Navigate site and building details

Familiarise yourself both with the buildings you have access to, and the Data Clearing House platform

How buildings, sites and organisations are related in DCH

DCH has been built to reflect how businesses can own multiple buildings across multiple locations. As such, each building in DCH is linked to a Site, and each Site is linked to an Organisation. Just as a Site can contain multiple buildings, an organisation can contain multiple Sites.

💡Tip: Icons can help you distinguish between Sites and Buildings on the platform. Sites have a location pin icon beside the site name, and buildings have a building icon beside the Building name.

Where to find a list of Sites and Buildings

You can find a list of the Sites and Buildings you have access to via:

• The DCH Homepage, or

• Select ‘Sites and Buildings’ on the navigation bar to navigate to the Sites and Buildings page

Sites and Buildings on the DCH homepage

You can find a list of Sites under each Organisation on the homepage. These are indicated by the location pin icon.

1. To access the details of the Site, Select the name of the Site

2. The number of Buildings linked to a site is shown in parentheses after each Site name

3. To view the Buildings in each Site, expand the arrow to the left of the Site

4. To view the details of a Building, select the building name

You can also use the filtering tool at the top to search for a particular Site or Organisation. Simply type in part of the site or building name you are interested in.

Sites and Buildings page

You can navigate to your sites using the map on the ‘Site and Buildings’ page.

✏️ Note: Only Sites with an address will appear on the map.

All sites and buildings you have access to are also listed on the right, under ‘Manage Sites and Buildings’.

1. To access the details of the Site, select its name

2. To view the Buildings in each Site, select the arrow to the left of the Site

3. To view the details of a Building, select the building name

💡Tip: The number of buildings linked to a site is shown in brackets after each Site name. The number of Points in the building are show in brackets after each building name.

How to view the details of a Site

Each Site has its own ‘View Site’ page. It’s where you can quickly view the details of that Site. To view your Site details:

• Select the Site name on the DCH homepage, or

• Select the Site name on the Site and Buildings page

Here’s an example of the View Site page. You can find the following information on this page:

• Site Details, which includes the Organisation the Site belongs to, the Site name (Site Label), and the buildings at that Site (Building IDs).

• The site address, if provided

• Land Parcel Details of the Site if provided

From here, you can also update the site details

How to view the details of a Building

Each building has a ‘View Building’ page. It’s where you’ll find details on things like the wings or floors of the building. You can find it by selecting the building name on:

• The DCH homepage, or

• The Site and Buildings Page, or

• The ‘View Site’ page

On the ‘View Building’ Page, you will find that the building details are grouped into six categories:

1. Wing

2. Floor

3. Room

4. Zone

5. Equipment

6. Point

Expand on each of these nodes and the links underneath to view the details. The details of each object selected will be shown on the right.

From the ‘View Building’ page, you can update or remove buildings if you have the appropriate access level.

Building Data Points

In DCH, a building can be linked to one or more data sources. If the data source has been made available via the model point interface, then the building will have at least one Point ID. The Point ID is associated with the relevant building component (equipment, zone, room, floor and wing).

To access and visualise the data stream,

1. Select the ‘Point ID’ you are interested in

2. Details of the Point will appear on the right.

3. On the right, select the ‘Stream IDs’

✏️ Note: If you select the Point ID and find that there’s no data, it’s likely that the data stream has not been linked with the point.