Building Water dashboard

The building Water dashboard shows how one site performs on water consumption, cost, and baseline comparisons. In the building view, open Dashboards in the left sidebar, then select Water. The page header reads Water with the subtitle Water Use, Efficiency, and Performance Overview. Monthly Reports opens by default. A secondary menu lists other report types such as Annual Reports, Comparison, Target, Data Quality, and Data Table.

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Water report menu

After you select Water under Dashboards, use the secondary menu to switch report types.

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Monthly Reports controls

The control row at the top of Monthly Reports sets the metric lens and reporting window. All charts on the page refresh together when you change the toggle or date range.

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Usage lens

Select Usage on the toggle to view consumption charts in L (liters).

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Usage Compared to Previous Year

The top chart compares current-period water use to the same months in the prior year.

• Teal bars — current reporting period
• Light gray bars — previous year
• Striped bars — accrued or estimated months without final bills

The Difference chart below shows the percentage change between periods. Red values indicate increases; teal values indicate decreases.

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Usage per Service Type

The Usage per Service Type chart groups consumption by utility category each month. For most buildings, water appears as a single Water series.

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Usage per Meter

The Usage per Meter chart breaks monthly consumption down by individual water meter or account. Compare meter bars when you trace a spike to a specific account. Pair this view with Building meters when you need meter configuration detail.

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Usage Compared to Baseline

The Usage Compared to Baseline chart compares actual consumption to the baseline you configured for the building.

• Baseline — light gray bars
• Actual — dark teal bars
• Striped segments — projected or incomplete actuals for the month

Configure baselines for the water category on Configure building baseline windows.

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Cost lens

Select Cost on the toggle to view billed charges in your configured currency.

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Cost Compared to Previous Year

The layout matches the usage view. Cost Compared to Previous Year shows current and prior-year spend by month. The Difference chart below reports percentage change in cost. Teal bars represent the current period. Gray bars represent the prior year. Striped bars indicate accrued or estimated cost for months without final bills.

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Cost per Service Type

The Cost per Service Type chart groups water spend by category each month. Most buildings show a single Water series.

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Cost Compared to Baseline

The Cost Compared to Baseline chart compares actual spend to the cost baseline you configured for the building.

• Baseline — light gray bars
• Actual — dark teal bars
• Striped segments — projected or incomplete actuals for the month

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Cost per Meter

The Cost per Meter chart shows monthly spend by individual water meter or account.

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Annual Reports

Select Annual Reports from the Water secondary menu to compare years for the selected building. The page header and Usage / Cost toggle behave the same as Monthly Reports. The date control uses a year range (for example, 2021 to 2025) instead of month-by-month selection.

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Usage lens

With Usage selected, the main card is Usage and Usage per Area. It contains two bar charts that share the same year axis. Scroll below the paired charts for Usage per Service Type.

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Usage per Service Type

The Usage per Service Type chart groups annual volume by category. Most buildings show a single Water series. Compare annual usage to Portfolio Water dashboard Annual Reports when you place one building in portfolio context.

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Cost lens

Select Cost on the toggle to open Cost and Cost per Area with the same paired-bar layout.

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Cost per Service Type

The Cost per Service Type chart groups annual water spend by category.

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Target

Select Target from the Water secondary menu to compare actual building performance against a reduction target and historical baseline. Create and assign targets on Portfolio targets. For energy commodity targets, use Target on the Building Energy dashboard.

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Controls

Charts use the unit configured for the target, such as m³ (cubic meters).

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Charts

Three charts stack on the Target page. Red bars in Delta from Target often grow when the target line slopes down but actual use stays flat. Teal bars in Delta from Baseline show months where actual use stayed below the historical baseline.

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Data Quality

Select Data Quality from the Water secondary menu to review billing coverage for every water meter assigned to the building. Use this view before you share monthly or target charts when gaps might skew the story.

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Controls

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Bills Data Quality chart

The Bills Data Quality chart is a horizontal timeline with one row per meter. Color segments classify each billing period by coverage. For what each legend color means, see data quality legend. Solid green bars across a meter row mean every month in range has complete coverage.

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Billing detail table

The table below the chart lists individual billing records for water meters in the selected period. Sort any column to find gaps or outliers. Columns include meter number, coverage type, provider, service type, account, deregulation status, usage, and billing dates. A Complete row with matching start and end dates confirms that period counts toward completeness scoring. See Data completeness for how scores roll up to the building, and Data quality overview for alerts and portfolio workflows.

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Data Table

Select Data Table from the Water secondary menu to audit line-level billing and calendarized records for the selected building. Use this view when you need to verify a specific meter, charge, or billing period behind a chart.

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Controls

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Billing Period and Calendarized tabs

Switch between two views of the same underlying data. On Calendarized, each row aligns usage and cost to calendar months. Scroll horizontally to reach Meter, Data Origin, Start Date, and End Date when they are not visible in the default view.

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Table columns

Sort any column with the header arrows. Scroll horizontally to reach all fields, including meter, service type, charges, usage, Estimated, and Data Origin. For every column definition, see data table columns.

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Pagination

The footer shows page numbers and Lines per page. Use the arrows when the building has more rows than fit on one page. Compare building rows to the Portfolio Water dashboard Data Table when you audit the same meters across multiple properties.

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Other report types

Select Comparison from the secondary menu when you need period-over-period water analysis at building scope.

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Next steps