Carbon Calculator 2.0-PPT Presentation

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The EFFC-DFI Carbon Calculator, first released in 2011, helps users estimate Scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse-gas emissions from geotechnical construction, including materials, transport, equipment and travel. It supports emissions transparency, comparison of design solutions, project benchmarking and identification of carbon hotspots.<br /><br />EFFC and DFI are modernizing the tool as a web-based calculator. Planned features include public access, staff and administrator privileges, connections to emissions-factor and EPD databases such as Ecoinvent and EC3, regular data updates, project reporting and uncertainty calculations. The project also calls for stronger data security and GDPR compliance, user guidance and sample projects, hosting and maintenance, and possible additions such as BIM integration, third-party verification, more detailed energy and transport data, and translations.<br /><br />The joint working group includes 20 members from industry, academia and the two organizations. After a proposal review and evaluation process, Carbone 4 of France was selected as the partner. Its strengths included relevant calculator experience, familiarity with the existing tool and sector standards, a detailed proposal aligned with the project’s aims, and a strong sustainability team.<br /><br />The schedule targets work commencing in Q2 2025, an internal alpha release in Q3 2025, a limited-public beta in Q1 2026, and full public release in Q3 2026. Final review and board approval were planned for late Q1 2025.

Keywords

EFFC-DFI Carbon Calculator

Scope 1 2 and 3 emissions

geotechnical construction

greenhouse-gas emissions

carbon hotspots

web-based calculator

emissions-factor databases

EPD databases

Carbone 4

GDPR compliance