Clarification for credit application

As I understand it, this credit is on a par with EAc1.4 for CI, and also includes water. Your pre-rinse sprays and hand sinks may also be included. No ice machine? Also, as a dishwasher manufacturer, I can tell you first hand that dishwashers, particularly rack conveyor and flights, represent one of the largest opportunities for water and energy savings. There have been DRASTIC drops in both water and KW. As I also understand it, even if it is only a dishwasher, it is PURCHASED, so it counts. I don't think that there is a rule that it has to be a certain number of pieces, such as in LEED for Schools, WEc4.

Correct, if the dishwasher is the only applicable appliance then currently you could earn the point that way.

A couple of notes on this: the concern of earning a point for such a small water user came up a lot in public comment, so for the 2nd public comment version of this credit (available in July) there will be some minimum use thresholds in place to ensure that the efficient appliances are indeed having a large impact on the project's total water use.

Also, this pilot credit is based on the LEED 2012 Prerequisite, rather than the credit, so the requirements are less stringent than the credit that will be available in 2012.

As far as I can tell, water heaters are not included, because it can be used in a way that wouldn't make it process water.