How would a project comply with WEp1 if the bathroom was removed from scope. This is a interior fit out of part of a floor, and the common restrooms shared by the project space and the rest of the space on that floor has been removed from scope. There is no way to reduce the performative water usage since there we won't be selecting new plumbing fixtures anymore. And if we try prescriptive method, we would have to mark "not in scope" for all the plumbing fixtures. All the extra appliances are not included as well. Does this mean we can comply with prerequisite if there is no water use to reduce in the project space, or are we endanger if dropping LEED certification because we cannot satisfy the requirements of one prerequisite?
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Dave Hubka
Practice Leader - SustainabilityEUA
LEEDuser Expert
534 thumbs up
March 21, 2024 - 11:32 pm
If no eligible plumbing fixtures, appliances, and process water are installed as part of the project scope of work, the project automatically achieves this prerequisite. To achieve points within the associated credit, all plumbing fixtures accessible to the occupants of the tenant space must be included within the Indoor Water Use Reduction Calculator.
Edgar Arevalo
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March 22, 2024 - 4:20 pm
Ok, thanks. So i have another situation, similar but this time instead of just leaving the existing restroom out of the scope, they're going to add two new private restrooms which will have new water efficient plumbing fixtures. So in this case, to pursue the credit, we would include the existing plumbing fixtures from the existing restroom that is accessible to the occupants of the project space and the new fixtures from the new private restrooms?
emily reese moody
Sustainability Director, Certifications & ComplianceJacobs
LEEDuser Expert
477 thumbs up
May 11, 2024 - 5:18 pm
Yes, the Prereq would include only those fixtures within the project scope - so in your case, savings would be based on what's in the two new private restrooms (note that the fixtures there would still be considered as 'public', not 'private' from the LEED perspective). To earn points under the Credit, you'd include your new in-scope fixtures as well as any fixtures outside of your project boundary that your occupants would have access to. This is likely to include core restrooms, but may also include kitchen sinks and/or showers, depending on what's in your building.