System for providing strategies to reduce the carbon output and operating costs of a workplace

摘要

A system is described for providing strategies to reduce the carbon output and operating cost of a workplace. The system may include a memory, interface, and processor. The memory may store an initial configuration of a workplace and workplace initiatives. The initial workplace configuration may include equipment and travel data items, and each workplace initiative may be associated with a data item and may provide a strategy for reducing the carbon output of the associated data item. The processor may receive the initial configuration from the user and provide workplace initiatives to the user. The processor may receive a selection of an initiative from the user. The processor may process the initial workplace configuration and selected initiative to determine a recommended configuration capable of reducing the carbon output of the data item associated with the selected initiative. The processor may provide the recommended configuration to the user.

主权项

1. A method for providing a user interface for determining a strategy for reducing carbon output associated with operation of a workplace, the method comprising:
providing a workplace estimator dashboard to a user through a user interface operatively coupled to a processor configured to analyze a carbon output reduction to an initial workplace configuration in response to user input in the workplace estimator dashboard, the initial workplace configuration comprising an equipment data item and a travel data item, and, the workplace estimator dashboard comprising an initiatives view including a first display area and a second display area, wherein:
the first display area provides to the user a plurality of workplace initiative selection fields in a table to receive indications of one or more selected workplace initiatives from the user to be used in determining a recommended workplace configuration, the plurality of workplace initiative selection fields comprising:
a thin client initiative selection field adjacent to a numerical input field to receive a user inputted thin client initiative refining value, wherein:
the thin client initiative selection field, when selected, causes the processor to: analyze the initial workplace configuration and the thin client initiative refining value, and determine the recommended workplace configuration to reduce the carbon output of the equipment data item by implementing the selected thin client initiative, and wherein the thin client initiative refining value indicates a portion of the equipment data item to be modified by the selected thin client initiative;an equipment refresh initiative selection field adjacent to a numerical input field to receive a user inputted equipment refresh initiative refining value, wherein:
the equipment refresh initiative selection field, when selected, causes the processor to: analyze the initial workplace configuration and an equipment refresh initiative refining value, and determine the recommended workplace configuration to reduce the carbon output of the equipment data item by implementing the selected equipment refresh initiative, and wherein the equipment refresh initiative refining value indicates a portion of the equipment data item to be modified by the selected equipment refresh initiative; anda telepresence initiative selection field that when selected causes the processor to:
analyze the initial workplace configuration, anddetermine the recommended workplace configuration to reduce the carbon output of the travel data item by implementing the selected telepresence initiative; andthe second display area provides to the user an initiatives graph comprising a consumption value display line representing a forecasted consumption value of the initial workplace configuration and a consumption value display line representing a forecasted consumption value of the recommended workplace configuration; when the user selects the thin client initiative selection field, the equipment refresh initiative selection field, or the telepresence initiative selection field, generating, in the second display area, the consumption value display line representing the forecasted consumption value of the initial workplace configuration; generating, in the second display area, the consumption value display line representing the forecasted consumption value of the recommended workplace configuration for reducing the carbon output of the initial workplace configuration by implementing each of the one or more selected workplace initiatives; and generating an updated consumption value display line representing an updated forecasted consumption value of the recommended workplace configuration in response to a user inputted change to the thin client initiative selection field, the thin client initiative refining value, the equipment refresh initiative selection field, the equipment refresh initiative refining value, or the telepresence initiative selection field.