Dear All,
We claim water savings of a Warehouse project which does not install any water fixtures, instead they will be installed in the closeby new factory (under the same owner). We got a denial from Reviewers: "Note that since this LEED project does not contain restrooms or other qualifying plumbing fixtures and occupants use the restrooms in the neighboring building, water use savings cannot be calculated against a baseline or claimed for this building other than for the Prerequisite."
However, in the LEED reference guide, it states that" Some of the fittings and fixtures may be outside the project boundary." (Page 297).
What should we feedback to the above comment?
Best regards,
Much appreciate for your advice!
Tom
Bipin Karki
Project Manager - Sustainability Division84 thumbs up
May 20, 2020 - 2:43 pm
Hello Thomas,
For credit compliance, you can inlcude all plumbing fixtures necessary to meet the occupants’ needs whether they will be installed as part of the project’s scope of work or not and beyond LEED Project Boundary. The best would be to provide clear narrative stating people working on warhouse will use plumbing fixtures from nearby building and these fixtures are necessary to meet the occupants' needs of the project building. You can provide WEc Indoor Water Use Reduction Calculator using only fixture applicable to credit and cutsheets/plumbing schedule to verify flow/flush rate. You can also reference to the LEED Guide and how it resonates your approach.
Thanks!
Phung NGUYEN
January 12, 2021 - 3:05 am
Hi Karki,
Thank you so much for your clarification regarding the question of Thomas.
I'm working on a similar project. There is a warehouse without water fittings/ fixtures inside, the staff working on the warehouse will use the water fixtures from nearby buildings (same owner). And the owner doesn't wanna get the point for the credit WEc2.
Regarding the Prerequisite, providing the WEp Indoor Water Use Reduction Calculator comprising only fixtures applicable for guardhouses that met at least 20% reduction for indoor water, will meet this prerequisite?.
Thank you in advance!
Zoel
emily reese moody
Sustainability Director, Certifications & ComplianceJacobs
LEEDuser Expert
454 thumbs up
January 13, 2021 - 5:16 pm
Yes, the Prereq calcs should include only what is within your project scope. If there are no applicable fixtures, just explain that within the Prereq form in the Special Considerations box at the bottom. That's how I'd approach it, anyway.
For reference, there was a LEED Interpretation for v2009 projects that clarified this: www.usgbc.org/leedaddenda/10214. It does not show that it's specifically applicable to v4; this happens with other LIs, and has not always been an issue, but it does depend on each individual LI. To be certain, you could email LEED Coach and ask for clarification.