Carbon calculation tool

If you are a hotel or other type of accommodation, you can calculate your carbon footprint using the Hotel Carbon Measurement Initiative (HCMI) tool developed by the World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance , in partnership with World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC).

 

Access the HCMI digital version, free of charge

BeCause, streamlining data platform, has digitized the HCMI methodology. Register for free on BeCause, and calculate your carbon footprint with this user-friendly version.

 

Gather your information

In order for your accommodation to calculate the carbon footprint, you will need to have the following information ready: 

  • Total area of the accommodation (m2)

  • Total area of guest rooms and corridors (m2)

  • Total area of meeting facility space (m2)

  • Total area of private or outsourced space inside the accommodation (m2)

  • Total number of guest rooms

  • Total number of occupied rooms for the reporting year

  • Total electricity consumption for the reporting year (kWh)

  • Total gas consumption for the reporting year (kWh). Gas consumption measured in cubic meters or cubic feet should be converted to kWh. This website will help you: http://www.energylinx.co.uk/gas_meter_conversion.html

  • Total oil consumption for the reporting year (litres)

  • Total consumption of any other fuels (district heating, propane, LPG, coal, etc.)

  • If the site uses renewable energy, total renewable energy purchased from suppliers using renewable energies, or generated from renewable generation in kWh

  • If the site owns/operates any vehicles, percentage of mobile fuel emissions compared to the sites total emissions (if mobile fuel emissions have been calculated using the HCMI methodology), or the amount of gasoline/petrol (litres), diesel fuel (litres) and/or LPG (litres)

  • If laundry is outsourced, the laundry tonnage for the reporting year (tonnes), or share of the energy consumption from laundry contractor

  • If the site has air-conditioning or refrigeration units, any gas leaks of over 100 kg during the reporting year (yes or no)

  • If the site has air-conditioning or refrigeration units, any major maintenance during the reporting year (yes or no)

  • If the site has any refrigerant units, the type of gas used and consumption (in kg)

     

Track your impact

The calculation will give you the following data: 

  • total carbon emission for the reporting period (tCO2e)

  • total meetings carbon footprint

  • The carbon emission per occupied room on a daily basis (kg)

  • Carbon footprint per area of meeting space (1 sqm/sqft) on an hourly basis

  • Carbon footprint per sqm/sqft on an annual basis

  • Total renewable energy and electricity used by the hotel (kWh)

  • Total renewable electricity used by the hotel (% of total electricity use)

  • Total renewable energy and electricity used by the hotel (% of total energy consumption)

  • Greenhouse Gas Scopes 1, 2, 3 (outsourced laundry).

Interested in comparing your carbon results?

WSHA, in cooperation with Greenview, has also developed the Cornell Hotel Sustainability Benchmarking Index, where you can compare your carbon footprint result with the average carbon footprint of your area

Acknowledgements: 

The HCMI tool is developed by the Sustainable Hospitality Alliance.
https://sustainablehospitalityalliance.org/  

The digital version of the HCMI tool is developed by BeCause.
because.eco.