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EBOM-v4 WEp1- option 1- Design flush rates

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posted by Raquel Viula on Dec 13, 2022, 11:07 am

Hello, would anyone know what is the approach to take in oder to identify the Design Flush Rates for fixtures that one does know the make and have no specifications for, in order to perfrom the...

WaterSense & Future Baseline

EBOM-v4 WEp1: Indoor water use reduction
posted by Waleed AlGhamdi on Dec 23, 2019, 4:53 pm

I have a project in a peculiar situation that is not addressed outright by the guidelines language and I can use some help in interpreting the rules. 

The project is a convention center...

Last reply: Trista Brown, May 26, 2020, 5:28 pm

WE Prerequisite 1

EBOM-v4 WEp1: Indoor water use reduction
posted by Alice Andersen on Mar 26, 2020, 11:26 am

I have a lavatory faucet that are automatically controlled (sensor control) and a flow rate of 5 l per minute. In accordance to the LEED manual the baseline is 1.9 l per minte.

When the...

Water meter installation location

EBOM-v4 WEp1: Indoor water use reduction
posted by Shathiswara Rao on Jun 6, 2019, 9:39 pm

 The potential way to target water reduction is by monitoring the water use for flushing. Is it necessary to install a water meter for each piping that goes to separate toilets? or we can fix one...

Bench marking for Option 2.

EBOM-v4 WEp1: Indoor water use reduction
posted by Tiffany de Klerk on Apr 12, 2018, 2:53 am

Hi, I am quite confused as to how to calculate compliance for Option 2 Metered Water Use. We have the consumption data for 12 months for a building however the calculator is only for Option 1....

Last reply: Shakir Ismail, Jul 4, 2018, 3:18 pm

Percentage below water consumption maximum

EBOM-v4 WEp1: Indoor water use reduction
posted by on Jul 31, 2017, 3:31 pm

If the percentage below water consumption maximum is calculated to be -22% (not 0%) by using the calculator, is the pre-requisite met or not?

Last reply: Trista Brown, Aug 28, 2017, 2:06 pm

Pressure flow rates

EBOM-v4 WEp1: Indoor water use reduction
posted by OSCAR DE LA RED on Oct 8, 2014, 5:09 am

When introducing the design flow rate values in the indoor water calculator for option 1 calculated water use, we should use the flow rate fixtures values associated to the actual facility...

Last reply: Trista Brown, Jun 26, 2017, 9:10 pm

OPTION 2: Metered Water Use

EBOM-v4 WEp1: Indoor water use reduction
posted by Lorne Mlotek on Jul 17, 2014, 4:14 pm

I am a little confused here:
Credit language states the following:
• Meter fixtures and fittings and record metered data for one year to establish a water-use baseline.
• For...

Last reply: Trista Brown, Jun 26, 2017, 9:04 pm

Opt 2 metered water use with unoccupied building

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posted by OSCAR DE LA RED on Sep 18, 2014, 5:19 am

If we had submeters installed for more then 80% fixtures in the building but the building is unoccupied during the perfomance period we must use (as the reference guide seems to state) the...

Last reply: Trista Brown, Jun 26, 2017, 8:30 pm

Multifamily Buildings

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posted by Zachary Sherman on May 24, 2017, 2:34 pm

For multifamily buildings where the residents are responsible for purchasing and installing fixtures, for Option 1 do I need to survey every fixture in every apartment? Or is there a percentage...

Last reply: Trista Brown, Jun 26, 2017, 8:15 pm