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Option 2 on campus - do we need to add a meter for irrigation?

NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by  Lisa Sawin  on 

We will be tieing the new irrigation system into the existing. Do we need to meter the water use with the LEED boundary?

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Emerald Built Environments
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Thu Jun 6, 2013, 7:44 pm

Open grid pavement

NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by  Alicia Villanueva  on 

Does open grid pavement (at least 50% pervious) count as vegetated area in this credit?

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KILTIK Consultoría
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Thu Apr 11, 2013, 5:28 pm

Filling out the credit form for Option 2 Path 1

NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by  Erin Holdenried  on 

I have a project that is using captured rainwater only, no potable water, to supply the irrigation system. However, the credit form does not seem to have this option.

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Vermont House of Representatives
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Mon Apr 8, 2013, 4:04 pm

Water Efficient landscaping - finding the ETo

NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by  Robert Thomas, CPD, LEED AP BD+C  on 

How can I find the evapotranspirtaion rate, ETo, for various plants in various regions, and can this be found on LEEDuser's website?

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Ecology & Environment, Inc.
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Sun Apr 7, 2013, 3:14 pm

Baseline estimate for an exterior Green Wall?

NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by  Janika McFeely  on 

Hi all, We have a tight urban condition with a large expanse of exterior green wall. Any thoughts on what to use for a baseline for this? Can we use an equivalent area of lawn?

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Vermont House of Representatives
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Wed Mar 20, 2013, 10:31 pm

Non Potable Ground Water

NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by  Marcio Alberto Casado Pereira  on 

Our project is located in an semi-arid climate area with low precipitation and high evapotranspiration rates, where the rain water will be captured and used in water closets. The subsurface groundw

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Wed Feb 13, 2013, 12:44 pm

Grass only, no irrigation

NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by  Marcio Alberto Casado Pereira  on 

Hello Our client is using only grass in the landscaping and this is not going to be irrigated. Are we elegible for credit WEc1?

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Thu Dec 6, 2012, 2:29 pm

Efficiency for hose irrgation?

NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by  Marcio Alberto Casado Pereira  on 

Doe anyone knows which efficiency to consider for landscape to be irrigated manually by a hose? Thanks

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Wed Nov 7, 2012, 1:55 pm

Irrigation during drought conditions

NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by  Lauren Ford  on 

Our project has limited turf areas that will require irrigation. We have a small irrigation system supplied by a rainwater cistern sized to provide required volume per LEED requirements.

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Emerald Built Environments
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Thu Nov 1, 2012, 5:32 pm

Partially irrigated site

NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by  Leah Samson-Samuel  on 

We have a project that is required by convenants to put irrigation on the front and side of the building that faces the street, but not the rest.

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ABUD Engineering Ltd.
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Mon Sep 24, 2012, 7:54 am