SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS
Asset Classes
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Offices
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- Not applicable
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Enclosed Shopping Centres
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- Not applicable
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Open Air Retail
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- Not applicable
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Light Industrial
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Multi-Unit Residential Buildings
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- Not applicable
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Health Care Facilities
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Universal
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Focus Area
Water
Topic
Monitoring
Question #
W3.2 — Data Monitoring
Question
How frequently are any of the water uses trended and monitored?
Applicability
Applicable to Office, Healthcare, Enclosed Shopping Centre, Universal and Multi-Unit Residential buildings
Answer
Select the most finite:
- Annually
- Quarterly
- Monthly
- Daily
- In Real-time
- None of the above
Description
Monitoring and tracking building water usage can highlight irregularities which, when corrected, can improve building performance. This includes a review of the water use over specific time periods, costs and consumption patterns with events highlighted. An “event” refers to a noticeable spike or dip in trend data.
This practice can help the building operations and management team identify issues and opportunities for improvement, track progress toward goals, implement corrective actions and inform larger strategies.
Requirements
- Demonstrate that water use data is regularly tracked and reviewed by the building operations and management team
- Graph or table comparing the most recent year’s water use patterns with the patterns of prior years, showing daily, weekly, monthly or seasonal trends as available
- Brief narrative outlining building management’s approach to data monitoring. Also explaining why trends occurred, such as weather, occupancy fluctuations, unexpected leaks, meter faults, conservation projects or corrective actions implemented
Documentation
- Sample set of trend reports
- Narrative outlining building management’s approach to data monitoring
Adapted BB3 Question
Question 02.05.02 — Have three years of water consumption been analyzed in order to establish trends?
Suggested Lead
In-house
References
None
Crosswalk
TBD
Other Notes
None
Scoring
2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 Points