greenerApps includes records for managing all Scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Emissions in greenerApps are calculated using emission source data with records for Usage and Assets. These records are summarized here, in alphabetical order:
Animals – Asset records that track information about farm animals such as cows, chickens and swine. Usage records related to Animals are found in the Farming tab.
Chemicals – Asset records with information about chemicals used during manufacturing and other processes. Usage records related to Chemicals are found in the Chemical Use tab.
Chemical Use – Usage records that show how and when chemicals were used in manufacturing and processes.
Commuting – Usage records that track distance and modes of transportation for personnel and other stakeholders who go to and from your organization on a regular basis. Asset records related to Commuting are found in the Vehicles tab.
Energy Use – Usage records for tracking building energy use. Asset records related to Energy Use are found in the Properties tab (for buildings) and also in the On Site tab (for assets related to on-site energy production).
Farming – Usage records that track emissions from animals. Asset records related to Farming are found in the Animals tab.
Fertilizer Use – Usage records relating to the application of synthetic and organic fertilizers.
Fleet Use – Usage records that track the transportation activity of vehicles owned or controlled by your organization. Asset records relating to Fleet Use are found in the Vehicles tab.
Offsets – Usage records for projects or purchased credits that remove, reduce, avoid or capture GHG emissions.
On Site – Asset records that store information about energy production equipment. Usage records related to On Site are found in the Energy Use tab. Also, On Site records should be related to Properties whenever possible – but this is not required.
Properties – Asset records with real estate and building information. Usage records relating to Properties appear in the Energy Use tab.
Refrigerant Use – Usage records for refrigerant leaks and other losses of chemical refrigerants.
Refrigeration – Asset records for refrigeration equipment. Usage records relating to Refrigeration are found in the Refrigerant Use tab.
Sinks – Usage records for projects or natural resources under the control of your organization that remove, reduce, avoid or capture GHG emissions.
Travel – Usage records that track the trips taken by your organization's personnel (and school-related trips taken by students, if applicable).
Vehicles – Asset records for modes of transportation. Usage records relating to Vehicles are found in the Commuting, Fleet Use and Travel tabs.
Waste - Usage records relating to the disposal of organic waste.
greenerApps tracking records
greenerApps includes several types of records for keeping track of details related to your organization's assets and energy usage. These records are summarized below.
Accounts/Organizations – Account information for vendors, partners and stakeholders.
Attributes – Area sizes and building construction details. You can create Attribute records at the bottom of any Property record. Completing Attributes records for your properties will enable you to calculate energy and emissions on a "per square foot" basis.
Contacts/People – Contact information for specific people. Contacts or People can be linked with their related organizations.
Degree Days – Heating degree day and cooling degree day information. Degree Day records can be created at the bottom of any Energy Use record.
Energy Star – Energy Star results. Energy Star is a program run by the United States Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] which provides the public with the means to quickly and easily assess, or benchmark, the energy performance of buildings relative to similar buildings in the United States. This tab enables you to track multiple Energy Star buildings so that their data can be imported into Energy Star Portfolio Manager, EPA's online tracking system.
Finance - Holds information about budgets, expenses and other financial data.
LEED EB – Information about how the LEED for Existing Building (LEED EB) standards have been applied to your existing buildings. (The U.S. Green Building Council's [USGBC] Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System™ [LEED] encourages and accelerates global adoption of sustainable green building and development practices through the creation and implementation of universally understood and accepted tools and performance criteria.)
Occupancy & Use - Information about how and when properties are used. Occupancy & Use records can be created at the bottom of any Property record.
Participants – Information about an organization's population. Participant records can be created at the bottom of any Inventory record.