Coming soon: ERA Equipment CO 2 Calculator for construction equipment

Earlier this year, ERA started work on an easy-to-use Equipment CO 2 Calculator for equipment stakeholders to make more sustainable choices when using construction equipment.

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The easy-to-use calculator will compare different user scenarios and allow a larger part of the construction sector to undertake straightforward environmental analyses. Users will be able to identify the parameters that have the biggest impact on the carbon footprint of a piece of equipment, evaluate areas for improvement and investigate how changes in their use would affect their carbon footprint.

The web-based calculator builds on the life cycle assessment tool used in the ‘Carbon Footprint of Construction Equipment’ study published last year. It will look at the production phase, energy consumption during use, maintenance, transport to and from construction sites, and end-of-life treatment, as well as accounting for different fuel types and the energy mix of the country in which the equipment will be used.

CE Delft, the independent research consultancy that built the calculation tool for last year’s study, is designing the calculator, which is being built by Alias, ERA’s digital services provider.

The ERA Equipment CO 2 Calculator will complement the ERA TCO Calculator and is expected to be ready to launch at the end of 2020. Intended users are rental companies, OEMs, contractors and other equipment stakeholders.

For more information, please do not hesitate to contact the ERA team at era@erarental.org.