Facility traits to always fill in
Facility tags should carry as much location and type information as you have. These traits drive emission factor selection and estimates.
Trait | Description | Example |
facility_type | Your own description of the facility | Office |
country | Two-letter country code | US |
administrative_area | State or province | CO |
locality | City | Denver |
postal_code_short | Postal or ZIP code | 80202 |
street_address | Street address | 1200 Main St |
us_egrid | US grid subregion (US only) | RMPA |
ca_province | Province code (Canada only) | BC |
au_state | State or grid code (Australia only) | NSW |
For US facilities, us_egrid is determined from the ZIP code. Your Green Project team can look this up for you.
Estimating missing electricity and natural gas
When a facility is missing actual electricity or natural gas data, Measure can estimate it from the building type and floor area, using average energy use intensities per square foot. To turn this on for a facility, add three traits:
Trait | Description |
bpd_facility_type | The building type, from Measure's list |
bpd_category | The broader building category for that type |
bpd_sector | The sector for that type |
The values for these traits, and the energy use intensities behind the estimate, come from the Building Performance Database (BPD), the US Department of Energy’s public database of measured building energy use.
Each building type belongs to exactly one category and sector, so once the building type is chosen the other two follow from it. Because the estimates are calculated per square foot, make sure the facility also has a floor area metric. See Metrics in Measure.
These traits are in addition to facility_type. Keep your own facility_type as well.
Choosing a building type
Offices use
Office.Commercial buildings of unknown type use
All Commercial.Residential buildings of unknown type use
All Residential, as do employee commuting and work-from-home.Warehouses can use
All Warehouse/Storage,Distribution Center,Non-Refrigerated Warehouse,Refrigerated WarehouseorSelf-Storage Facility. UseDistribution Centerfor upstream and downstream transportation and distribution unless the site is refrigerated.Don't use
Other - OtherorOther - Residential. Use the matching "All" type instead.
When fuel type is unknown, Measure assumes natural gas for the non-electric portion of the estimate.