It’s important for utility accounts to be associated with the spaces they serve in commercial buildings (non-residential) so that you’re able to make a more granular assessment of performance. These steps will walk you through how to set up those spaces/areas (such as parking lots, offices, etc) so you’re able to assign the utilities to them.
- Select the building to which you’re adding a space
- Click on the “Areas” tab (this should be the 3rd tab) and click “Define new area”
- Select the area’s type from the dropdown menu. You can select “other” if you are unsure.
- Name the space and add a description. You will need to know the space’s square footage in order to create it.
- Once the area is created, you can now add utility accounts to this area in the utility accounts tab.
Note: you will not be able to proceed if less than half of the building is assigned to an area. If needed, you can create a final area named “Building Use” and assign the rest of the building’s square footage to this area.