hello every body.
is there any one here that knows what are the questions that i should ask to analyse a building to know is it green or not ? i am using LEED guideline and for example in : outdoor water use reduction , what are the necessary questions that i should ask builders to get my goal ? thank you so much,it's kind of you to answer and help me.
best regards
Dustin Norton
Sustainability Program ManagerPrimus Design Services, LLC
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December 19, 2018 - 2:25 pm
I am a little confused by your question. The term "green building" gets tossed around a lot these days and can mean different things to different people. If you are qualifying a "green building" as being one that is LEED certified, you would need to meet this prerequisite - so either showing no irrigation in the project boundary or demonstrating a 30% reduction in outdoor water use when compared to the baseline case (determined using the calculation provided for this credit). A reduction in outdoor water can be achieved by using native/adapted plants which require little or no irrigation and/or using an efficient irrigation system/contols. Rainwater can be used for irrigation to demonstrate a further reduction a gain points in the credit associated with this prerequisite.