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WSP - Built Ecology
Senior Sustainability Manager
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Install permanent water meters that measure the total potable water use for the building and associated grounds. Meter data must be compiled into monthly and annual summaries; meter readings can be manual or automated.
Commit to sharing with USGBC the resulting whole-project water usage data for a five-year period beginning on the date the project accepts LEED certification or typical occupancy, whichever comes first.
This commitment must carry forward for five years or until the building changes ownership or lessee.
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Install permanent water meters that measure the total potable water use for the building and associated grounds. Meter data must be compiled into monthly and annual summaries; meter readings can be manual or automated.
Commit to sharing with USGBC the resulting whole-project water usage data for a five-year period beginning on the date the project accepts LEED certification or typical occupancy, whichever comes first.
This commitment must carry forward for five years or until the building changes ownership or lessee.
WSP - Built Ecology
Senior Sustainability Manager
