In this article we will walk you through the principles of Altruistiq's estimation approach, and our methodology.
Altruistiq's Core Principles of Estimation
We have three core principles.
Our Estimation Methodology
Step 1: Identification of monthly gaps in relevant activities.
Step 2: For facilities with partial data, the average monthly consumption of the actual data is assumed.
Step 3: For facilities with no data, intensity metrics based on floor area or FTE (full time employees)are created using Actual Data for facilities of the same Type and Business Unit
Step 4: These intensity metrics are applied to fill the missing data by multiplying them with the facility's floor area/FTE.
Step 5: If floor area/FTE data is unavailable, the monthly consumption average of all facilities is used instead.
A few things to note:
Heating fuel type is assumed to be natural gas.
Waste treatment is assumed to be landfilling and the waste type is mixed Municipal Solid Waste.