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Entering Data for Employee Transportation (Road)

Use the Employee Transportation (Road) tab to record the distance that employees travel for work using vehicles that are not owned by the company. You enter this information by vehicle type. The Greenhouse Gas emissions from passenger vehicle business travel are generally from gasoline or diesel rental and personal vehicles, and taxi cabs.

To calculate emissions, the application uses the mobile factors entered for this vehicle type using the protocol identified by the Mobile Emissions Version entered on the Building Footprint Details tab.

To enter data for employee road transportation:

1. Select Carbon Footprint - Track / Enter Building Footprint Data.
2. From the Building Footprints panel, select the building and calculation year for which you are entering consumption data.
3. Select the Indirect Emissions (Scope 3) tab.
4. Select the Employee Transportation (Road) tab.
5. Enter the following required information:

   Vehicle Type: Select the type of vehicle for which you want to calculate emissions.

   Distance Traveled: Enter the annual distance traveled using this vehicle type for the calculation year.

   Distance Traveled (Units): Select the units used to measure the distance.

6. Click Save.

   The application calculates greenhouse gas emissions for this source, and displays the emissions in the upper Footprints panel.