Building Emissions Calculator: Technical Reference

Last updated: 09-16-2022
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This 10-page document provides a technical overview of the calculation methodology underlying the Building Emissions Calculator. The methodology is described in two main sections:

  1. Calculation of annual current/historical emissions for standard greenhouse gas emission accounting categories
  2. Calculation of annual emissions for a forecast year, based on user-specified assumptions, for the same accounting categories

This document also includes emissions-factor lookup tables in the appendix.

Resource Type: Technical documentation