From ab73b347de449888a7f69cf17e12a44a88919c06 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Angus Balkham Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2024 10:37:32 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Added offsite employee devices. Fixed links from elsewhere. --- _data/carbonStandard.yml | 18 ++++++++++++++---- _data/overlays/architecture.yml | 2 +- _data/overlays/architecture_nfrs.yml | 2 +- _includes/carbonStandard.html | 18 +++++++++++++----- pages/categories/operational.md | 10 ++++++++-- pages/views/roles/architecture_nfrs.md | 2 +- pages/views/roles/architecture_strategy.md | 2 +- 7 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/carbonStandard.yml b/_data/carbonStandard.yml index 0903e92..392e7ae 100644 --- a/_data/carbonStandard.yml +++ b/_data/carbonStandard.yml @@ -90,14 +90,14 @@ CatONetworkDevices: link: /categories/operational#networking-devices noLink: false -CatOEmployeeDevices: - id: CatOEmployeeDevices +CatOOnsiteEmployeeDevices: + id: CatOOnsiteEmployeeDevices category: cat-o - title: Employee Devices + title: Onsite Employee Devices icon: devices selected: false description: - link: /categories/operational#employee-devices + link: /categories/operational#onsite-employee-devices noLink: false CatGGenerators: @@ -143,6 +143,16 @@ CatCManaged: link: /categories/operational#managed-services noLink: false +CatOOffsiteEmployeeDevices: + id: CatOOffsiteEmployeeDevices + category: cat-c + title: Offsite Employee Devices + icon: devices + selected: false + description: + link: /categories/operational#offsite-employee-devices + noLink: false + CatD: description: Carbon associated with the use of products and services produced by the business. diff --git a/_data/overlays/architecture.yml b/_data/overlays/architecture.yml index 2d275ba..6fe1144 100644 --- a/_data/overlays/architecture.yml +++ b/_data/overlays/architecture.yml @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ CatONetworkDevices: description: Principles around maximum utilisation. link: '#NetworkDevices' -CatOEmployeeDevices: +CatOOnsiteEmployeeDevices: selected: true description: Apply Power Management configuration. link: '#EmployeeDevices' diff --git a/_data/overlays/architecture_nfrs.yml b/_data/overlays/architecture_nfrs.yml index 7d79d6b..5a62c1f 100644 --- a/_data/overlays/architecture_nfrs.yml +++ b/_data/overlays/architecture_nfrs.yml @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ CatONetworkDevices: description: Switch utilisation should be > 45% average link: '#NetworkDevices' -CatOEmployeeDevices: +CatOOnsiteEmployeeDevices: selected: true description: Laptops use <X kWh on average link: '#EmployeeDevices' diff --git a/_includes/carbonStandard.html b/_includes/carbonStandard.html index 386218a..1b689a5 100644 --- a/_includes/carbonStandard.html +++ b/_includes/carbonStandard.html @@ -118,11 +118,11 @@

Direct

{{ variant.CatO.description }}

{% include categoryItem.html - item="CatOEmployeeDevices" - selected=variant.CatOEmployeeDevices.selected - description=variant.CatOEmployeeDevices.description - noLink=variant.CatOEmployeeDevices.noLink - link=variant.CatOEmployeeDevices.link + item="CatOOnsiteEmployeeDevices" + selected=variant.CatOOnsiteEmployeeDevices.selected + description=variant.CatOOnsiteEmployeeDevices.description + noLink=variant.CatOOnsiteEmployeeDevices.noLink + link=variant.CatOOnsiteEmployeeDevices.link %} {% include categoryItem.html @@ -164,6 +164,14 @@

