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29.47% reduction question...

NC-2009 WEc3: Water Use Reduction
posted by Rick Alfandre on Nov 20, 2013, 4:25 pm

We had an initial mis-characterization of our flow fixtures (we thought they were private, not public), and now with everything properly calculated we are at 29.47% reduction from base case....

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Dec 20, 2013, 4:03 pm

Review

NC-2009 WEc3: Water Use Reduction
posted by Alicia Villanueva on Jun 4, 2013, 12:44 pm

My project has achieved a 82% savings in flow & flush fixtures through recycling 100% of the waste water and reusing it for WC and urinal flushing.

We documented this with a...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Nov 3, 2013, 2:00 pm

Existing Fixtures

NC-2009 WEc3: Water Use Reduction
posted by ERIC TAYLOR on Oct 21, 2013, 5:58 pm

Do I have to account for the water use of existing fixtures to remain on a major renovation (football stadium) under LEED NC, if they are within the LEED boundary, but the spaces/structures they...

Last reply: ERIC TAYLOR, Oct 24, 2013, 4:30 pm

laboratory sinks

NC-2009 WEc3: Water Use Reduction
posted by Bryan Waters on Oct 9, 2012, 5:35 pm

Our project is a 50% office- 50% lab building. Are laboratory sinks to be accounted for in this credit calculation?

Thanks.

Last reply: Carlie Bullock-Jones, Oct 14, 2013, 11:41 am

Dual toilet flush rate average

NC-2009 WEc3: Water Use Reduction
posted by Mike D on Aug 19, 2013, 11:43 am

If we were to calculate the average flush rate of a dual flush toilet (with urinals present in the space) we use the example average flow rate equation provided by USGBC in their Appendix A water...

Last reply: Carlie Bullock-Jones, Aug 19, 2013, 11:50 am

water efficiency review

NC-2009 WEc3: Water Use Reduction
posted by Shristi Bajracharya on Jun 9, 2013, 2:38 am

When we sent the WE credit for review for our project, we sent a water use calculation stating that the potable water usage in the project has been reduced by 43% from a calculated baseline...

Last reply: Susan Walter, Jun 10, 2013, 1:35 pm

WEc3 & WEc2 linked?

NC-2009 WEc3: Water Use Reduction
posted by Faith Wilbert on Apr 12, 2013, 2:50 pm

I have completed the form for WEp1 & WEc2. When I go to finish WEc3 it doesn't show the savings from the...

Last reply: Erin Holdenried, Apr 15, 2013, 2:41 pm

Apportioning Rainwater between WEc1, WEc2 and WEc3

NC-2009 WEc3: Water Use Reduction
posted by Lewis Hewton on Mar 22, 2013, 12:19 am

Hi all,

For some background on our project:

- we have on-site rainwater capture as well as connection to a municipal non-potable water supply
- the municipal water is used to...

Dual Flow faucet

NC-2009 WEc3: Water Use Reduction
posted by mariela garate on Mar 20, 2013, 5:36 pm

The water use of dual flow faucets that has two positions, would be a weighted average of both?
1º: 1,58 gpm
2º: 2,37 gpm
=1,97 gpm?

As a dual flush toilet water use is...

Rainwater collection (kGal) calculations for LEED

NC-2009 WEc3: Water Use Reduction
posted by Ameet AA on Feb 25, 2013, 12:35 pm

Is there a calculator tool or methodology that we should use when submitting our annual rainwater collection (kGal) calculations for LEED?

Our calculations are currently based on BS 8525...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Feb 25, 2013, 2:43 pm