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Urinals are not everywhere

NC-2009 WEp1: Water Use Reduction
posted by Tatjana Ernst on May 31, 2012, 8:38 am

Hi Everyone,

we have a building which has 37 dual flush for men and 8 Urinals, the Urinals are not in every toilet room (for example there are no urinals in the basement), there will be...

Last reply: Michelle Robinson Schwarting, May 31, 2012, 9:06 am

Lavatory Faucets- gpm

NC-2009 WEp1: Water Use Reduction
posted by Michelle Teague on Jun 13, 2011, 4:13 pm

We are having a little trouble with the flow fixture table calculations. We specified Sloan automatic sensing faucets. According to the Additional Guidance document 8/16/10 we're supposed to list...

Last reply: Gabriele E. Bibee, May 23, 2012, 4:10 pm

Water consumption for Hotel Kitchen Sink

NC-2009 WEp1: Water Use Reduction
posted by GPS Development on May 22, 2012, 2:59 am

We are working on a hotel project and encountered some qns:
1. Kitchen Sink faucet
There is no kitchen in the hotel room but kitchens for restaurants. two scenarios: (1) washing hands...

Last reply: Michelle Rosenberger, May 22, 2012, 11:50 am

Urinal Metered Faucet

NC-2009 WEp1: Water Use Reduction
posted by Luis Lagomarsino on Mar 6, 2012, 7:54 am

We are working on a project that will include metered urinal faucets with an adjustable 4 - 10 seconds timer. We are planning to regulate the fixtures to 4 seconds.
I did not find Guidance...

Last reply: Luis Lagomarsino, May 15, 2012, 3:02 pm

How to account for Transients when defining Fixture Usage Groups

NC-2009 WEp1: Water Use Reduction
posted by Gabriele E. Bibee on May 15, 2012, 7:34 am

We have an office building/warehouse that also has an exhibit/social gathering space with a large number of transients. Some of the building users are closest to unisex toilets only. I defined...

documenting uneven male/female occupancy

NC-2009 WEp1: Water Use Reduction
posted by Marni J Evans on Feb 22, 2012, 3:08 pm

Hello All,

Can you please provide your insight? We have a NC project in Mexico on the cusp of LEED platinum and we've just received our prelim review which asks us to justify our uneven...

Last reply: Jonathan Weiss, May 14, 2012, 9:09 am

Residential Kitchen Sink / Kitchen Sink / Public Lavatory Faucet

NC-2009 WEp1: Water Use Reduction
posted by Udana Ratnayake on Feb 1, 2012, 1:53 am

We are working in a hotel project where no kitchen sinks have been installed in guest rooms. guests come to restaurants within hotel premises to take meals. so when calculating water use...

Last reply: Michelle Robinson Schwarting, May 14, 2012, 7:56 am

Shower sets composed of two different fixtures

NC-2009 WEp1: Water Use Reduction
posted by Francisco Sanchez Arroyo on Apr 19, 2012, 6:30 am

If a shower is composed of an overhead shower with 9 lpm and a hand shower with 6 lpm with a diverter (you can select either the overhead shower or the hand shower). Is it correct to assume a...

Last reply: Michelle Robinson Schwarting, Apr 19, 2012, 8:38 am

Water consumption calculation- showerhead flow rate pressure

NC-2009 WEp1: Water Use Reduction
posted by GPS Development on Apr 12, 2012, 5:56 am

I'm working on a LEED project in Asia. The water pressure for shower here is set at 3.5 bar (~50 psi). However, the baseline used by LEED is 2.5gpm at 80 psi. If we use the flow-rate at 80 psi...

Last reply: Samantha Harrell, Apr 16, 2012, 10:30 am

Social meeting residential building terrace FTE/visitors calc.

NC-2009 WEp1: Water Use Reduction
posted by Nadia Ayala on Mar 27, 2012, 8:43 pm

Hi everyone,
I have a project (residential building) that has a roof terrace with self-service amenities such as kitchenette, chimney, lounge areas, etc. to be used by building residents...

Last reply: Tristan Roberts, Apr 11, 2012, 9:49 pm