Indirect

{% include categoryLabel.html label="CatC" %}

{{ variant.CatC.description }}

+ + {% include categoryItem.html + item="CatOOffsiteEmployeeDevices" + selected=variant.CatOOffsiteEmployeeDevices.selected + description=variant.CatOOffsiteEmployeeDevices.description + noLink=variant.CatOOffsiteEmployeeDevices.noLink + link=variant.CatOOffsiteEmployeeDevices.link + %} {% include categoryItem.html item="CatCCloud" diff --git a/pages/categories/operational.md b/pages/categories/operational.md index d90241c..cfed656 100644 --- a/pages/categories/operational.md +++ b/pages/categories/operational.md @@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ Research[^1] has shown that not all networking equipment will use power in line Data consumed from a supplier's API, that is external to your organisation, is accounted for in the indirect category. Public wired and wireless internet usage does not need to be measured in the Direct Emission category. Data sent from the service to end users is accounted for in [the downstream emissions](./downstream) category. -{% include linkedHeading.html heading="Employee Devices" level=4 %} +{% include linkedHeading.html heading="Onsite Employee Devices" level=4 %} -The energy consumed by computers (desktops, laptops), monitors, printers, and other devices used by employees. +The energy consumed by computers (desktops, laptops), monitors, printers, and other devices used by employees in offices. This is energy directly used by the business, and all of the emissions related to this energy are their responsibility. [Click here to see a worked example of estimating usage emissions for a laptop.](../../information/lifecycle/example/employee#usage-carbon-emissions) @@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications. {% include linkedHeading.html heading="Managed Services" level=3 %} Managed Security Operations, IT support and data backup services. +{% include linkedHeading.html heading="Offsite Employee Devices" level=3 %} + +The emissions incurred by computers (desktops, laptops), monitors, printers, and other devices used by employees, when used out-of-office. Since these are required by the business, they are accounted for, but as with other indirect groupings, the business does not control them directly. + +Offsite employee devices are typically accounted for with an [attribution factor](/glossary#attribution-factor), representing the proportion of time that their use is dedicated to business purposes. + ## References [^1]: [Beyond network standby: A policy framework and action plan for low energy networks](https://nachhaltigwirtschaften.at/resources/iea_pdf/reports/iea_4e_network_standby_final_report.pdf) diff --git a/pages/views/roles/architecture_nfrs.md b/pages/views/roles/architecture_nfrs.md index 6a7c216..1d793af 100644 --- a/pages/views/roles/architecture_nfrs.md +++ b/pages/views/roles/architecture_nfrs.md @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ At the level of the data centre, NFRs could include the following: - **[Carbon intensity](/glossary#carbon-intensity) should be < X kgCO2e/kWh:** Setting an NFR around the carbon intensity of the electricty influences choices on location or installation of wind turbines or solar. -{% include categoryItem.html item="CatOEmployeeDevices" id="EmployeeDevices" noLink=true %} +{% include categoryItem.html item="CatOOnsiteEmployeeDevices" id="EmployeeDevices" noLink=true %} In the strategy section there were suggestions around selecting laptops with low energy usage and ensuring they switch to low power, sleep etc. A target for average daily kWh energy usage could be set to help meet these requirements e.g. - **Average energy consumption per 24 hours < X gCO2e** diff --git a/pages/views/roles/architecture_strategy.md b/pages/views/roles/architecture_strategy.md index 6116c54..59c84b6 100644 --- a/pages/views/roles/architecture_strategy.md +++ b/pages/views/roles/architecture_strategy.md @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Observability is a key part of technical strategy that requires a joined up appr In the embodied section we talked about hardware selection, maximising lifetime and having low manufacture emissions. Procurement strategy should also include observability and emissions in use. Accurate energy observability (and thus carbon monitoring) is not possible without hardware support and so this must be a consideration when selecting hardware for the data centre. -{% include categoryItem.html item="CatOEmployeeDevices" id="EmployeeDevices" noLink=true %} +{% include categoryItem.html item="CatOOnsiteEmployeeDevices" id="EmployeeDevices" noLink=true %} Where architects are involved in workforce IT, such as employee devices, there's a few areas they can influence: From 661a1d952ed675fb2a7ec5250e4b9311338dff8c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Angus Balkham Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2024 10:37:32 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Added offsite employee devices. Fixed links from elsewhere. --- _data/carbonStandard.yml | 18 ++++++++++++++---- _data/overlays/architecture.yml | 2 +- _data/overlays/architecture_nfrs.yml | 2 +- _includes/carbonStandard.html | 18 +++++++++++++----- pages/categories/operational.md | 10 ++++++++-- pages/views/roles/architecture_nfrs.md | 2 +- pages/views/roles/architecture_strategy.md | 2 +- 7 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/carbonStandard.yml b/_data/carbonStandard.yml index 0903e92..392e7ae 100644 --- a/_data/carbonStandard.yml +++ b/_data/carbonStandard.yml @@ -90,14 +90,14 @@ CatONetworkDevices: link: /categories/operational#networking-devices noLink: false -CatOEmployeeDevices: - id: CatOEmployeeDevices +CatOOnsiteEmployeeDevices: + id: CatOOnsiteEmployeeDevices category: cat-o - title: Employee Devices + title: Onsite Employee Devices icon: devices selected: false description: - link: /categories/operational#employee-devices + link: /categories/operational#onsite-employee-devices noLink: false CatGGenerators: @@ -143,6 +143,16 @@ CatCManaged: link: /categories/operational#managed-services noLink: false +CatOOffsiteEmployeeDevices: + id: CatOOffsiteEmployeeDevices + category: cat-c + title: Offsite Employee Devices + icon: devices + selected: false + description: + link: /categories/operational#offsite-employee-devices + noLink: false + CatD: description: Carbon associated with the use of products and services produced by the business. diff --git a/_data/overlays/architecture.yml b/_data/overlays/architecture.yml index 2d275ba..6fe1144 100644 --- a/_data/overlays/architecture.yml +++ b/_data/overlays/architecture.yml @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ CatONetworkDevices: description: Principles around maximum utilisation. link: '#NetworkDevices' -CatOEmployeeDevices: +CatOOnsiteEmployeeDevices: selected: true description: Apply Power Management configuration. link: '#EmployeeDevices' diff --git a/_data/overlays/architecture_nfrs.yml b/_data/overlays/architecture_nfrs.yml index 7d79d6b..5a62c1f 100644 --- a/_data/overlays/architecture_nfrs.yml +++ b/_data/overlays/architecture_nfrs.yml @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ CatONetworkDevices: description: Switch utilisation should be > 45% average link: '#NetworkDevices' -CatOEmployeeDevices: +CatOOnsiteEmployeeDevices: selected: true description: Laptops use <X kWh on average link: '#EmployeeDevices' diff --git a/_includes/carbonStandard.html b/_includes/carbonStandard.html index 386218a..1b689a5 100644 --- a/_includes/carbonStandard.html +++ b/_includes/carbonStandard.html @@ -118,11 +118,11 @@

