ERA TCO and Equipment CO2 Calculators

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The ERA TCO and CO2 Calculators are independent and free-to-use tools for making economic and environmental choices when using construction equipment.

ERA CO2 calculator

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Choose what you want to calculate

You can choose between a single item or a group of equipments

Item

Discover the carbon footprint of your item through a guided life cycle assessment.

Project

Calculate the carbon footprint of your equipment or fleet for a specific activity.

Presentation of the main steps of the calculation

To be able to obtain your calculation you will need to go through some steps. You will be guided from step zero to step six to fill up the necessary data.

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ERA TCO Calculator

The ERA TCO Calculator is a free-to-use, unbiased, independent and comprehensive tool for calculating the total cost of ownership of construction equipment.

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Frequently Asked Question

The ERA Equipment CO2 Calculator is open for use by anyone interested in construction equipment. It is mostly intended for use, though, by rental companies, contractors, equipment OEMs and public authorities. The calculator can be used to investigate the environmental impact of a single piece of equipment or an entire fleet. It could also be used to estimate the carbon footprint of equipment used at a particular construction jobsite.

The values that need to be inserted into the tool in order to perform a calculation are:
  • Equipment weight (in kg)
  • Carbon footprint result from an LCA (in kg CO2-equivalent) – optional for construction equipment
  • Load capacity of the truck/van carried the equipment to a jobsite (in tonne);
  • Truck load capacity factor (as a percentage);
  • One-way distance over which the equipment is transported to a jobsite (in km)
  • The average number of jobs per year
  • Total expected operating hours in total lifetime of the equipment;
  • Ownership period (in years);
  • Total expected operating hours used during your company's ownership
  • Average energy consumption per hour (fuel or electricity)
  • Share of biofuels in for fuel or country of use for electricity
  • Motor oil consumption (in litres per year)
  • Degree by which the equipment is recycled at the end of life

In the current version it is not possible to assess the impact of eventual repairs and replacements of parts.