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Where can I find the coefficients of evapotranspiration for projects in Morocco?

NC-v4 WEp1: Outdoor water use reduction
posted by Sara BENLOUBA on Jun 11, 2020, 11:13 am

Hello Dears,

For the purposes of calculating the pourcentage (%) of the saving of outdoor water compared to baseline, I need the coefficients of evaportranspiration. We could find a ...

Large Site with Formal Landscape, Unirrigated Turfgrass, and Undisturbed Vegetative Areas- Calculation Approach

NC-v4 WEp1: Outdoor water use reduction
posted by Jeff Ross-Bain, PE, LEED Fellow, WELL AP on Nov 29, 2018, 5:38 pm

We have a Group Project with a well defined and large LEED Boundary that has some formal landscaping with irrigation, some areas (i.e. steep slopes at grading) that have turfgrass with no...

Last reply: Cindy Quinn, May 19, 2020, 7:35 pm

Using Recycled Water for Irrigation

NC-v4 WEp1: Outdoor water use reduction
posted by Abdulrahman Sherazy on Nov 18, 2015, 3:15 am

Hello everybody. In our project we do not have outdoor water use except for irrigation. Knowing that only the municipality recycled water is used for irrigation, does this secure 2 points of the...

Last reply: salil k, Apr 21, 2020, 1:47 am

Minimal landscape area

NC-v4 WEp1: Outdoor water use reduction
posted by Emily Purcell on Apr 9, 2020, 4:41 pm

Hi,

I'm aware of the guidance for this prereq/credit that allows projects with no landscaping to achieve the prereq and two points under Option 1 of the credit.

I'm...

Water Requirement of Landscape Plants

NC-v4 WEp1: Outdoor water use reduction
posted by Rodolfo Loro, Jr. on Mar 27, 2020, 12:48 am

Hello. I have a project that has no landscape consultant, so the architects are asking for assistance in choosing plants that will help us meet the 30% to 50% outdoor water reduction.

Our...

planters on terraces

NC-v4 WEp1: Outdoor water use reduction
posted by Agnieszka Rylska on Dec 12, 2019, 12:40 pm

Can anyone confirm if planters located on the terraces should be included in the calculations for this credit?

Last reply: Allen Cornett, Jan 16, 2020, 4:43 pm

Delegated Design of Irrigation with Split Review

NC-v4 WEp1: Outdoor water use reduction
posted by Leanne Conrad on Jan 14, 2020, 1:06 pm

We have delegated design of the irrigation system to the contractor but are pursuing the split review process. If the irrigation design is not completed until construction, when I submit the...

Last reply: Deborah Lucking, Jan 14, 2020, 4:08 pm

Weather-Based Controls/ Moisture & Rain Sensors

NC-v4 WEp1: Outdoor water use reduction
posted by LUCY WILLIAMS on Sep 12, 2019, 10:25 am

LUCY WILLIAMS Principal Lucy C. Williams, Architect LEEDuser Basic Member 40 thumbs up September 25, 2019- 5:14 pm Any thoughts? Log in or register to post comments Joshua Mauldin Senior Architect GHC Architects LEEDuser Premium Member January 2, 2020- 11:45 am A similar question was asked here: https://leeduser.buildinggreen.com/forum/smart-irrigation-controls-0 I took the Landscape Water Requirement, multiplied by.15 and entered this number in the box for "Additional reduction through alternative water source and/or smart scheduling technologies".  The credit form then subtracts...

Last reply: Joshua Mauldin, Jan 2, 2020, 11:45 am

Athletic Fields and Playground turf exempt? what about theatre / assembly spaces that may have turf?

NC-v4 WEp1: Outdoor water use reduction
posted by Lou Niles II on Oct 3, 2019, 6:54 pm

Hello,

has anyone ever had a situation where a you had turf in a space that was not an Athletic Field or Playground but was used for...

Outdoor Water Feature (decorative water fountain)

NC-v4 WEp1: Outdoor water use reduction
posted by Sophie Kerr on Sep 25, 2019, 12:46 pm

Are exterior water features included in outdoor water calculations?

Last reply: Sophie Kerr, Sep 25, 2019, 3:48 pm