So...if we participate in this pilot credit (option 1) AND we already comply with LEED-NC 2009 WEc2, is it safe to assume that we will be awarded 2 points under the LEED-NC 2009 WEc2 AND 1 ID point for this pilot credit??? If so, it seems like a no-brainer to me.
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Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
11474 thumbs up
February 17, 2012 - 12:26 pm
Molly, there is no exclusion against going for a regular credit and a similar pilot credit.
Adrienn Gelesz
LEED APABUD Engineering Ltd.
48 thumbs up
November 21, 2012 - 8:38 am
Yes, but the compliance strategies have been separated. If you have only 45% reduction in flushing water, and had 5% of rainwater reuse, you can only comply for option 2. In this case you also have to prove that the quality of the water is good enough.
Anna Korinkova
Grinity s.r.o.83 thumbs up
April 23, 2013 - 4:43 am
Option 2 says that ''reused water must meet the applicable local code, for its intended use (e.g., on-site irrigation, toilet flushing, cooling tower).''
If there is no local code addressing flushing toilets with rainwater in my country (Czech Republic) is it sufficient just to add a narrative explaining situation?
Samer Alhmdan
Senior ArchitectDubai
February 20, 2014 - 12:23 am
So if we get 2 points from WEc2 and extra point for exemplary performance.
we can still attempt the WEpc10 and get total 4 Points ?
Navisa Jain
APMSBS, EllisDon
3 thumbs up
February 20, 2014 - 10:20 am
As per Version 4, our LEED CI project based in India is getting 12 points from water use reduction by using low-flow fixtures and using treated water for flush demands. This gives us an additional 1 point for Exemplary Performance, 1 innovation point for Pilot credit and 1 more point for Regional Priority! 15 points in total.
Francisco Infante
LEED AP@ BD+CInfante Consultores
1 thumbs up
August 10, 2015 - 6:12 pm
In Chile, since a few years is easy to achieve over 45% reduction and also over 50% (fulfilling WEc2, WEc3 and PC10 requirements), special with very low water consumption dual-flush water closet, due to new technologies around the world and affordable prices. But I think this achievment is not easy in every country.
A good thing is that you can use almost the same documentation for the compliance of every credit involved that I mentioned before in this post.