SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS
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Offices
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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
Tracking
Question #
W3.1a — Tracking Whole-Building Use
Question
Was whole-building water-use data tracked before and during Covid?
Applicability
Applicable to Office and Healthcare buildings
Answer
Enter what is available:
- Average Water Use Intensity (WUI), before Covid (2017 to 2019): ______ L/ft2
- Average Water Use Intensity (WUI), during Covid (2020 to 2022): ______ L/ft2
- N/A – building built during or after the year 2022
Description
Tracking building performance ensures that the building operations and management team can identify issues and opportunities for improvement, track progress toward goals, implement corrective actions and inform larger water management strategies.
Requirements
To generate the whole building water use intensity, WUI (L/ft²):
- Enter whole building water-use data under the Benchmarking section of the BOMA BEST portal (bomabesthub.com) or in the Energy Star Portfolio Manager portal
- Enter any 12-month average WUI under the Answer section, over the 2017 to 2019 years before Covid
- Enter any 12-month average WUI under the Answer section, over the 2020 to 2022 years during Covid
- If whole-building water use is calculated by adding data from different bills or sub-meters, provide a brief narrative describing the methodology applied. Show how the 12-month total use was calculated
- For any sub-meters referenced, provide details, such as make, model, location, photo and year of installation
Documentation
- Table showing past years’ water data of whole building water use
- Calculation method used to determine the 12-month average and WUI
Adapted BB3 Question
New in BOMA BEST 4.0
Suggested Lead
In-house
References
See Question W2.1
Crosswalk
TBD
Other Notes
Water consumption data derived from landlord-installed meters, read manually each month is acceptable.
Scoring
3 Points