When creating a new business, you will be automatically guided in creating your first building and meter.

If you have already created your businesses, there are two ways for adding buildings:

1. Add manually, one by one
2. Upload in bulk

Manually creating a single building

1. go to "Settings > Buildings > Add building"
2. a 'new building' page will open
3. add the required data (see here below)
4. add any suggested data (see here below)
5. finally, press save at the end of the page

Creating multiple buildings in bulk

1. go to "Settings > Buildings > Import buildings"
2. the 'import buildings' page will open
3. download the template available on this page
4. open the template using Microsoft Excel
5. add the required data (see here below)
6. add any suggested data (see here below)
7. save your Excel file
8. return to the Pilio 'import buildings' page
9. click on the 'upload file' icon
10. finally, press 'submit'

Information needed to create a building

Required:

1. Building name (this must be unique)
2. Postcode (necessary if you want to understand your building's heating performance)

Suggested:

1. Group name (to assign a building to a group, first create a group)
2. Tag name (to assign a building to a tag, first create a tag)
3. Heating source
4. Building address
5. Category
6. Building type
7. Total building floor area
8. Main contact person