This Readme.txt file was generated on 15 JUNE 2020 by DR JOHN ORR

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Title of Dataset: Research data supporting 'How to Calculate Embodied Carbon'

2. Author Information
	A. Investigator Contact Information
		Name: Dr John Orr 
		Institution: University of Cambridge
		Address: CB3 0FA
		Email: jjo33@cam.ac.uk

	B. Investigator Contact Information
		Name: Mr Will Arnold
		Institution: Arup
		Address: 8-13 Fitzroy St, Bloomsbury, London W1T 4BQ

	C. Investigator Contact Information
		Name: Orlando Gibbons
		Institution: Arup
		Address: 8-13 Fitzroy St, Bloomsbury, London W1T 4BQ

3. Date of data collection: 12th June 2020

4. Geographic location of data collection: London, UK. 

5. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: No direct funding supported the creation of the data.


SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION

1. Licenses/restrictions placed on the data: None

2. Links to publications that cite or use the data: The data is to be used in the July issue of the Structural Engineer Magazine, in an article title "How to Calculate Embodied Carbon", which is accessible to members of the institution at https://www.istructe.org/thestructuralengineer/

3. Links to other publicly accessible locations of the data: None

4. Links/relationships to ancillary data sets: None

5. Was data derived from another source? No
	A. If yes, list source(s): 

6. Recommended citation for this dataset: Arnold, Gibbons, and Orr., 2020. Research data supporting 'How to Calculate Embodied Carbon'.


DATA & FILE OVERVIEW

1. File List: 
Example carbon calculation A1-A5.xlsx	

2. Relationship between files, if important: N/A

3. Additional related data collected that was not included in the current data package: N/A

4. Are there multiple versions of the dataset? No

METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION

1. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: 
The data was produced as an example on how to calculate embodied carbon, following the methodology given in the article published in the Structural Engineer.

2. Methods for processing the data: 
The file should be opened and used on Microsoft Excel. The data does not need further processing, and is an example data set only.

3. Instrument- or software-specific information needed to interpret the data: 
Microsoft Excel

4. Standards and calibration information, if appropriate: 
N/A

5. Environmental/experimental conditions: 
N/A

6. Describe any quality-assurance procedures performed on the data: 
The calculation has been internally checked.

7. People involved with sample collection, processing, analysis and/or submission: 
N/A

DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: Example carbon calculation A1-A5.xlsx	

1. Number of variables: 
Three Embodied Carbon Factors (A1-A3, A4, and A5)

2. Number of cases/rows:
Three materials (rows)

3. Variable List: 
ECF A1-A3, measured in kgCO2e/kg
ECF A4, measured in kgCO2e/kg
ECF A5, measured in kgCO2e/kg

4. Missing data codes: 
N/A

5. Specialized formats or other abbreviations used: 
EC = embodied carbon
ECF = embodied carbon factor

6. Reuse
Users should verify that the carbon factors used in the spreadsheet are valid, at the time that they wish to do a carbon calculation. For example, the transport emissions factors (Module A4) are updated annually by BEIS. The 2020 data, as is used in this spreadsheet, can be found at https://carbon.tips/cf2020 (last accessed 23/02/20)