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Waste Performance Metrics

While energy and water performance metrics are based on metered consumption, waste metrics are based on how much waste is disposed. The algorithm outlined for energy and water metrics above also applies to waste, except for a few minor differences.
  • Waste performance metrics are only available at the whole building level
    Waste meters cannot be assigned to individual spaces
  • As waste data can be entered in mass or volume units, Abisko normalizes all data into common mass units based on published EPA factors.
  • Each waste entry is broken down by disposal type, enabling monthly and annual metrics for total waste as well as breakdowns by individual disposal types, including:
    • Landfill
    • Recycled
    • Donated/Reused
    • Composted
    • Incinerated
    • Waste to Energy
    • Other

Waste Data Estimations

For specific cases, users can generate Excel reports with estimated waste data. Estimates run only for properties in an NYC LL97 postal code. Multifamily estimates apply to Multifamily Housing and Multifamily. Office estimates also apply to Financial Office, Bank Branch, Medical Office, and Veterinary Office. The estimate starts as annual pounds at full occupancy, then divides by 12 and multiplies by that month’s occupancy. The report converts those pounds into the selected waste unit. 0.0005 is only the pounds-to-short-tons factor.

Multifamily Properties

  • Landfill Waste: # Units x 1608.5 x ([Occupancy %]/100) pounds per year
  • Diverted Waste: # Units x 370.7 x ([Occupancy %]/100) pounds per year

Office Properties

  • Landfill Waste: GFA x ([Occupancy %]/100) x 0.74 pounds per year
  • Diverted Waste: GFA x ([Occupancy %]/100) x 0.26 pounds per year

Tracking Performance Metrics

Users can analyze waste performance across meters, properties and portfolios.

Portfolio Level

  1. Portfolio → Portfolio Trends → Waste
    • Annual portfolio-level performance and data quality trends (whole building)
  2. Portfolio → Property Trends → Waste
    • Annual property-level performance and data quality trends (whole building)
  3. Portfolio → Goals → Waste
    • Annual property-level performance trends relative to reduction targets

Property Level

  1. Property → Annual Trends
    • Annual property-level performance and data quality trends (whole building)
  2. Property → Meter Exploration → Waste
    • Monthly & annual meter-level performance and data quality trends

Excel Reports

  1. Portfolio → Reports → Performance
    • Portfolio Performance & Data Quality Report
  2. Portfolio → Reports → ESPM
    • ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager® Gaps & Flags Report
    • ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager® - Multiyear Performance Report
  3. Portfolio → Reports → GRESB
    • GRESB Asset Level Spreadsheet