WFH Calculator

WFH Carbon Footprint > WFH Calculator

Your WFH Carbon Footprint

This project aims to provide individuals to calculate their carbon footprint when working from home and compare it to their commute. 

Currently, it is set for Irish residents only. In time, more locations will be added, the scope will be increased to include devices and service providers, and public transportation options will be added.

At present, the calculator factors in:

Your Work Week

Is a full-time week 37.5 hours for you or 40? Do you have 20 days annual leave or 22? Are you part-time? Set these parameters to suit your circumstances.

Energy Usage

The greatest climate impact for an Irish household is heating. Currently, the calculator uses aggregate data but does consider seasonal variation.

Household

Are you home alone? A carer? Do your housemates also work from home? The calculator takes these into account.

Commute

How far away is your office? Do you drive a hybrid car? Personal methods of transport are included. Public transport coming soon!

Work From Home Calculator Scope

Expanding upon the Eco Act 2020 approach, the following artefact includes:
• Direct fuel consumption (e.g. for heating)
• Electricity consumption

At present, it is only calculates figures for Irish residents.

Understanding the Calculator

  • Orange cells are for users to enter their own data.
  • Grey cells  show the calculation outputs.
  • Yellow cells show fixed data.
  • Green cells are outputs in CO2e.

Reasonable limits have been set for orange cells so you can’t, for example, claim to work an 8 day week!

Conversion factors can be found on the second tab. Assumptions in calculation on the third tab. 

This spreadsheet can be downloaded. See bottom-right of window.