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Partially Irrigated Site / Form

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posted by Johanna Phelps on May 29, 2014, 12:01 pm

I have a partially irrigated site. Under irrigation types there are three choices, drip, sprinkler and other. What should I put for the non-irrigated areas?

Last reply: Kevin Gilleran, Sep 17, 2014, 7:15 pm

ETo units and ETo calculation software

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posted by Renaud Gay on Aug 26, 2014, 12:08 am

Hi all,

I'd like to ask again the same question that in LEED form ETo is expressed in inch/month for July. This is not super clear but looks like this.

Also for people like me who...

rainwater calculation

NC-2009 WEc1: Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by ebru unver on Aug 11, 2014, 11:23 am

lansdcape water calculation montly/daily and rainwater

Hello,
we are collecting rainwater, so to use at the landscape irrigation and to have addition 2 point. The captured rainwater...

Last reply: Scott Adams, Aug 22, 2014, 12:56 pm

5% including footprint?

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posted by Ryan McEvoy on Aug 4, 2014, 12:55 pm

At least 5% of the site area must have landscaping to qualify for the credit - does this include the building footprint or can the footprint be excluded?
Thank you.

Last reply: LEEDme Lorenzi, Aug 5, 2014, 3:35 am

lansdcape water calculation montly/daily and rainwater

NC-2009 WEc1: Water Efficient Landscaping
posted by ebru unver on Aug 1, 2014, 8:08 am

Hello, actually I have very basic question.
1-The amount of water that we have calculated by the leed formula is the monthly or daily water necessity?
2-we are collecting rainwater,...

Rainwater reuse for irrigation and flush discharges

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posted by Ricardo Sá on Aug 1, 2014, 4:17 am

In case a given project is predicted to feed both the irrigation system and the flush discharges with harvested rainwater, which criteria shall be used to "divide" the rainwater contribution for...

Baeline K_MC

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posted by Jens Apel on Jul 25, 2014, 5:13 am

The reference guide states that the same K_MC value nust be used in botzh design case and basline. Just to make sure: this refers to the low / average / high classification, doesn't it?
If...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Jul 26, 2014, 6:58 am

Definition of "on the grounds"

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posted by Jens Apel on Jul 25, 2014, 5:05 am

IMO the question what the 5% area requirement refers has been clarified (see post headed"Full credits achieveable for less than 1% landscape?" futher down below).
What stays is the...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Jul 26, 2014, 2:18 am

Does Seeding Apply

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posted by Terry King on May 28, 2014, 11:51 am

Does seeding (hydroseeding) apply toward the needed 5% landscaped area? Thanks

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Jul 26, 2014, 2:08 am

Identifying the Baseline Areas

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posted by Maya Karkour on Jul 16, 2014, 6:50 am

Dear All,

I want to double check on how to allocate the Baseline areas for my project.

My proposed project has 100 sq.m of trees, 300 sq.m of shrubs, and only 5 sq.m of turf grass...

Last reply: William Weaver, Jul 16, 2014, 7:05 am