EMISS: A Program for Estimating Local Air Pollution Emission Factors Related toEnergy Use in Buildings: User's Guide and Reference Manual

摘要

EMISS is a computer program used to generate data files with regional or localair pollution emission factors for use with the Nist BLCC (Building Life-Cycle Cost) program. BLCC uses these emission factors to calculate air pollution emissions associated with energy use in buildings and reductions in those emissions attributable to energy conservation measures. Emission factors for fossil fuels can be regionalized or localized by specifying the percentage of sulfur in the fuel, the heating content of the fuel, and the end-use combustion process at the building site. A data base with state-specific electricity emission factors and U.S. average sulfur content of fossil fuels provides default data for use in setting up a regional emission factors file.