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Treated seawater for makeup waterEBOM-2009 WEc4: Cooling Tower Water Managementposted by Vincent Kotwicki on Jan 2, 2013, 3:30 am
The intent of the credit is: "To reduce potable water consumption for cooling tower equipment through effective water management and/or use of nonpotable... Last reply: Vincent Kotwicki, Jan 3, 2013, 6:02 am |
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Cooling Towers vs IrrigationEBOM-2009 WEc4: Cooling Tower Water Managementposted by Jordan Friedberg on May 10, 2010, 9:35 am
It is my understanding (largely from this site) that if a project does NOT have an irrigation system, it can qualify for the maximum five points under that credit, because the project has reduced... Last reply: Geraldine Seguela RAIA, Nov 19, 2012, 1:08 am |
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Using Rainwater for Cooling Tower Make-upEBOM-2009 WEc4: Cooling Tower Water Managementposted by Kevin Krejci on Jun 18, 2012, 4:39 pm
Thinking of doing a feasability study on using rainwater from garage run-off for cooling tower make-up. Has anyone been down this road and is willing to share challenges / successes? Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Sep 3, 2012, 10:18 am |
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Cooling Tower for Back-up Diesel Generators (DG)EBOM-2009 WEc4: Cooling Tower Water Managementposted by Anshul Chawla on Nov 24, 2011, 6:10 am
The project site has 3 cooling towers of 215 ton capacity each. These cooling towers serve the HVAC system of the building and are operational for 8-10 hrs on all working days. These cooling... Last reply: Brittany Bliffen, Dec 20, 2011, 11:46 am |
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One Conductivity Meter for Multiple towersEBOM-2009 WEc4: Cooling Tower Water Managementposted by Jessica Hawley on Sep 30, 2011, 2:07 pm
On our project building there is only one system meter. All cooling towers are interconnected with a single header which is monitored by the... Last reply: Brittany Bliffen, Oct 21, 2011, 5:48 pm |
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Pursuing this Credit for New ConstructionEBOM-2009 WEc4: Cooling Tower Water Managementposted by Michael Angell on Oct 17, 2011, 2:06 pm
Would this credit be available as an ID credit under a project going for new construction? Or is there already a like credit that addresses these parameters? Last reply: Brittany Bliffen, Oct 21, 2011, 5:36 pm |
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Maintenance Staff TrainingEBOM-2009 WEc4: Cooling Tower Water Managementposted by David Hubka on Jun 2, 2011, 11:14 am
LEED User offers the following advice for projects that completely outsource their cooling tower management: Last reply: SIG - Sustainability Main Account, Aug 9, 2011, 4:53 pm |
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Zero Blowdown Technology for Cooling Towers- No ChemicalsEBOM-2009 WEc4: Cooling Tower Water Managementposted by Ashley Miele on Sep 23, 2010, 5:59 pmTristan Roberts Representative Vermont House of Representatives LEEDuser Expert 11477 thumbs up September 23, 2010- 7:03 pm Ashley, thanks for joining the forum. However, we're generally not wild about people posting here promoting their own services without at least adding some value in terms of tips on earning the credit, lessons learned, probing questions, or sample documentation. We're also not big fans of general statements about how many credits a technology can get that aren't backed up with specifics. Many such claims are very overblown (no pun intended... you know... Last reply: Michael Miller, Jul 25, 2011, 6:51 pm |
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WE 4.1 TEMPLATEEBOM-2009 WEc4: Cooling Tower Water Managementposted by Adriana Hansen on Apr 11, 2011, 5:37 pm
In our project the towers has the following water cooling consumption during the Performance Period: Potable: KGALI 52.16 (4% of total) Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Apr 23, 2011, 9:15 am |
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non-Cooling tower thinkingEBOM-2009 WEc4: Cooling Tower Water Managementposted by Jean Marais on Feb 7, 2011, 9:40 am
How does the line of thought go that balances out not using cooling towers (e.g. air cooled chillers)? Is it bad to not use a cooling tower? is it good? does it balance out in the energy points?... Last reply: Scott Bowman, Feb 9, 2011, 8:24 am |
