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hand-watering?
NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Erin Holdenried on
I am working on a project that has courtyard with planters which will be planted with species that have very minimal watering requirements. The planters will be hand-watered when needed.
Green Wall
NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Paula Hernandez on
Hi, our project is considering a green wall with drip irrigation. How do you declare that?
Community Garden and Reclaimed Water
NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Brightworks Sustainability on
Our project is using greywater for landscape irrigation, likely 100%. The project will have a small community garden where residents can grow their own food for consumption.
Manually Watering instead of Temporary Irrigation?
NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Patrice McVeigh on
Hi All, For a water efficient landscape, with native plants and no requirements for irrigation except a temporary irrigation system for 12 or 18 months. Can a person within the maintenance team o
Controller Efficiency
NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Michelle Rosenberger on
I see several threads attempting to get an answer on how one demonstrates controller efficiency and the most prevalent answer seems to be just use 1 because no other values can be substantiated by
"Landscape = 5% of the total site area" Rule
NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Peg Manuel on
I've seen a couple different comment threads on this, so I just want to make sure we're doing the right thing, as we have 5 points pending.
Expansion area
NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Gustavo De las Heras Izquierdo on
Our LEED Project Boundary includes a future expansion area. This area has grown native species naturally. Can this vegetated area be counted towards this credit?
Permanent Irrigation System, Temporary Use of Potable Water
NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Daniel Costantino on
Hello, I am working on a project where there will be a permanent irrigation system.
Runoff/Gully Water
NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Tamary Alvarez on
Our project's environmental site assessment has documented a gully resulting from the runoff of the adjacent site dumping into our site.
Irrigation area
NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Alicja Bieszyńska on
If my project consists of 10,000sf of greenery but only 3,000sf is irrigated, do I need to insert 10,000sf or 3,000sf as a total area in the LEED Online form (both baseline and design case)?