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SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS

Asset Classes

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

    1. Demonstrate that water use data is regularly tracked and reviewed by the building operations and management team
    2. 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
    3. 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

Verification