The Application Settings record contains constants that are used for environmental
calculations by IBM®
Maximo® Real Estate and Facilities Real Estate Environmental
Sustainability Manager and IBM
Maximo Real Estate and Facilities Real Estate Environmental
Sustainability Impact Manager.
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Environmental Settings section
| Field |
Description |
|---|
| Energy
Reporting UOM |
The
default unit of measure for energy
reporting. |
| Travel
Reporting UOM |
The
default unit of measure for travel
reporting. |
| Emissions
Reporting UOM |
The
default unit of measure for emissions
reporting. |
| Water
Reporting UOM |
The
default unit of measure for reporting
water usage in water logs. |
| Waste Reporting UOM |
The default unit of measure for reporting
waste levels in waste logs. |
| Carbon Reporting UOM |
The default unit of measure for reporting
carbon levels. |
| Carbon
Credit UOM |
The default
unit of measure for carbon
credits. |
| Energy
(Scope 1) Carbon
Calculation UOM |
The
default unit of measure for calculating
Scope-1 carbon footprint for energy logs such as electricity, and
gas. |
| Energy
(Scope 2) Carbon
Calculation UOM |
The
default unit of measure for calculating
Scope-2 carbon footprint for energy logs such as electricity, and
gas. |
| Travel
Carbon Calculation
UOM |
The default
unit of measure for carbon
footprint calculations for all travel logs. |
| Waste Carbon Calculation
UOM |
The default
unit of measure for carbon
footprint calculations for all waste logs. |
| N2O GWP Conversion |
The global warming potential (GWP)
conversion factor for nitrous oxide (N2O). |
| CH4 GWP Conversion |
The global warming potential (GWP)
conversion factor for methane (CH4). |
Opportunity Analysis section
| Field |
Description |
|---|
| Analysis
Term (Years) |
The
default term for opportunity analysis.
Used to calculate the Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return
for opportunities included in the opportunity analysis. |
| Discount Rate |
The default discount rate for opportunity
analysis. Used to calculate the Net Present Value of opportunities
included in the opportunity analysis. |
| Capitalization Rate |
The default capitalization rate for
opportunity analysis. |
| Blended
Energy Cost per
kWh |
The global blended
energy cost per
kWh. Used in opportunity analysis to estimate the carbon footprint
reduction amount. Represents a firm’s estimate of the cost per kWh
to operate all energy sources. |
| Blended Energy Emissions
Conversion Factor (grams/kWh) |
The global blended energy conversion
factor used in opportunity analysis to estimate carbon footprint reduction
amount. Represents a firm’s estimate for converting kWh to carbon
default UOM (for instance, US Tons CO2). |
Reporting Base
Period Settings section
| Field |
Description |
|---|
| Reporting
Base Year |
The environmental
reporting defaults
for base year reporting. |
| Reporting
Base Month |
The environmental
reporting defaults
for base year reporting. |
Facility Assessment Analysis Defaults section
| Field |
Description |
|---|
| Current Scenario Year |
The start year of the analysis. |
| Construction
Cost Inflation
Rate |
The inflation
rate for facility analysis. |
| Target FCI |
The target facility condition index
(FCI) percent reduction used for Option 3 of the Facility Assessment
Analysis Crystal Report. |
| Backlog
Deterioration Rate |
The
rate at which defined projects
degrade. |
| Target
Reduction Period
(years) |
The target
number of years associated
with the target FCI. |
| Funding
Percent Increase |
The
estimated funding percent annual
increase. |
| Facility
Growth Rate |
The
estimate of the facility growth
rate during the term of the analysis. |
| Number of Years in Analysis |
The number of years included in the
facility assessment analysis. |