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EBOM-2009 WEp1:Minimum Indoor Plumbing Fixture and Fitting Efficiency

Dishwashers included?

Dishwashers should not be included in the form correct? Since in the preliminary review, we were asked to include kitchen sinks in the calculations, but we only have two dishwashers in the project building (a mixed-use office building). Thank you in advance.

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Mon, 02/04/2013 - 14:25

Hi Alicia No, dishwashers should not be included. This prerequisite is only looking at indoor plumbing fixtures and fittings. If you have no kitchen sinks, just include a note to the reviewers that there are none and you should be good! Thanks
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Alexa Stone
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Mon, 02/04/2013 - 14:42

Alicia and Hannah, there is a LEED CIR that states that kitchen sinks should not be included. Alicia, you were asked to include them? CIR text below... "For hospitality projects, commercial kitchen sinks and bar sinks including pot sinks, prep sinks, wash down, and cleaning sinks are considered process water and are not included in the water use calculations. Hand washing sinks located in commercial kitchen areas that do not pass through a grease interceptor should be included in the water use calculations under the kitchen sink category."

Thu, 02/07/2013 - 17:47

Thanks for the responses. We were asked to include kitchen sinks; since our project building is a 55 floors mixed-used office building and contains two kitchens they found unusual that no sinks were included in the form. In the Review Response we will add a narrative stating that two dishwashers are in the kitchen areas, and we will add the hand washing sinks located in the kitchen as kitchen sink category. Thanks a lot!
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Sat, 10/12/2013 - 10:09

Jeff. Health care project / hospital project is different than commercial projects (office, shopping mall), kichen sinks need to be included.

Mon, 10/14/2013 - 17:20

Actually, Jeff's comment is pretty spot on and he's quoting the standards for commercial kitchens which most hospitals do have. Hospitals also have staff break rooms which typically have sinks in them. Those sinks are the ones that need to be included in these calculations. The ones in Dietary need to be reviewed very carefully using the information Jeff posted.

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