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NC-2009 WEp1:Water Use Reduction—20% Reduction

Defining groups: male/female bath, dual flush toilet and urinals

We are using 3/6 LPF dual flush toilets in both male and female restrooms. The WEp1 template doesn't allow us to input both rates, so in my understanding we have to input an average. However, if I take into consideration the number of uses/day by males and females, this average will be different: 4LPF for the toilets in the female restrooms - since they don't have urinals - and 6LPF for the toilets in the male restrooms - which have urinals. Just translating where I'm taking the 4LPF and 6LPF for the toilets: - female restroom: 2 low flush uses + 1 full flush use, i.e., (3lts + 3lts + 6lts)/3uses = 4LPF - male restroom: 0 low flush (since they will be using the urinal) + 1 full flush, i.e., 6lts/1use = 6LPF I was thinking then of creating two groups: 1) P10male - with its 6LPF toilets, urinals and lavatories and 100% male ratio for this group 2) P10female - with its 4JPF toilets and a lavatory (the same as the male restroom) and 100% female ratio for this group Does that make sense or anyone see a simpler/more accurate way to express that situation? Thanks!

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Fri, 07/13/2012 - 20:24

You can use just one fixture group that includes 50% male & 50% female. Use the formula for calculating the dual flush average from "Water Use Reduction Additional Guidance". google the document, or paste the link below. http://www.usgbc.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=6493

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