SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS
Asset Classes
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Offices
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Enclosed Shopping Centres
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Open Air Retail
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Light Industrial
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Multi-Unit Residential Buildings
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Health Care Facilities
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Universal
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Focus Area
Water
Topic
Baseline Practices
Question #
W1.0a — Walkthrough Water Assessment
Question
Has a water assessment been conducted in the past five years?
Applicability
Applicable to Office and Healthcare buildings
Answer
- Yes
- N/A – tenant manages water systems but does not have access to water bills
Description
A water assessment refers to a simple audit of the building’s configuration and water systems. It focuses on the identification of potential water conserving measures.
Requirements
The water assessment report must contain the following elements:
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- Analysis of water consumption through monthly utility bill analysis and benchmarking. For benchmarking purposes, utility bills must cover a minimum of 12 months of continuous data
- Assessment and list of current performance of water-consuming equipment.
- Prioritized list of proposed water conserving measures (WCM’s) to enable greater water efficiency
- Provision of estimates of financial savings the building owner will realize as a result of investing in WCMs and the simple payback period
Documentation
- Water Assessment Report
Adapted BB3 Question
Best Practice 5 — Has a water assessment been conducted in the past five years?
Suggested Lead
In house: Facility Maintenance/Project Manager/Building Manager
Third-party: Engineering consultants
References
Crosswalk
TBD
Other Notes
Also applicable in Quebec. More frequently now annual water use is published with annual city-tax bill in several Quebec cities. It is also becoming the norm for building managers to install sub-metering and/or whole-building metering, as investors require water-use oversight.
Scoring
Baseline