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NC-v4 WEc1:Outdoor water use reduction

Establishment Period excluded in LEED Calculator?

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Nate Tsang
Graduate Energy Engineer
Arup
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In the LEED calculator, can we exclude all irrigation demand within the establishment period? Thus, we would just include the permanent irrigation systems. It discusses this briefly for the "No Irrigation" option, but does not mention it for Option 2. Thanks!

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Steve Loppnow
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Stok
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Thu, 12/17/2015 - 17:37

I haven't documented this credit for a v4 project but I'm pretty confident the answer is yes, you can exclude any data related to establishment. The calculation is based on your peak watering month and landscape design, so is estimating performance during your most intensive watering month. Nothing related to establishment here. For Option 1, the credit language is saying that you can ignore a two year establishment period, so establishment is not considered in that case either.

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