Environmental Calculators
The following links are to a variety of environmental “calculators.” These programs or formulas can help you to estimate the impact of your program on the environment or as an educational tool for your employees or tenants personal use. They can be used in much the same way as the environmental tips and factoids.
Weyerhaeuser Recovered Paper Calculator — http://www.weyerhaeuser.com/Businesses/Newsprint/PrintedPagesCalculator
Determines how much paper is generated at your location.
U.S. EPA’s Personal Greenhouse Calculator — http://esa21.kennesaw.edu/activities/carbon-calc/EPA-GHG-calc.htm
Designed for individuals who want to take action and for businesses and organizations interested in reaching their employees and members about what they can do at home to help protect our climate.
U.S. EPA’s Global Warming Wheel Card Calculator — http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/wheel_card.html
Estimate household emissions of carbon dioxide and learn how to reduce them.
Waste Reduction Model Calculator — http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/wycd/waste/calculators/Warm_Form.html
Tracks greenhouse gas emissions reductions from several different waste management practices.
Recycled Content Calculator — http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/wycd/waste/calculators/ReCon_home.html
Estimates life-cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and energy impacts from purchasing and/or manufacturing materials with varying degrees of post-consumer recycled content.
Climate Change Calculator — http://www.americanforests.org/resources/ccc/index.php
Calculates tons of carbon dioxide emitted by your household this year, and number of trees that would need to be planted to offset those emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator — http://www.epa.gov/RDEE/energy-resources/calculator.html
Translate greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions from units that are typically used to report reductions into terms that are easier to understand.
ICLEI Personal CO2 Calculator — http://www3.iclei.org/co2/co2calc.htm
Determine yearly direct personal carbon dioxide emissions.
Water Consumption Calculator — http://www.environment.about.com/library/weekly/blwatercalculator.htm
Determines the cost of household water usage by calculating the amount of water used by household products such as toilets, showers, washing machines, sinks, etc. on a weekly and yearly basis.
Paper Calculator — http://www.edf.org/papercalculator/
Calculates the U.S. average energy and wood consumption and environmental releases summed across the full "life cycle" of each of five major grades of paper and paperboard.
An index to all the calculators on EPA’s Web site.