Direct

{{ variant.CatO.description }}

{% include categoryItem.html - item="CatOEmployeeDevices" - selected=variant.CatOEmployeeDevices.selected - description=variant.CatOEmployeeDevices.description - noLink=variant.CatOEmployeeDevices.noLink - link=variant.CatOEmployeeDevices.link + item="CatOOnsiteEmployeeDevices" + selected=variant.CatOOnsiteEmployeeDevices.selected + description=variant.CatOOnsiteEmployeeDevices.description + noLink=variant.CatOOnsiteEmployeeDevices.noLink + link=variant.CatOOnsiteEmployeeDevices.link %} {% include categoryItem.html @@ -164,6 +164,14 @@

Indirect

{% include categoryLabel.html label="CatC" %}

{{ variant.CatC.description }}

+ + {% include categoryItem.html + item="CatOOffsiteEmployeeDevices" + selected=variant.CatOOffsiteEmployeeDevices.selected + description=variant.CatOOffsiteEmployeeDevices.description + noLink=variant.CatOOffsiteEmployeeDevices.noLink + link=variant.CatOOffsiteEmployeeDevices.link + %} {% include categoryItem.html item="CatCCloud" diff --git a/pages/categories/operational.md b/pages/categories/operational.md index d90241c..cfed656 100644 --- a/pages/categories/operational.md +++ b/pages/categories/operational.md @@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ Research[^1] has shown that not all networking equipment will use power in line Data consumed from a supplier's API, that is external to your organisation, is accounted for in the indirect category. Public wired and wireless internet usage does not need to be measured in the Direct Emission category. Data sent from the service to end users is accounted for in [the downstream emissions](./downstream) category. -{% include linkedHeading.html heading="Employee Devices" level=4 %} +{% include linkedHeading.html heading="Onsite Employee Devices" level=4 %} -The energy consumed by computers (desktops, laptops), monitors, printers, and other devices used by employees. +The energy consumed by computers (desktops, laptops), monitors, printers, and other devices used by employees in offices. This is energy directly used by the business, and all of the emissions related to this energy are their responsibility. [Click here to see a worked example of estimating usage emissions for a laptop.](../../information/lifecycle/example/employee#usage-carbon-emissions) @@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications. {% include linkedHeading.html heading="Managed Services" level=3 %} Managed Security Operations, IT support and data backup services. +{% include linkedHeading.html heading="Offsite Employee Devices" level=3 %} + +The emissions incurred by computers (desktops, laptops), monitors, printers, and other devices used by employees, when used out-of-office. Since these are required by the business, they are accounted for, but as with other indirect groupings, the business does not control them directly. + +Offsite employee devices are typically accounted for with an [attribution factor](/glossary#attribution-factor), representing the proportion of time that their use is dedicated to business purposes. + ## References [^1]: [Beyond network standby: A policy framework and action plan for low energy networks](https://nachhaltigwirtschaften.at/resources/iea_pdf/reports/iea_4e_network_standby_final_report.pdf) diff --git a/pages/views/roles/architecture_nfrs.md b/pages/views/roles/architecture_nfrs.md index 6a7c216..1d793af 100644 --- a/pages/views/roles/architecture_nfrs.md +++ b/pages/views/roles/architecture_nfrs.md @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ At the level of the data centre, NFRs could include the following: - **[Carbon intensity](/glossary#carbon-intensity) should be < X kgCO2e/kWh:** Setting an NFR around the carbon intensity of the electricty influences choices on location or installation of wind turbines or solar. -{% include