The critical goal in assembling this building data is not to compare one building to another, but to analyze how your building performs over time. Therefore, consistency in category allocations from year to year is more important than establishing the “ri

The critical goal in assembling this building data is not to compare one building to another, but to analyze how your building performs over time. Therefore, consistency in category allocations from year to year is more important than establishing the “right” allocations. For example, if you use microfiber cloths to clean your building and have them professionally cleaned, it doesn’t matter whether you allocate that expense under “Supplies/Materials” or “Miscellaneous,” as long as you allocate it consistently in your records each year.