 2 Calculator can be used to evaluate a single ownership period of a piece of equipment. Expressing the results per hour of (active) use enables comparisons across different types of equipment and over a wide range of ownership scenarios.
The calculator estimates the carbon footprint of a piece of equipment per hour of use. It is applicable to all types of construction equipment, from mini excavators to wheel loaders and from generators to boom lifts (only hand tools are excluded). The ERA Equipment CO 2 Calculator is a tool to estimate the carbon footprint of construction equipment over its entire life cycle.
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