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Permanently installed drip irrigation system

CS-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by  Andreas Hintz  on 

In accordance with the requirements of this credit, the project team has developed and will implement a water-efficient landscape stategy. The project is aiming for Option 2, No Potable Water

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Fri Feb 22, 2019, 3:03 pm

water consumption calculations for Irrigation

CS-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by  Selvarasu M  on 

Hi,

The following are the queries with respect to irrigation calculations:

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5% vegetation of the site area by grass block

CS-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by  study topenergy  on 

Hi everyone, our project now has a vegetation ratio of 2.3% which is lower than required 5%, and there are a large number of the open parking areas on the ground.

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Tue Jan 23, 2018, 7:43 pm

5% of the total site

CS-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by  Carla Lopez  on 

Hello, We have a project that has a vertical garden on the exterior walls. Can we count this towards the 5% we need to comply? I tried to find answers, but no luck yet! Thanks!

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Wed Oct 25, 2017, 10:38 am

Evapotranspiration rate

CS-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by  Mike D  on 

What should the reference evapotranspiration rate (ETo) be expressed on the online form as? inches/month?

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Thu Feb 16, 2012, 11:00 pm

Landscape Factors for Baseline Case

CS-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by  Oliver Lange  on 

I would like to know, where I can find a good source for the specific landscape factors (species-, density- and microclimate factor) of plants for the calculations in the baseline case. Is it even

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Wed Dec 5, 2012, 5:10 pm

Same Landscaped Area but Different Plantings?

CS-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by  Brian Salazar  on 

I should know this, but.... Is it OK to run the WEc1 calcs with the same landscaped area (in square feet), but with different plantings in the baseline and design cases?

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Mon Apr 18, 2016, 7:16 pm

Mixed species

CS-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by  Mike D  on 

Do the different species of plants need to be listed individually on the form or does 'Mixed' suffice? The green roof consists of a mix of trees, shrubs, and flowers. Thanks!

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Wed Oct 2, 2013, 1:27 am

Sedum as native plants

CS-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by  Dave L  on 

Hi, I have been advised that the sedum plants would meet this credit on green roofs due to the fact that the plants would be indigenous for landscaping in general.

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Average rainfall is sufficient for irrigation

CS-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by  Ron Dean  on 

We have a project in Medellin, Colombia. The project has large areas of vegetation. In the driest month (January), it rains in average 12 of the 31 days.

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Mon Nov 4, 2013, 6:54 pm