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Irrigated areas and vegetated non-irrigated areas- How to include in calculator?NC-v4 WEp1: Outdoor water use reductionposted by Erica Downs on Mar 5, 2021, 11:38 pm
The reference guide's step-by-step language says:
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Existing Irrigated Turf AreaNC-v4 WEp1: Outdoor water use reductionposted by Michelle Rosenberger on Jul 17, 2017, 1:33 pm
Our project will add a building to a large existing master planned area. Our scope of work will add new drought tolerant plantings and irrigation to our small part of the bigger site, but there... Last reply: Chyanne Husar, Sep 12, 2020, 6:18 am |
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Turf grass speciesNC-v4 WEp1: Outdoor water use reductionposted by Deborah Lucking on Jan 17, 2020, 12:16 pm
The recommendation is to "minimize turf grass". Is there a baseline turf grass species? What if we use drought-tolerant, or warm or cool season grasses (depending on the project location) that... Last reply: Deborah Lucking, Jul 16, 2020, 10:41 am |
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Renovation of existing building with no major site work plannedNC-v4 WEp1: Outdoor water use reductionposted by Mike Workman on Oct 1, 2019, 4:09 pm
Our project is a complete interior renovation of an existing facility on a college campus. The project building has an established site that is turf grass, trees, and shrubs but no work is... Last reply: emily reese moody, Jul 16, 2020, 2:46 am |
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Interior Irrigation?NC-v4 WEp1: Outdoor water use reductionposted by Allison Wilson on Oct 1, 2019, 10:03 amhttps://leeduser.buildinggreen.com/forum/irrigation-internal-planting-areas There was apparently an addendum, too: "An addendum, ID#100000352 dated 07/19/2010, defines the landscaped area to be considered. It excludes the building footprint so interior plantings... Last reply: emily reese moody, Jul 16, 2020, 2:45 am |
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Definitions for areas excluded in calculations?NC-v4 WEp1: Outdoor water use reductionposted by Elizabeth Powers on Sep 10, 2015, 9:03 pm
Both WEp1 and WEc1 state: "The following landscape types may be included or excluded from landscape calculations: vegetated playgrounds, athletic fields, food gardens, and urban agricultural... Last reply: Simon Nussstein, Jun 25, 2020, 2:46 am |
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Where can I find the coefficients of evapotranspiration for projects in Morocco?NC-v4 WEp1: Outdoor water use reductionposted by Sara ALIA YOUSSOUFI on Jun 11, 2020, 11:13 am
Hello Dears, For the purposes of calculating the pourcentage (%) of the saving of outdoor water compared to baseline, I need the coefficients of evaportranspiration. We could find a ... |
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Large Site with Formal Landscape, Unirrigated Turfgrass, and Undisturbed Vegetative Areas- Calculation ApproachNC-v4 WEp1: Outdoor water use reductionposted by Jeff Ross-Bain, PE, LEED Fellow on Nov 29, 2018, 5:38 pm
We have a Group Project with a well defined and large LEED Boundary that has some formal landscaping with irrigation, some areas (i.e. steep slopes at grading) that have turfgrass with no... Last reply: Cindy Quinn, May 19, 2020, 7:35 pm |
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Using Recycled Water for IrrigationNC-v4 WEp1: Outdoor water use reductionposted by Abdulrahman Sherazy on Nov 18, 2015, 3:15 am
Hello everybody. In our project we do not have outdoor water use except for irrigation. Knowing that only the municipality recycled water is used for irrigation, does this secure 2 points of the... Last reply: salil k, Apr 21, 2020, 1:47 am |
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Minimal landscape areaNC-v4 WEp1: Outdoor water use reductionposted by Emily Purcell on Apr 9, 2020, 4:41 pm
Hi, I'm aware of the guidance for this prereq/credit that allows projects with no landscaping to achieve the prereq and two points under Option 1 of the credit. I'm... |