Does anyone know if there are definitions for the different irrigation types? Especially the differences between the two drip types would be of interested.
Thanks, Jens

The location of the EPA's Water Budget Tool has been changed: https://www.epa.gov/watersense/water-budget-tool

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I'm doing a LEED v4 NC project in Australia.

The LEED v4 manual says to use the Watersense Water Budget Tool (no reference to the v4 Outdoor Water Use Reduction Calculator...

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Under Option 1 are vegetated (green) roofs considered as part of the landscape that requires (or does not require) a permanent irrigation system? Under Option 2 are vegetated...

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The concern is that this tool was designed for a...

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I am performing the calculation for the Water Outdoor Prerequisite, with both excel for a Project located in Italy (Rome):
1. Water budget tool (downloaded from EPA)
2...

Does the storage of rain water contribute to achieve this prerequisite?
The project will irrigate the outdoor vegetation only with rain water. Nevertheless, the water reduction in term of...