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Residential Dual Flush Calculations

NC-2009 WEp1:Water use reduction
posted by  Michelle Rosenberger  on 

When you are calculating, dual flush weighted averages for residential usage, the guidance says 1:2 ratio of full to low flush uses for both females and males.

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Mon Dec 30, 2013, 8:09 pm

Pressure and flow rates

NC-2009 WEp1:Water use reduction
posted by  Mike D  on 

We have come across an issue regarding flowrates and pressure. LEED states 2.5 gallons per minute at 80 psi for showers for example.

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Adjustable shower head

NC-2009 WEp1:Water use reduction
posted by  Nelina Loiselle  on 

We received a reviewer comment saying since we had an adjustable shower head we would have to assume the highest gpm setting.

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Fri Dec 20, 2013, 9:25 pm

Average Daily Transient

posted by  Hsin-Yi Hsieh  on 
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Tue Feb 16, 2010, 1:37 am

Appealing WEp1

NC-2009 WEp1:Water use reduction
posted by  Anu Sumanth  on 

We have a small two story core and shell project. The owner provided rough ins for plumbing fixtures to be installed by the tenant.

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Wed Jul 23, 2014, 2:08 pm

Greywater and wastewater reuse

NC-2009 WEp1:Water use reduction
posted by  CT G  on 

We have seen several comments regarding the possibility (or not) to achieve both WEp1 and WEc3 through the use of on-site greywater and wastewater.

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Fri Jan 30, 2015, 4:14 pm

FTE/calc guidance for hospitality

NC-2009 WEp1:Water use reduction
posted by  Tristan Roberts  on 

FYI, the November 2011 addenda has two additional pieces of guidance on WEp1 calcs that are especially useful for hospitality:

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Wed Feb 1, 2012, 7:17 am

Vairable flow showers

NC-2009 WEp1:Water use reduction
posted by  Nicholas Bristow  on 

We are considering using multi-flow shower heads on a commercial office project for the locker rooms.

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Tue Sep 22, 2015, 6:18 pm

Sauna

NC-2009 WEp1:Water use reduction
posted by  Jim Park  on 

I am working on a hotel project, which would use standard fixtures (no high-efficiency fixtures), but would still earn 2 points under WEc2, and 2 points under WEc3 due to utilizing recycled gray wa

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Fri Apr 6, 2012, 5:19 pm

FTE for campus or for building

NC-2009 WEp1:Water use reduction
posted by  Karen Elliott  on 

We have a manufacturing campus and are assessing a new office block within that campus.

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