SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS

Asset Classes

Focus Area

Water

Topic

Tracking

Question #

W3.1b — Tracking Sub-Metered Use

Question

Was any sub-metered water use data tracked before and during Covid?

Applicability

Applicable to Enclosed Shopping Centre, Universal, Light Industrial, Open-Air Retail or Multi-Unit Residential buildings

Answer

Select one of the following:

Description

Sub-meters measure the water consumption of specific areas or equipment, providing property owners and managers with the ability to understand where and how building water is being used

Requirements

For any sub-metered water data available:

    1. Provide monthly sub-metered water data in table format – see Form W1.0b
    2. Provide water sub-meter details, such as make, model, location, photo and year of installation
    3. Indicate whether any water is collected and used on-site and whether that use has been sub-metered

Documentation

    • Most sub-metered water use before Covid (2017 – 2019) and during Covid (2020 – 2022)
    • Narrative of data collection methodology and sub-meter data, if available

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.

Applicants do not need to provide data for all five previous years. Provide the following, at a minimum,

    • data from one year before Covid, i.e. any time between 2017 and 2019

      AND

    • data from one year during Covid, i.e. any time between 2020 and 2022

Scoring

3 Points

Verification