Credit achievement rate
XX%
Upgrade to LEEDuser Premium to see how many projects achieved this credit. Try it free »
LEEDuser’s viewpoint
Explore this LEED credit
Post your questions on this credit in the forum, and click on the credit language tab to review to the LEED requirements.
Credit language
© Copyright U.S. Green Building Council, Inc. All rights reserved.
Requirements
To receive this credit, buildings must have the following:
- No refrigeration equipment using once-through cooling with potable water
- No garbage disposals
- All appliances within at least 4 equipment types where water use is at or below the levels shown in the table below. Inclusion of any equipment not listed in the table below must be supported by documentation showing a 20% reduction in water use from a benchmark or industry standard.
| Equipment Type | Maximum Water Use (Imperial units) | Maximum Water Use (Metric units) | Other Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clothes Washers* | 7.5 gallons/ft3/cycle | 12 liters/kg wash load | |
| Dishwashers with racks | 1.0 gallons/rack | 4.0 liters/rack | |
| Ice machines** | lbs/day>175 20 gallons/100lbs |
kg/day>80 75 liters/45 kg |
No water-cooled machines |
| lbs/day 30 gallons/100/lbs | lbs/day 30 gallons/100/lbs | No water-cooled machines | |
| Food steamers | 2 gallons/hour | 8 liters/hour | Boilerless steamers only |
| Prerinse spray valves | 1.4 gallons per minute | 5.3 liters per minute | |
| * Commercial CEE Tier 3a—Residential CEE Tier 1 ** CEE Tier 3 |
|||
What does it cost?
Cost estimates for this credit
On each BD+C v4 credit, LEEDuser offers the wisdom of a team of architects, engineers, cost estimators, and LEED experts with hundreds of LEED projects between then. They analyzed the sustainable design strategies associated with each LEED credit, but also to assign actual costs to those strategies.
Our tab contains overall cost guidance, notes on what “soft costs” to expect, and a strategy-by-strategy breakdown of what to consider and what it might cost, in percentage premiums, actual costs, or both.
This information is also available in a full PDF download in The Cost of LEED v4 report.
Learn more about The Cost of LEED v4 »Frequently asked questions
See all forum discussions about this credit »Documentation toolkit
The motherlode of cheat sheets
LEEDuser’s Documentation Toolkit is loaded with calculators to help assess credit compliance, tracking spreadsheets for materials, sample templates to help guide your narratives and LEED Online submissions, and examples of actual submissions from certified LEED projects for you to check your work against. To get your plaque, start with the right toolkit.
© Copyright U.S. Green Building Council, Inc. All rights reserved.
Requirements
To receive this credit, buildings must have the following:
- No refrigeration equipment using once-through cooling with potable water
- No garbage disposals
- All appliances within at least 4 equipment types where water use is at or below the levels shown in the table below. Inclusion of any equipment not listed in the table below must be supported by documentation showing a 20% reduction in water use from a benchmark or industry standard.
| Equipment Type | Maximum Water Use (Imperial units) | Maximum Water Use (Metric units) | Other Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clothes Washers* | 7.5 gallons/ft3/cycle | 12 liters/kg wash load | |
| Dishwashers with racks | 1.0 gallons/rack | 4.0 liters/rack | |
| Ice machines** | lbs/day>175 20 gallons/100lbs |
kg/day>80 75 liters/45 kg |
No water-cooled machines |
| lbs/day 30 gallons/100/lbs | lbs/day 30 gallons/100/lbs | No water-cooled machines | |
| Food steamers | 2 gallons/hour | 8 liters/hour | Boilerless steamers only |
| Prerinse spray valves | 1.4 gallons per minute | 5.3 liters per minute | |
| * Commercial CEE Tier 3a—Residential CEE Tier 1 ** CEE Tier 3 |
|||
XX%
Upgrade to LEEDuser Premium to see how many projects achieved this credit. Try it free »
