Action Steps

Determine whether there is an available local or regional commute-reduction program that you can participate in to comply with this credit. You can search online for these programs or check with whichever local government office handles transportation issues.

Employ effective incentives to promote greater use of alternative forms of commuting transportation at your project building.

There are two primary ways you can document your compliance with this credit:

The intent of this credit is to reduce the number of occupants commuting to and from your project building by themselves in a conventional car. This may be accomplished through education about the benefits of alternative transportation and incentives for reducing conventional commuting, enhancing infrastructure for facilitating transit, and communicating the availability of these resources to building occupants.

Track and record monthly consumption of potable and non-potable water used for cooling tower makeup. This will require submetering capability for all cooling tower make-up water.

Ensure that the automatic controls are working properly.

A narrative describing the conductivity meters, automatic controls, and the setpoints installed on each cooling tower must be included with your documentation. Be sure to include details about specific target concentration rations for each system.

Install and maintain submeters to track the amounts of potable and non-potable water used for cooling tower makeup.

Retrofit or maintain each onsite cooling tower to use makeup water consisting of at least 50% non-potable water.

Install and maintain a conductivity meter and automatic controls to adjust the bleed rate and maintain proper concentrations at all times.