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treat wastewater to teriary standards?
NC-2009 WEc3:Water Use Reductionposted by Erin Holdenried on
I have a project that is pursuing WEc2 via Option 2 treating wastewater to tertiary standards and infiltrating onsite through landscape irrigation. Can this factor into water saving for WEc3??
Rainwater collection (kGal) calculations for LEED
NC-2009 WEc3:Water Use Reductionposted by Ameet AA on
Is there a calculator tool or methodology that we should use when submitting our annual rainwater collection (kGal) calculations for LEED? Our calculations are currently based on BS 8525 Rainwater
Flushing toilets with drilled corrosive non potable water
NC-2009 WEc3:Water Use Reductionposted by Viktor Reutherborg on
We have an adjacent property (with the same owner) that has to remove non potable water from its foundation. This groundwater flows in a large part from our property.
residential kitchen - spray nozzle
NC-2009 WEc3:Water Use Reductionposted by Erin Holdenried on
Regarding a residential kitchen sink that has a faucet and a spray nozzle, would the spray nozzle be measured against the baseline flow rate of a kitchen faucet or a pre-rinse spray valve?
WE p1/C3 in Core & Shell
NC-2009 WEc3:Water Use Reductionposted by Anu Sumanth on
If all the plumbing fixtures are to be installed in future by tenant, and if I check Tenant Neutral for WE p1; I will not be able to achieve the prereq. 20%. Is this typical?
Review
NC-2009 WEc3:Water Use Reductionposted by Alicia Villanueva on
My project has achieved a 82% savings in flow & flush fixtures through recycling 100% of the waste water and reusing it for WC and urinal flushing. We documented this with a spreadsheet. Howe
WEc3 denial
NC-2009 WEc3:Water Use Reductionposted by Therese Thompson on
We received our final review on Friday, and do not understand why Credit WEc3 was denied.
Fire station fixture uses
NC-2009 WEc3:Water Use Reductionposted by Mary Lea Tucker on
Would back of house (non public) fixtures in a fire station be considered residential fixtures?
District graywater recycling system
NC-2009 WEc3:Water Use Reductionposted by Brian Meinrath on
I am working on a large project that includes over 10 buildings.
Automatic Controls Being Challenged
NC-2009 WEc3:Water Use Reductionposted by Hernando Miranda on
Evidently, installing automatic shut-off controls for showers is deemed as not water saving strategy by the USGBC's LEED Department.