The EcoPlan™ – Generating Performance Metrics for
Construction Projects.
Preconstruction professionals utilize the EcoPlan software to anticipate and measure how construction projects impact their client’s goals. The EcoPlan program provides a project approach, protocols and data, an evaluation and scoring tool and a cutting edge communication dashboard.
The EcoPlan is used in four phases:
- Phase 1: Identify project goals and establish priorities
- Phase 2: Measure design, supplier and contractor impacts
- Phase 3: Evaluate and score project options
- Phase 4: Communicate project performance and opportunities
Phase 1: Identify project goals, establish priorities
The process begins with the user’s selection of five economic, environmental and social goals. The EcoPlan’s goal menu includes:
| Goals: | Performance Metrics: |
|---|---|
| Low Price | US Dollars |
| Increased Local Economic Stimulus | US Dollars of Local Direct / Indirect / Induced Spending |
| Increased Local Job Creation / Retention | Number of Local Jobs Saved / Retained |
| Reduced Environmental Impacts | Metric Tons Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Co2e) |
| Reduced Transportation Impacts | Vehicle Miles Traveled |
| Increased Target Contractor Participation | % of Contract Spent with Target Contractors |
After the project goals have been identified, users prioritize each goal. These priorities are used to define data collection requirements and to calculate the project EcoScore, a single number that communicates alignment with project priorities.