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NC-2009 SSc7.1: Heat Island Effect—Non-Roof

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Rainwater collection

May 20, 2013

Heather Holdridge

Sustainability Director
Lake|Flato Architects

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May 20, 2013

I'm assuming the area used for a rainwater cistern within a LEED project boundary is not factored anywhere in the template for this credit -- Is this correct?

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Crissy Tsai

Sustainability Coordinator
Webcor Builders

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May 24, 2013 - 4:32 pm

Heather,

I would say your assumption is correct, but I haven't worked on a project with a rainwater cistern yet.

Best,
Crissy

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