categoryItem.html item="CatOEmployeeDevices" id="EmployeeDevices" noLink=true %} +{% include categoryItem.html item="CatOOnsiteEmployeeDevices" id="EmployeeDevices" noLink=true %} In the strategy section there were suggestions around selecting laptops with low energy usage and ensuring they switch to low power, sleep etc. A target for average daily kWh energy usage could be set to help meet these requirements e.g. - **Average energy consumption per 24 hours < X gCO2e** diff --git a/pages/views/roles/architecture_strategy.md b/pages/views/roles/architecture_strategy.md index 6116c54..59c84b6 100644 --- a/pages/views/roles/architecture_strategy.md +++ b/pages/views/roles/architecture_strategy.md @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Observability is a key part of technical strategy that requires a joined up appr In the embodied section we talked about hardware selection, maximising lifetime and having low manufacture emissions. Procurement strategy should also include observability and emissions in use. Accurate energy observability (and thus carbon monitoring) is not possible without hardware support and so this must be a consideration when selecting hardware for the data centre. -{% include categoryItem.html item="CatOEmployeeDevices" id="EmployeeDevices" noLink=true %} +{% include categoryItem.html item="CatOOnsiteEmployeeDevices" id="EmployeeDevices" noLink=true %} Where architects are involved in workforce IT, such as employee devices, there's a few areas they can influence: From fcb91fa30c7a8165be0631d32921cfec6c9a96f8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Angus Balkham Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2024 17:16:38 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Feedback from review: Renamed category to CatCOffsite Added info on GHG protocol to description Highlight category in Architecture overlays --- _data/carbonStandard.yml | 4 ++-- _data/overlays/architecture.yml | 5 +++++ _data/overlays/architecture_nfrs.yml | 5 +++++ _includes/carbonStandard.html | 10 +++++----- pages/categories/operational.md | 2 +- 5 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/_data/carbonStandard.yml b/_data/carbonStandard.yml index 392e7ae..188fcf0 100644 --- a/_data/carbonStandard.yml +++ b/_data/carbonStandard.yml @@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ CatCManaged: link: /categories/operational#managed-services noLink: false -CatOOffsiteEmployeeDevices: - id: CatOOffsiteEmployeeDevices +CatCOffsiteEmployeeDevices: + id: CatOffsiteEmployeeDevices category: cat-c title: Offsite Employee Devices icon: devices diff --git a/_data/overlays/architecture.yml b/_data/overlays/architecture.yml index 6fe1144..2f4aaf3 100644 --- a/_data/overlays/architecture.yml +++ b/_data/overlays/architecture.yml @@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ CatGGenerators: description: noLink: true +CatCOffsiteEmployeeDevices: + selected: true + description: Apply Power Management configuration. + link: '#EmployeeDevices' + CatCCloud: selected: true description: Promote low energy architecture and monitoring. diff --git a/_data/overlays/architecture_nfrs.yml b/_data/overlays/architecture_nfrs.yml index 5a62c1f..205b44f 100644 --- a/_data/overlays/architecture_nfrs.yml +++ b/_data/overlays/architecture_nfrs.yml @@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ CatGGenerators: description: noLink: true +CatCOffsiteEmployeeDevices: + selected: true + description: Laptops use <X kWh on average + link: '#EmployeeDevices' + CatCCloud: selected: true description: No requests, no energy consumption. Electricity carbon intensity <n gCO2/kWh diff --git a/_includes/carbonStandard.html b/_includes/carbonStandard.html index 1b689a5..b50795b 100644 --- a/_includes/carbonStandard.html +++ b/_includes/carbonStandard.html @@ -166,11 +166,11 @@

