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Non potable water for irrigation and toilets flushNC-2009 WEc1: Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Karyn Rodrigues on Aug 10, 2018, 5:36 am
Hello! I have two sources of non-potable water in the project: gray and rainwater. These two sources, combined, are enough to supply my irrigation demand and also toilets flush for the... |
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Establishment period for 50% landscape water use reductionNC-2009 WEc1: Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Dimuth Kurukulaarachchi on Jun 26, 2018, 12:20 pm
All mention of establishment periods refer to the no potable water/irrigation case (WEc1 Option 2), but what about for Option 1, 50% non-potable water use reduction? If a 50% reduction in... |
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Landscaped area on a podiumNC-2009 WEc1: Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Lindsay Duthie on Apr 30, 2018, 5:53 pm
My project consists of some landscaping at grade (2%) and the majority of landscaping on the podium level (18%) for a combined landscaped area that is about 20% of the site. The exert... Last reply: Jens Apel, May 2, 2018, 2:21 am |
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WEc1 Thresholds TabNC-2009 WEc1: Water Efficient Landscapingposted by H M on Apr 3, 2018, 7:59 pm
Within the WEc1 "Thresholds" tab, there is a green button that reads "Submit". Are you supposed to click this button in order for the credit to be ready for review? And/or what is the function of... |
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Species not able to receive reclaimed waterNC-2009 WEc1: Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Brightworks Sustainability on Mar 5, 2018, 4:42 pm
We are building on a previously developed site where there are many existing Redwood trees that will not be uprooted for the project. Our site has... Last reply: Brightworks Sustainability, Mar 21, 2018, 6:51 pm |
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LEED V3 WEc1 V06 form Missing Resource?NC-2009 WEc1: Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Melissa Merryweather on Sep 15, 2017, 10:58 am
We use 100% non-potable water in our project but the LEED v06 form still requires 50% reduction from baseline, but there is no calculator on the form and none separately available under Resources... Last reply: Melissa Merryweather, Sep 15, 2017, 11:09 am |
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How is an area/square footage assigned to a tree?NC-2009 WEc1: Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Tricia Loe on Aug 22, 2016, 1:27 pm
I have a plaza with 32 trees, with each in their own tree grate. I am trying to determine how to input this vegetation type into the EPA WaterSense calculator. Is it based on the tree's caliper... Last reply: Chris Edmonds, Jun 16, 2017, 4:07 pm |
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How much of the area inside the LEED boundary must be included?NC-2009 WEc1: Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Lawrence Lile on Jun 6, 2017, 4:11 pm
We have a project where a good part of the non-hardscaped area inside the LEED boundary will be planted in native prairie grasses, with no irrigation. At least 50% of the area inside the LEED... Last reply: William Weaver, Jun 7, 2017, 6:02 pm |
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Evapotranspiration rate units?NC-2009 WEc1: Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Erin Holdenried on Apr 11, 2013, 3:56 pm
What is the... Last reply: JOHANNA SENOTT, May 26, 2017, 10:32 pm |
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Temporary Irrigation with v6 FormNC-2009 WEc1: Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Michelle Rosenberger on Mar 31, 2017, 2:04 pm
Even if pursuing Option 2 Temporary Irrigation, we've always had to comply with Option 1 reductions also. The points were additive. There was an explicit note on the forms to that effect and the... Last reply: Michelle Rosenberger, May 23, 2017, 9:46 am |