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LEED Fellow 2011, Principal
Kath Williams + Associates
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Fri Oct 24, 2025, 3:28 pm

Alternative Calculation Tool (LOTUS-VGBC)

NC-v4.1 WEp1:Outdoor Water Use Reduction
posted by  Timothy Ian Middleton  on 

Hi everyone,

We're currently working on a LEED BD+C project and have a question regarding WEc1: Outdoor Water Use Reduction.

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Outdoor Water Use credit - LEED V4.1

NC-v4.1 WEp1:Outdoor Water Use Reduction
posted by  Maria Farah  on 

In LEED BD+C: New Construction V4.1, the outdoor water use reduction credit (2 points) states that alternative water sources can be used to achieve an additional 30% reduction.

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Thu Jul 31, 2025, 7:07 am

Water reduction is over 101% and ET0 values

NC-v4.1 WEp1:Outdoor Water Use Reduction
posted by  Alexia Anastassiadis  on 

Hi! I just got back a review on this PR and the reviewer made 2 comments:

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Grass area may become a future parking lot.

NC-v4.1 WEp1:Outdoor Water Use Reduction
posted by  Don Wheeler  on 

When determining baseline calculations, I know not to include any aggregate areas.

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hose bibs

NC-v4.1 WEp1:Outdoor Water Use Reduction
posted by  Paul Bierman-Lytle  on 

will hose bibs comply with no irrigation requirement?   

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Mon Dec 12, 2022, 11:28 am

WE Outdoor water reduction

NC-v4.1 WEp1:Outdoor Water Use Reduction
posted by  Geneva Guerin  on 

Are potted plants and trees (in raised beds on outdoor covered terraces within the site boundary), counted as vegetated surfaces for this prerequisite?

 

 

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Integrated Design & LEED Specialist
SERA Architects
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Tue Dec 17, 2019, 9:16 pm