Hi All,
For a water efficient landscape, with native plants and no requirements for irrigation except a temporary irrigation system for 12 or 18 months.
Can a person within the maintenance team of the building manually water the plants for the first 18 months instead of installing temporary irrigation?
If so, what documentation is required to ensure points are achieved with this strategy?
Nadav Malin
CEOBuildingGreen, Inc.
LEEDuser Expert
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November 19, 2015 - 7:41 am
Hi Francis,That approach totally works. There is no requirement that you "install" temporary irrigation, just that you NOT install permanent irrigation. The main documentation challenge is for the first part, about the 50% water demand reduction--you still have to show that your plantings are that much less water-hungry than typical.
Patrice McVeigh
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November 19, 2015 - 8:09 am
Hi Nadav,
Thank you for your response, just to clarify are there any requirements that must be shown in terms of the efficiency of temporary hand irrigation? Do you need to provide details as to expected quantities/restriction measures for water and a detailed plan on the strategy?
Tristan Roberts
RepresentativeVermont House of Representatives
LEEDuser Expert
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November 27, 2015 - 2:24 pm
Francis, I haven't seen any rigorous approach to the questions you ask on hand watering relative to projects providing those details, nor any specific requirements. I would go with a common sense approach.If you learn anything more specific along the way, please post back here so we can all learn!