Janitor's Sinks

Dianne Herrin

Vice President

Practical Energy Solutions

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May 13, 2010

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Jason Franken

Sustainability Professional

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Mon, 05/17/2010 - 15:04

Dianne, it's your lucky day, because you can actually exclude janitorial sinks from all of the WEp1/WEc2 calculations. The usage pattern for those types of sinks is usually just to fill up a bucket or container, so flow rate isn't as effective a metric for that type of use.

John Beeson

Green Mystic in Residence

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Thu, 07/15/2010 - 20:51

Jason, janitor sinks are in UPC/IPC - page 84, table 1. So aren't they therefore included in EBOM WEp1? But not in BD+C WEp1?

Jenny Carney

Vice President

WSP

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Wed, 07/21/2010 - 18:24

John, I think the RG table is just trying to be educational, but doesn't actually mean that you need to include janitor sinks in the assessments.The EBOM form doesn't accommodate janitor sinks, they are not explicitly listed in the requirements as one of the covered fixture types, and janitor water use is generally considered a process water (similar to dishwashing or laundry) and therefore outside the credit scope. So, definitely no need to include them (and in fact, the form won't let you).

Alexa Stone

ecoPreserve: Building Sustainability

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Sun, 01/16/2011 - 03:21

Does this exclusion apply to kitchen areas: pot fillers, sinks, etc? Thank you!

Tristan Roberts

Representative

Vermont House of Representatives

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Fri, 01/21/2011 - 04:51

Kitchen sinks are included—they are used for a lot more than pot filling. If you have a specific pot filling sink I could see excluding that, though.