How to add, move out, and manage your locations

Summary

Locations are a helpful way for you to group your sources together, set an end point to commutes, manage your office energy, and so much more. In this article we break down adding, managing, and moving out your locations. 

There are two places within Carbonhound that you can manage your locations: within your Onboarding Trail and in the Sources Page.

Creating a location through the Onboarding Trail

Once you have completed your baseline period details continue on to your office onboarding.  

1. Adding your office details
   1. Add your office address
   2. Add your office move in dates
   3. If it’s a historical office, add in your move out dates
   4. Select if it is a company owned building
2. Adding your energy usage
   1. Select the energy types this location uses (If you’re not sure what energy your offices uses read:What do I do if I don’t know what types of energy my offices uses? )
   2. If you know all the energy types your location uses:
      1. Select the energy types from the list
         1. Select if you have access to billing (If you have access utility bills or can retrieve the amount of energy you use select yes).
      2. Select if your energy is separately metered (If your utility provider is measuring usage for your business separately then select yes).
      3. If your office energy is not separately metered you will have to enter the building square footage and your office’s square footage.
      4. Once you have added all of your office details you will have to enter the energy usage items for the selected baseline year(s).
         1. As you add items your Data Coverage Chart will start to populate

Creating a location through the Sources page

Within your Sources page you will be able to see a table of all of your existing locations and sources. To create a new location ensure you are on the Locations tab, and click "Create New". 

1. Add your office address
2. Select if your office is company owned 
3. Indicate if this office is currently in use (if it is not currently in use once it is created you will be able to see it in the moved out tab
4. Add your office move in dates
5. If it’s a historical office, add in your move out dates
6. Indicate if your office has energy inputs 
   • Adding your energy usage
     1. Select the energy types this location uses (If you’re not sure what energy your offices uses read:What do I do if I don’t know what types of energy my offices uses? )
     2. If you know all the energy types your location uses:
        1. Select the energy types from the list
           1. Select if you have access to billing (If you have access utility bills or can retrieve the amount of energy you use select yes).
        2. Select if your energy is separately metered (If your utility provider is measuring usage for your business separately then select yes).
        3. If your office energy is not separately metered you will have to enter the building square footage and your office’s square footage.
        4. Once you have added all of your office details you will have to enter the energy usage items for the selected baseline year(s).
           1. As you add items your Data Coverage Chart will start to populate
7. Once you have created your location you will be able to see your location in the list of active locations if it is a current location, if it is a previous location you will be able to see it in the "Moved Out" tab 
8. If you have created a location with Energy inputs you will be able to see sources within your location details that reflect the energy usage you selected 
9. If you have created a location with estimated energy usage you will be able to see all of the estimated sources within your location details that reflect the energy that is estimated.