MERLIN Properties Annual Report 2022

84 | Annual report | 2022 (1) The assets included are those that have been in continuous operation for the last three years. With respect to the energy consumption of the Like for Like (2) assets, there has been a 2.3% decrease compared to 2021, mainly due to the implementation of energy saving measures and the control of the facilities, since it was expected that there would be an increase in this consumption compared to 2021 due to the disappearance in 2022 of the health restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the increase in occupancy in offices, logistics activity and the influx in shopping centres. In relation to energy intensity, in the Like for Like portfolio it was 2.8% lower compared to 2021, and in the absolute portfolio, 1.4% lower compared to 2021. In relation to performance data, in Like for Like terms, the volume of water withdrawal in 2022 in the assets in which MERLIN exercises operational control was 609,417 m3 divided between consumption in office assets (42%), logistics warehouses (7%) and shopping centres (51%). Compared to 2021, there has been an increase of 17.9% mainly due to the increase in inflow in the office and shopping centre portfolio (+19.5%) as a result of the improvement in the COVID-19 pandemic situation and the high temperatures recorded in the summer period.