Indirect

{{ variant.CatC.description }}

{% include categoryItem.html - item="CatOOffsiteEmployeeDevices" - selected=variant.CatOOffsiteEmployeeDevices.selected - description=variant.CatOOffsiteEmployeeDevices.description - noLink=variant.CatOOffsiteEmployeeDevices.noLink - link=variant.CatOOffsiteEmployeeDevices.link + item="CatCOffsiteEmployeeDevices" + selected=variant.CatCOffsiteEmployeeDevices.selected + description=variant.CatCOffsiteEmployeeDevices.description + noLink=variant.CatCOffsiteEmployeeDevices.noLink + link=variant.CatCOffsiteEmployeeDevices.link %} {% include categoryItem.html diff --git a/pages/categories/operational.md b/pages/categories/operational.md index cfed656..d11ce9e 100644 --- a/pages/categories/operational.md +++ b/pages/categories/operational.md @@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ Managed Security Operations, IT support and data backup services. {% include linkedHeading.html heading="Offsite Employee Devices" level=3 %} -The emissions incurred by computers (desktops, laptops), monitors, printers, and other devices used by employees, when used out-of-office. Since these are required by the business, they are accounted for, but as with other indirect groupings, the business does not control them directly. +The emissions incurred by computers (desktops, laptops), monitors, printers, and other devices used by employees, when used out-of-office. Since these are required by the business, they are accounted for, but as with other indirect groupings, the business does not control them directly. Accordingly, they come under [GHG Protocol Scope 3](/glossary#greenhouse-gas-ghg-protocols), and so are a separate category. Offsite employee devices are typically accounted for with an [attribution factor](/glossary#attribution-factor), representing the proportion of time that their use is dedicated to business purposes.