The median score has dropped by 56 points in the Water section. 20% of facilities recorded between a 1.6-point drop and a 2.5-point increase, while another 17% recorded an 80-84-point drop, with the rest of facilities between a 59-point drop and a 5-point drop.
Scores dropped in the Water Section due to newly added questions and the question restructuring in FEM 4.0:
- Question 7: Does your facility have a process to monitor the water supply network in your facility for leaks?
- Half of the posted modules evaluated did not meet this new requirement, leading them to be restricted to Level 1, and not able to achieve scores in Level 2 and 3 in the Water Section.
- Facilities are expected to quickly evolve to address this leak monitoring issue given the large amount of points that can be gained.
- Question 13: “Has your facility implemented a water balance or another analysis to evaluate and trace water intake against usage and output?”
- This question was moved from Level 3 in FEM 3.0 to Level 2 in FEM 4.0
- Facilities that achieved this in FEM 3.0 are only achieving this in Level 2, and are not able to achieve scores in Level 3 with the other leading practices if they have not implemented those new leading practices in FEM 4.0.
Disclaimer: The score assessment completed by Cascale is biased for the following reasons:
- The analysis was completed on more than 5200 posted modules in the first three months of FEM 2023 adoption, compared to their FEM 2022 score.
- Cascale evaluated facilities that posted their module at the start of the cadence introducing selection bias. Facilities that post early in the cadence are usually returning and more experienced in completing the FEM assessment.
- With the narrowed scope of core verification in 2024 of Levels 2 and 3, there is no validation of the accuracy of those responses this year. Score increases may be due to inaccurate responses.