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Controller EfficiencyNC-2009 WEc1: Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Michelle Rosenberger on Nov 23, 2014, 1:28 pm
I see several threads attempting to get an answer on how one demonstrates controller efficiency and the most prevalent answer seems to be just use 1 because no other values can be substantiated... Last reply: Cynthia Estrada, Jul 20, 2015, 3:22 pm |
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"Landscape = 5% of the total site area" RuleNC-2009 WEc1: Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Peg Manuel on May 14, 2015, 7:12 pm
I've seen a couple different comment threads on this, so I just want to make sure we're doing the right thing, as we have 5 points pending. The "Bird's Eye View" of this credit (above) states... Last reply: Andrey Kuznetsov, May 18, 2015, 9:52 am |
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Expansion areaNC-2009 WEc1: Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Gustavo De las Heras Izquierdo on Oct 15, 2014, 11:23 am
Our LEED Project Boundary includes a future expansion area. This area has grown native species naturally. Can this vegetated area be counted towards this credit? Last reply: Kathryn West, May 15, 2015, 2:55 pm |
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water retention agentNC-2009 WEc1: Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Renaud Gay on Apr 20, 2015, 6:28 am
Hi, I was wondering if anyone already used water retention agents added in the soil, such as acrylamide in any project and how this was documented. Thanks! Last reply: William Weaver, Apr 20, 2015, 2:33 pm |
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Permanent Irrigation System, Temporary Use of Potable WaterNC-2009 WEc1: Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Daniel Costantino on Sep 4, 2012, 1:46 pm
Hello, I am working on a project where there will be a permanent irrigation system. This system will be fed by a combination of harvested rainwater, greywater treated on-site and municipal... Last reply: Miles Thorne, Apr 16, 2015, 5:26 pm |
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Runoff/Gully WaterNC-2009 WEc1: Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Tamary Alvarez on Dec 16, 2014, 8:47 am
Our project's environmental... Last reply: Tamary Alvarez, Jan 21, 2015, 8:22 am |
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Irrigation areaNC-2009 WEc1: Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Alicja Bieszyńska on Jan 7, 2015, 10:19 am
If my project consists of 10,000sf of greenery but only 3,000sf is irrigated, do I need to insert 10,000sf or 3,000sf as a total area in the LEED Online form (both baseline and design case)? Last reply: William Weaver, Jan 7, 2015, 10:34 am |
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Pop-up irrigation systemsNC-2009 WEc1: Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Melissa Merryweather on Jul 17, 2013, 8:14 pm
My guess is "no" but are pop-up systems any more efficient than... Last reply: Melissa Merryweather, Nov 25, 2014, 5:59 am |
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Full credits achieveable for less than 1% landscape?NC-2009 WEc1: Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Mary Haw on Sep 4, 2013, 10:22 pm
Our project has less than 1% landscape area vs site area and therefore negligible potable water consumption for irrigation. According to the LEED criteria, this means that 4 credits will be lost... Last reply: Andrey Kuznetsov, Nov 5, 2014, 3:56 pm |
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Landscaped area included or only irrigated landscape areas?NC-2009 WEc1: Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Kevin Gilleran on Sep 17, 2014, 7:48 pm
Are all landscaped areas within the LEED project boundary included in the calculations for this credit or just irrigated landscaped areas? In the definitions section for this credit, the... Last reply: Andrey Kuznetsov, Oct 3, 2014, 8:19 am |