This section describes how to start and create a new 'Named Equipment List'. From the main screen of URBEMIS, go to Utilities. Utilities is located at the bottom center screen of the URBEMIS screen. The first step is to drag the top bar of the Utilities screen to make it larger. (Fig. 1) You should see three tabs within the Utilities screen: 1) Equipment List, 2) Task List, and 3) Notes. The equipment list tab is the focus of this discussion. (Fig 2) To create a new equipment list, click on the button titled 'Create a New, Blank List'. (Fig. 3)
To add equipment to a list, click on the 'Add Equipment to List' button denoted with a large green plus sign. When you click the green plus sign,URBEMIS generates another screen called 'Add Equipment Row to List'. You then have the option of entering information specific to a piece of equipment,including the equipment type, equipment description, horsepower, load factor, hours operated per day, engine model year, year engine was rebuilt, and average hours operated per year. A drop down box allows you to select from any of 38 different types of construction equipment. Once you are satisfied that the information is accurate, click on the green 'Add this Equipment to List' button at the bottom of the screen. You can continue to add (or delete) equipment to the list. When you select a piece of equipment, URBEMIS uses statewide equipment averages for that equipment type to generate horsepower and load factor. URBEMIS automatically assumes 8 hours of operation per day, and an equipment year and engine model year of 2005.
You can assign mitigation to each piece of equipment that you have added to your equipment list. To assign mitigation, click on the 'Add Mitigation/Control Devices to Equipment' tab. By clicking on that tab, you will see a list of each piece of equipment in your list. Clicking on the plus sign just to the left of the equipment name allows you to specify control devices that may be applicable to that equipment. Currently, control devices are limited to using aqueous diesel fuel, diesel particulate filters, and oxidation catalysts.
To save a named equipment list, click on the 'Save Changes' button in the bottom right corner of the screen. You then have the option of saving the file using a default name assigned by URBEMIS, or by clicking on the 'Save As' button and giving the equipment list a unique name. %%How to Assign a Saved List to a Construction Phase
Once you have saved a construction list, you must then assign it to the construction phase to which it is applicable. To do this, first minimize the Utilities portion of URBEMIS by dragging the top bar of the utilties screen to reduce its size. Then go to Step 3. Enter Construction Data. You must have already opened an existing project or started a new project and entered land use information (Steps 1 and 2). In Step 3, click on the the 'Click to Add, Delete, or Modify Phases' bar. This takes you to the Construction Phases screen. At the top of this screen there are three tabs: 1) Enter Phase Data, 2) View Calendar of Phases, 3) Assign Equipment Lists to Phases. Click on the third tab, 'Assign Equipment Lists to Phases'. This takes you to another screen that is divided into two parts. The top part shows the 'Phases that have been assigned a Named Equipment List'. The bottom part shows the 'Phases that have not been assigned a Name Equipment List'. To assign an equipment list to a phase, click on the 'Assign' Button found to the right of the phase. URBEMIS will then show the equipment lists that have been created. To select one, simply click on the appropriate check box.
Once you have assigned an equipment list to a phase, the equipment within that list becomes part of the phase. Even if you go back and edit the equipment list and resave it, this will have no effect on the equipment within a phase. To edit the equipment assigned to a phase, you must go to that specific phase and edit the information contained within it instead. If you opt to remove an equipment list previously assigned to a phase, URBEMIS will replace the list with the generic list of the 38 piece of construction equipment.