How to see accumulated water consumption
Accumulated water consumption shows consumption added up from a start date onwards, rather than period by period. The curve only rises, and that's exactly the point: you see whether the year is running ahead of or behind previous years, and you can add a reference line as a target.
How to open accumulated consumption
- Open the building you want to work on. See How to switch building and search for a building.
- Go to Water > Accumulated consumption in the sidebar.
- Set the Start date: — the point the curve starts summing from.
The graph shows This year alongside Last year, Two years ago and Three years ago, so the years can be compared directly.
How to add a reference line
A reference line is the target curve you're steering by — last year's consumption minus ten percent, for example.
- Click Add reference line.
- Choose the Reference year: — the year the curve is based on.
- Set the Measure curve: — the level you're aiming for.
- Click Save.
To change it later use Edit; to remove it use Delete reference line.
Note: The reference line applies at Organization: level, not just to your user. If you change it, it changes for everyone looking at the building.
How to download the figures
Click Download as Excel file. The spreadsheet holds Date, This year (m³), Last year (m³), Two years ago (m³) and Three years ago (m³) — plus After correction (m³) if a correction is in use.
Why an accumulated curve is useful
An ordinary consumption graph fluctuates, and small changes disappear into the noise. An accumulated curve does the opposite: every day adds, so consumption running slightly too high shows up as a curve gradually separating from last year's. If this year's curve sits steadily above last year's and the gap keeps growing, consumption is higher — whatever the individual days look like.
That makes the view well suited to tracking an annual target through the year, while there's still time to do something about it.
Frequently asked questions
Which start date should I choose?
1 January if you're tracking a calendar-year target. To measure the effect of a measure, set the start date to the day the measure was carried out.
Why does the curve never fall?
Because it sums. An accumulated total can only stand still — if consumption is zero — or rise.
Is this available for energy too?
Yes, the energy view has an equivalent accumulated view.
Tip!
Set the reference line once at the start of the year and leave it. If you adjust the target along the way because consumption is running over, you lose the one fixed point you had to measure against.