Hi, i'm working on a residential building where we are installing a permanent water metering system to monitore each residents water use. The residents have access to a website where they can easily follow their usage and related it to a cost. Research show that residents reduces their water usage with 20% if they get feedback on their usage.
Is it possible to include this 20 % reduction to meet the requirements for this credit? I'm thinking of writing a narrative and describing how the intent of the credit is met, although using an alternative compliance path.
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5107 NWT Ltd Ross Abdurahman
FSC Consulting Engineers2 thumbs up
October 6, 2010 - 10:37 am
Deborah
Nobody seems to be replying to these threads which is disapointing.
Your question seems similar to mine below in that it is not covered under any descriptions on how to achieve the credits in any of the LEED literature.
I agree with what you are proposing but the only means to verify if it will be acceptable is probably to post a CIR. Of course I would anticipate that you will get an ambiguous answer and that final approval or rejection would be based on the acutal audit.
Amy Rider
Sustainability ManagerKEMA Services
161 thumbs up
October 6, 2010 - 11:30 am
I would be surprised if this credit was awarded based only on the water metering system you describe. While research may show a 20% reduction from this kind of system it still relies on behavior rather than the efficiency of the installed fixtures.
The metering system is still a great idea, I just don't think it will be sufficient to prove compliance with this prerequisite, especially since you'd be hard pressed to prove actual savings in a new building.
Maria Porter
Sustainability specialistSkanska Sweden
268 thumbs up
June 15, 2012 - 9:46 am
I took over Deborah's project above. We did not recieve additional credit for water savings thorugh the monitoring system. This means we just barely made it over the 20 % threshold with our fixtúres and fittings, but got no points under WEp1. Unfortunately.