The Construction Waste Tool comprises several valuable aids to properly assess, manage and optimise a company's construction waste streams. It also presents ideas and opportunities on how to build with recycable materials and provides information about the separation of building rubble during demolition.
The Exhaust Heat Calculator helps a company to evaluate its exhaust-heat potential. After entering basic data about the company's waste-heat sources, the tool calculates the available amount of waste heat and provides information on whether it makes sense to use it. In addition, the reasonable investment costs are estimated and the necessary operating time of the system is specified.
This tool calculates CO2 emissions for SMEs and points out potential ways to reduce emissions.
OpenResKit is an open-source software toolkit made up of different applications to boost resource efficiency in SMEs. They include tools focused on waste, energy and water management, and software for assessing an SME's carbon footprint, management structures and production processes.
The e!Sankey Tool helps companies describe and compare their material cost structure to the industry average. Foremost, it is a tool to create diagrams for presentation purposes.
The cost calculator from the VDI Centre for Resource Efficiency provides a practical introduction to a resource-based cost accounting. Companies can use it to analyse cost structures, and material and energy flows to identify areas of potential saving and investment.
The calculating tool consists of three modules which can either be used separately or hand-in-hand:
This tool provides a number of questionnaires about the resource efficiency of different production processes and buildings. After the questionnaire has been filled in, the tool identifies areas for improvement and sources of further information. Different questionnaires are available for different processes: surface coating, fine chemicals, polymers, paint and printed circuit technology, and metal work. Questionnaires referring to resource efficiency in buildings include checks for hospitals, lifts and water management.
Carbon Trust online tools that enable a company to work with employees to reduce water, energy and waste, and the overall impact of CO2. The system offers one-week free trial to organisations. This free tool is to help office workers commit to making carbon and cost savings at work, through online tutorials, virtual tours, a quiz, and other interactive elements (requires registration).
A suite of resources to assist a user in developing a financial business case. The accompanying guide shows users how to prepare a robust business case to support a proposed investment decision, and how to present a strong investment case to senior management or external lenders. Business Wales currently offers the Resource Efficient Wales programme, which helps companies to review their energy, water and waste options.
Tools, guides and reports to help businesses or public-sector organisations address climate change and harness the economic benefits of moving to a low-carbon economy. Also includes Energy Eficiency webinars.
The Carbon Trust website provides a number of tools and guidance to minimise waste and its impact on CO2 emissions.