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NC-2009 WEp1: Water Use Reduction—20% Reduction
Hi, I am working on an office building and the team is considering to include a car wash bay. Would I be able to classify this as process water and exclude it from the WEp1 calculation?
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Michelle Robinson Schwarting
Re:Vision Architecture139 thumbs up
March 18, 2015 - 11:32 am
Correct. Since car washes are not regulated by the Energy Policy Act of 1992, it is excluded from the WEp1/WEc3 Indoor Water Use Reduction calculations.
Marni Punt
AssociateAurecon
March 19, 2015 - 3:04 am
Michelle, thank you for the quick response!
Geoffrey Katz
Landscape Architect, former Vice-Chair, Sustainable Sites TAG5 thumbs up
May 12, 2016 - 9:34 pm
Hello we are working on a transit facility that includes a bus wash bay. Based on the above response the water for the bus wash would also be process water. Could we include it in the V4 Indoor Water Use Reduction Credit? (NB Would not include in the Prerequisite). Thanks!