Hello All,
Is anybody aware of an output report in eQUEST that documents the building's
CO2 emissions? I haven't been able to locate any such report in the
program. If this is not available, can anybody point me in the right
direction as to how I can figure out the CO2 emissions?
Thanks,
Jonathon Pfantz
How to do this with any energy modeling software:
1. Create a model.
2. Collect your annual consumed energy figures for each service
(gas/electric) from the reports.
3. Subtract any energy generated (wind/PV/etc).
4. Plug those figures and the appropriate project details into the
energystar target finder, importantly include the project's zipcode.
5. This is supposed to work out site vs. source emissions based on
your project's zip code and the local grid utility sources, when you
choose the "grid purchase" option. For example if you locate a building
next to a bunch of nuclear plants, the impact is less than if the power
is coming from a bunch of coal plants.
6. Relevant link:
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?fuseaction=target_finder
NICK CATON, E.I.T.
Thanks, Nick. For a 2 year old EIT you are pretty smart!
Humour rocks!!
Yeah, I'm Canadian.
Carol
Thanks, this is very helpful. I'm sure this method will generally give the
most up-to-date emissions data, however it would be nice to have an inherent
calculator within eQUEST that could provide this information by region (I
can see problems with emission rates changing far more frequently than the
program is updated however). I like to keep all my data and information in
one source if possible rather than bouncing around between different
programs.