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Recorded 22 April 2026 · ~58 minutes · Sacha van Tuijn
What this webinar covers
A practical run-through of the new Reports Portal — what it looks like, how the three-step workflow turns reporting into a project, and what to set in portfolio settings before generating anything. The second half focuses on GRESB-specific rules: certification aggregation (EPCs, NABERS, BREEAM In-Use), partial floor area coverage, asset groups, pre-acquisition data, and the upcoming GRESB estimated data option. Useful for anyone preparing a GRESB submission this season — and for anyone touching framework reports in general.
Articles to read alongside the recording
These are the canonical references — always defer to them for current functionality.
- Using the Reports Portal — full walkthrough of the Reports Portal and the three-step workflow
- Completing a GRESB submission using Scaler — GRESB-specific configuration, generation choices, and reporting rules
- 2026 Reporting Guide — During Season — end-to-end reporting season playbook
Key takeaways
- Generate draft GRESB reports early and test them in the GRESB Portal. GRESB doesn't publish an exhaustive list of validation rules, so the portal itself is the final validator. The goal is that your final Scaler export goes straight into GRESB unchanged. If GRESB returns validation errors not yet surfaced in Scaler, share them with your Account Operations representative so they can be built in.
- The new Reports Portal turns reporting into a project. Three steps — get Data completion / Data readiness to 100%, optimise the report, then generate and save — with checkpoints owned by the portfolio manager.
- Set portfolio settings before generating. Output unit system, currency, and the fiscal year toggle live in Data Collection Portal → Portfolio → Settings. Mismatches cause reporting outputs to differ from what GRESB expects.
- Partial floor area coverage now has a portfolio-level toggle that replaces ghost / placeholder meters when the meters cover the whole area. For partial gaps where consumption exists but isn't metered, you still need placeholder meters — see the Configuring maximum floor area coverage settings article.
- Some features are behind feature flags. Automated asset group aggregation and the upcoming GRESB estimated data option may not be visible in your account yet — contact your Account Operations representative to enable them.
Chapter timestamps
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- 00:55 — Reporting season KB articles: 2026 Reporting Guide, GRESB submission guide, Reports Portal
- 05:13 — New Reports Portal walkthrough begins
- 07:48 — Settings to set first: output unit system, fiscal year toggle
- 08:46 — Reports overview: tiles, Data readiness, due dates
- 12:53 — GRESB Step 1 — Data readiness and bulk-fixing blocking issues
- 17:24 — GRESB Step 2 — Optimise (warnings, outliers, energy efficiency)
- 21:50 — GRESB Step 3 — Generate, save, mark final
- 25:04 — Locking your reporting period
- 27:18 — Certifications at building unit vs asset level
- 29:23 — GRESB top-5 certification aggregation rules
- 31:55 — NABERS multi-rating (3-of-4 logic, manual entry)
- 33:37 — BREEAM In-Use granularity and how it maps to GRESB
- 34:46 — Partial floor area coverage toggle (replaces ghost meters)
- 40:55 — Asset groups: manual and automated aggregation
- 47:43 — Pre-acquisition performance data for like-for-like points
- 48:43 — GRESB estimated data (feature flag, launching late April / early May)
- 53:50 — Joint venture assets (manual workaround for now)
- 54:53 — Scores dashboard: TC1, TC3, RA1 portfolio indicators
💡 This is a snapshot of what was covered on 22 April 2026. The platform continues to evolve — for current functionality always defer to the linked articles above.