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Usage per Occupancy Type

NC-2009 WEp1: Water Use Reduction
posted by Jean Marais on Nov 1, 2011, 10:21 am

Q1) Why is Part-Time and Full-Time occupants split? It gets calculated to...

Last reply: Susan Walter, Nov 1, 2011, 3:25 pm

Water Consumption- exisitng fittings

NC-2009 WEp1: Water Use Reduction
posted by Alicia Freire on Oct 17, 2011, 6:09 am

Hello,

I am working in a project undergoing major refurbishment. It is my understanding that for major refurbishments assessed under NC existing water fittings need to be considered on...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Oct 26, 2011, 10:26 pm

Dual Flush and HE1.28 gpf mixture

NC-2009 WEp1: Water Use Reduction
posted by Paul Telford on Aug 31, 2011, 6:11 pm

I have a bit of a dilemma on my hands with the WE calculations. By owner request, we specified dual flush toilets throughout the building. After a preliminary look at the calculations last year,...

Last reply: Karen Blust, Sep 7, 2011, 5:15 pm

Faucet flow rate test and restraining measure

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posted by Charlie Zhu on Aug 24, 2011, 9:39 am

Hi. As requested by the review team, we need to prove the faucet flow rate. However, we can not find any data from the manufacturer. We use a basin and a stopwatch to test the flow rate. To meet...

Last reply: John Drigot, Aug 24, 2011, 10:30 am

Hotel Passengers

NC-2009 WEp1: Water Use Reduction
posted by Catalina A on May 9, 2011, 12:40 pm

Are Hotel Passengers considered transients or residents?

Last reply: Udana Ratnayake, Aug 5, 2011, 1:46 am

Feedback on 0.5 gpm faucets and recirculation loops

NC-2009 WEp1: Water Use Reduction
posted by Susan Walter on Aug 4, 2011, 2:22 pm

We're proposing 0.5 gpm faucts for a project and the client is demanding more information from other facilities on these faucets. Specifically he wants to understand the need for more...

Calculating Use of Urinals

NC-2009 WEp1: Water Use Reduction
posted by Dave Wortman on Jun 13, 2011, 6:17 pm

We are completing documentation on a LEED-NC project and are trying to come up with a sound methodology for calculating use of the building's lavatories. Specifically, Floors 1 and 2 of the...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Jun 15, 2011, 3:47 pm

Just one shower, and it won't be used for showering

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posted by Maura Adams on Mar 21, 2011, 10:28 am

Our building has 1 shower that will be used primarily for occasional cleaning of stuff like muddy rubber boots... it's adjacent to an ecology lab. It also fills the shower requirement for the...

Last reply: kathy zarsky, Jun 8, 2011, 11:06 pm

Hotel Baseline

NC-2009 WEp1: Water Use Reduction
posted by Luis Miguel Diazgranados on Jun 1, 2011, 6:29 pm

We recently started a Hotel project for certification. Since guests should be considered residents (according to the last post), should we use residential baselines for Room Fixtures?

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Last reply: Catalina A, Jun 7, 2011, 1:39 pm

Water Use in a Horizontal Expansion

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posted by Neil Rosen on Feb 18, 2011, 9:16 am

space. Please note that in this forum we cannot approve project teams strategies or guarantee they will be accepted by the review team. Since this is a very unusual case we suggest you submit a CIR...

Last reply: Tiombe Parrish, May 4, 2011, 12:55 pm