How do I create custom intensity metrics?

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Custom Intensity Metrics allow you to create a metric by choosing a numerator and a denominator: [Choose any Energy/Water/GHG metric] per [Choose an existing or custom Property Use]. Some examples are: 

  • [Site Energy] per [Student]
  • [Water Use] per [Hotel Room Sold]
  • [GHG Emissions] per [Widgets Manufactured]
  • [Weather Normalized Source Energy] per [Worker on Main Shift]
  • [Indirect GHG Emissions] per [Hospital Bed]

You can create these metrics for individual properties on the Summary tab: 
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New metrics available: 

  • Custom Metric 1 - Name
  • Custom Metric 1 - Value
  • Custom Metric 1 - Units
  • Custom Metric 2 - Name
  • Custom Metric 2 - Value
  • Custom Metric 2 - Units
  • Custom Metric 3 - Name
  • Custom Metric 3 - Value
  • Custom Metric 3 - Units

This is what the metrics will look like in Custom Reports: 

Property Name Year Ending Custom Metric 1 - Name Custom Metric 1 - Value Custom Metric 1 - Units Custom Metric 2 - Name Custom Metric 2 - Value Custom Metric 2 - Units
Sample Property 12/31/2022 Source Energy Use per Refrigeration area 374.4 kBtu/ft² Water Use (All Water Sources) per Number of Hotel Rooms Sold 235.7 kgal



Other notes:

  • These new metrics are at the property level, meaning you can create different custom metrics for each individual property. 
  • Currently, these metrics can only be created and edited one property at a time. In the future we expect to roll out functionality that would allow you to set Custom Intensity Metrics in bulk (by property type or for all properties in your portfolio).
  • Anyone with Full Access to a property can create these new metrics, or update them. 
  • Anyone with ANY access to a property can see the metrics in reporting. 
  • There isn't a "Clear" function. You need to delete or overwrite what you've got add something new. 
  • If you change a Custom Intensity Metric, Portfolio Manager will not save a history of your previous Custom Intensity Metrics. This means if your Custom Intensity Metric #1 is "Site EUI per Student," and you decide to instead track "Site EUI per Teacher" as Custom Intensity Metric #1, then the tool will overwrite all of your Site EUI per student data.
  • These metrics will be converted if necessary to match the units in your account.

Also see: How do I create custom use details?
 

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