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Occupancy rate for disabled

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posted by  Mark JIN  on 

Our supplier is providing basin taps with different flowrates for normal washrooms and disabled washrooms. How can I determine the occupancy of the disabled to estimate water usage?

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Tue Aug 15, 2017, 8:00 am

Water Bottle Filling Stations

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posted by  Norma Lehman  on 

do these count in our standard water calculations? if not, can we include them as process water to earn exemplary?

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Thu Jul 20, 2017, 7:21 pm

Municipally supplied "purple pipe"

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posted by  Kath Williams  on 

Informal discussions among LEED project team administrators reveal conflict in whether greywater to flush toilets does/does not have to be generated onsite.

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Sustainable Investment Group
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Fri Jan 27, 2017, 6:35 pm

Weighted Males/Females in FTE calc...

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posted by  Ben Pinnell  on 

Anyone have a precedent for weighing males/females differently than LEED's standard 50%/50% split on the FTE's?

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Wed Oct 29, 2014, 8:40 pm

Existing Fixtures

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posted by  ERIC TAYLOR  on 

Do I have to account for the water use of existing fixtures to remain on a major renovation (football stadium) under LEED NC, if they are within the LEED boundary, but the spaces/structures they ar

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Karpinski Engineering
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Thu Oct 24, 2013, 8:30 pm

laboratory sinks

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posted by  Bryan Waters  on 

Our project is a 50% office- 50% lab building. Are laboratory sinks to be accounted for in this credit calculation? Thanks.

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Mon Oct 14, 2013, 3:41 pm

Dual toilet flush rate average

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posted by  Mike D  on 

If we were to calculate the average flush rate of a dual flush toilet (with urinals present in the space) we use the example average flow rate equation provided by USGBC in their Appendix A water c

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Mon Aug 19, 2013, 3:50 pm

Multiple type of flow or flush fixtures

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posted by  Yusuf Turab  on 

I have never quite understood what happens when a building uses many different types of fixtures.

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Vermont House of Representatives
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Thu Sep 13, 2012, 4:55 am

Commercial Prerinse Spray Valve

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posted by  Valentin Grimaud  on 

I have some slight doubts about the way commercial prerinse spray valve should be integrated in the calculation.

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Webcor Builders
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Fri Jun 22, 2012, 7:56 pm

Residential Bath Lavs

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posted by  Jeremy Kuhre  on 

Does anyone have experience with using a 1 gpm aerator in a residential setting? We typically use 0.5 gpm aerators in commercial settings which has worked fine.

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Webcor Builders
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Mon Mar 12, 2012, 8:09 pm