Just received comments back in regards to fixtures, how come LEED does not allow exam room sinks to be included in the calculations for an outpatient clinic but do allow patient rooms for a hospital? With several exam rooms used multiple times each day one would think that is a significant amount of water used that would need to be captured in these calculations...anyone with any insight on this?
Thanks in advance
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Carlie Bullock-Jones
PrincipalEcoworks Studio
LEEDuser Expert
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October 6, 2015 - 9:28 am
Hi Chris,
The Oct. 2014 Addenda has more detail on this topic: http://www.usgbc.org/leed-interpretations?keys=ID%23100001966
Hope this helps clarify.
Susan Walter
HDRLEEDuser Expert
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October 6, 2015 - 9:51 am
To add to the conversation, many institutions have minimum flow requirements for clinical sinks which limits the design team on water savings. So one should always verify with the FGI and the owner.
Chris Miller
OwnerMiller Consulting Group, LLC
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October 6, 2015 - 10:23 am
In this case these are private exam rooms and the general public will not have access. (Rooms are locked and have key card access) Other than the patients, doctors and nurses. How is this different from a private hospital room? My reason for concern is that we were showing a 48% water savings and now only a 27%.