office_emissions: Office emissions

In carbonr: Calculate Carbon-Equivalent 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
)

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.

Value

Returns CO2e emissions in tonnes.

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)

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