carbonr (version 0.2.1)

office_emissions: Office emissions

Description

Office emissions

Usage

office_emissions(
  specify = FALSE,
  office_num = 1,
  WFH_num = 0,
  WFH_hours = 0,
  WFH_type = c("Office Equipment", "Heating"),
  water_supply = 0,
  water_trt = TRUE,
  water_unit = c("cubic metres", "million litres"),
  electricity_kWh = 0,
  electricity_TD = TRUE,
  electricity_WTT = TRUE,
  heat_kWh = 0,
  heat_TD = TRUE,
  heat_WTT = TRUE
)

Value

Returns CO2e emissions in tonnes.

Arguments

specify

logical. Whether an average should be used, or if the amount of energy used will be specified.

office_num

If specify = FALSE, the number of individuals in the office.

WFH_num

Number of people working from home.

WFH_hours

Number of hours working from home (per individual).

WFH_type

Whether to account for "Office Equipment" and/or "Heating". Default is both.

water_supply

Amount of water used in the office.

water_trt

logical. Default TRUE. Whether to include emissions associated with water treatment for used water.

water_unit

Unit for water_supply variable. Options are "cubic metres" or "million litres".

electricity_kWh

Electricity used in kWh.

electricity_TD

logical. Default TRUE. Whether to include emissions associated with grid losses.

electricity_WTT

logical. Default TRUE. Whether to include emissions associated with extracting, refining, and transporting fuels.

heat_kWh

heat and steam used in kWh.

heat_TD

logical. Default TRUE. Whether to include emissions associated with grid losses.

heat_WTT

logical. Default TRUE. Whether to include emissions associated with extracting, refining, and transporting fuels.

References

Descriptions from 2022 UK Government Report: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/greenhouse-gas-reporting-conversion-factors-2022

Examples

# specify emissions in an office
office_emissions(specify = TRUE, electricity_kWh = 200,
                 heat_kWh = 100, water_supply = 100, water_trt = FALSE)