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Alternative Sources of Water

NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by  Omer Moltay  on 

Can the following types of water, if stored in a rainwater cistern, contribute to credit compliance? - Water from building foundations (dewatering) pumped into the rainwater cistern, - AC condensa

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Tue Oct 25, 2011, 4:06 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

Future Reclaimed Water Service

NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by  Annalise Reichert  on 

I am working on a project that is installing reclaimed/recycled water lines to the project, with the goal to offset 60% of irrigation water with recycled water.

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Thu Sep 24, 2015, 10:21 am
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Mon Jan 4, 2010, 5:07 pm

How is an area/square footage assigned to a tree?

NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by  Tricia Loe  on 

I have a plaza with 32 trees, with each in their own tree grate. I am trying to determine how to input this vegetation type into the EPA WaterSense calculator.

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Fri Jun 16, 2017, 8:07 pm

WEc1 Option 2 Path 1

NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by  Don Hardwick  on 

Hi, I have a project planning to use 100% non- potable water for irrigation.They are planning on doing this through collecting rain water.

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Wed Nov 21, 2012, 9:12 pm

Buried Tiles

NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by  Amy Hood  on 

How feasible is it to provide a way to use storm water from the buried tiles (or ahead of them) for grass and garden watering.

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Mon Apr 22, 2013, 6:16 pm

Success substituting the LEEDv4 approach for WEc1 in v2009?

NC-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by  Heather DeGrella  on 

Has anyone had success using the LEEDv4 approach for WEc1 in v2009? It is not in the list of officially approved substitutions but it seems like a logical substitution.

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Mon Apr 25, 2016, 11:31 pm

What areas to include for planted areas?

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

We have a project where only about 1/3 of the planted area will be irrigated.

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Thu Mar 10, 2016, 9:51 pm
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Sat Jul 10, 2010, 2:54 pm