This is my first time doing the LEED paperwork. I'm not sure I'm using all the correct fixtures while filling out prereq 1. Currenly I only have water closets and lavs filled out. There are no...

The USGBC document, "Water Use Reduction Additional Guidance" states, "Retail and Healthcare projects may apply on-site non-potable water sources for fixtures and process water use reduction."...

Hello,
We just got our review back for a new construction of an office building.
For this credit we had a comment from the reviewer, that we have never encounter before. They asked to...

Hello everyone!
We are having problems with the WEp1 water use reduction.
First our calculations were wrong, and now, we´ve realized that we need to reduce a lot of the water flow in...

Our water reduction due to fixtures and fittings only is 38%. We have recirculating greywater in the project that will be recirculated to toilets. This will bring our reduction to 42%. I know...

I am working on a high-end hotel that has a spa installed. Is the spa considered in the water use reduction calculations or is it considered process as water?
Thank-you

Unless USGBC has a different interpretation with regards to wash fountains , we may not be able to get points on water conservation because the wash fountains (Bldg 3) uses 3 gpm. The baseline...

I have restrooms in the building I am certifying, an also restrooms with showers in a 40sqm building inside my project boundary. Logically, I am not certifying the last one, but I will use it for...

Hi all,

How would you set the water use for urinals that:

1. Have a 2 liter pre-wash that may be used or turned off
2. Have fuzzy control for the flush (2 to 4 liters)

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We have completed our template with all fixtures included and are at 39.97% savings!!! UGH. As we dig into the template to see if there is a way to reach that 40% threshold, and thus 3 more...