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Cistern doesn't fulfull need, but there is no-potable backup

NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by  Sarah Picking  on 

If you can't prove that your cistern will satisfy the irrigation need every month, but the client has agreed to not have a potable backup (ie the cistern gets drained, and then the plants just live

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WE C1, Option 2, Path 2 submittal requirements

NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by  SmithGroup BG+LU FW  on 

If a site will have no irrigation installed (permanent or temporary) is one still required to complete the baseline and design case information as part of the submittal requirements (tables WE c1-1

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Wed May 22, 2013, 11:51 am

Determining Baseline case

NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by  Erika Duran  on 

I had the following question which I am sending to the GBCI as well but I wanted to consult with you guys to understand what you have seen based on experience: Establishing the baseline case- WEc

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Sun Nov 3, 2013, 6:36 pm

Non potable water reservoir - WEc1 -NC 2009

NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by  Muriel Alvarez  on 

We are certifying a project NC 2009 and we are counting in our credit with a non potable reservoir outside the LEED Boundary but is within the limits of the property.

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Wed May 18, 2016, 8:50 pm
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Tue Aug 17, 2010, 4:31 pm

Temporary Irrigation with v6 Form

NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by  Michelle Rosenberger  on 

Even if pursuing Option 2 Temporary Irrigation, we've always had to comply with Option 1 reductions also. The points were additive.

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Tue May 23, 2017, 1:46 pm

Landscape irrigation baseline in California

NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by  Brightworks Sustainability  on 

With the new state wide green building code and local municipal requirements for landscape irrigation, how is a baseline developed when regional requirements now approach what was a 50% reduction?

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Wed Jul 27, 2011, 7:36 pm

Landscaped park across from project building

NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by  Alfred Servodidio  on 

Our project is an historic building in downtown NYC. The owners of the building are contributing to the restoration of the small park directly across the street from the building.

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Wed Dec 11, 2013, 5:35 pm

Rainwater reuse for irrigation and flush discharges

NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by  Ricardo Sá  on 

In case a given project is predicted to feed both the irrigation system and the flush discharges with harvested rainwater, which criteria shall be used to "divide" the rainwater contribution for ea

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Option 1 - Reduction Combination?

NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by  Cynthia Estrada  on 

We are looking at this credit for our project and after reading a few posts and reviewing the WEc1 form in LEED online my question is; the NC 2009 reference guide states that "Reductions must be at

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Fri Nov 27, 2015, 7:31 pm