I have a project that has recently had an irrigation metered installed, but unfortunately it happened after July. The project is running from October to January and cannot be extended through next July. Would it be possible to pursue Option 2 and do theoretical calculations for water use, or would the project be forced to pursue Option 1, as the irrigation meter and its readings are being included in WEc1 - Water Performance Measurement?
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Dan Ackerstein
PrincipalAckerstein Sustainability, LLC
LEEDuser Expert
819 thumbs up
October 18, 2010 - 6:32 pm
Yes to the latter - If I were in your shoes, I would actually document both ways. Your primary documentation path should be the Option 2 path that is based on your inability to show metered water consumption for July. But you can provide full transparency and really give the reviewer reason to feel confident about your approach by also providing your meter data to date and indicating what you think it tells you about likely consumption rates. But your situation is definitely not uncommon and I wouldn't be concerned about the disconnect between credits being problematic.