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Turf grass with treesNC-2009 WEc1: Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Jorge López de Obeso on Jun 5, 2015, 2:29 pm
Good evening everyone, I had some doubts determining the species factor while filling out the credit form. The landscaped areas in our proyect includes turf grass mixed with trees. In... Last reply: Alexia Anastassiadis, Jul 27, 2015, 5:10 pm |
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Controller EfficiencyNC-2009 WEc1: Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Michelle Rosenberger on Nov 23, 2014, 1:28 pm
I see several threads attempting to get an answer on how one demonstrates controller efficiency and the most prevalent answer seems to be just use 1 because no other values can be substantiated... Last reply: Cynthia Estrada, Jul 20, 2015, 3:22 pm |
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"Landscape = 5% of the total site area" RuleNC-2009 WEc1: Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Peg Manuel on May 14, 2015, 7:12 pm
I've seen a couple different comment threads on this, so I just want to make sure we're doing the right thing, as we have 5 points pending. The "Bird's Eye View" of this credit (above) states... Last reply: Andrey Kuznetsov, May 18, 2015, 9:52 am |
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Expansion areaNC-2009 WEc1: Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Gustavo De las Heras Izquierdo on Oct 15, 2014, 11:23 am
Our LEED Project Boundary includes a future expansion area. This area has grown native species naturally. Can this vegetated area be counted towards this credit? Last reply: Kathryn West, May 15, 2015, 2:55 pm |
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water retention agentNC-2009 WEc1: Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Renaud Gay on Apr 20, 2015, 6:28 am
Hi, I was wondering if anyone already used water retention agents added in the soil, such as acrylamide in any project and how this was documented. Thanks! Last reply: William Weaver, Apr 20, 2015, 2:33 pm |
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Permanent Irrigation System, Temporary Use of Potable WaterNC-2009 WEc1: Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Daniel Costantino on Sep 4, 2012, 1:46 pm
Hello, I am working on a project where there will be a permanent irrigation system. This system will be fed by a combination of harvested rainwater, greywater treated on-site and municipal... Last reply: Miles Thorne, Apr 16, 2015, 5:26 pm |
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Runoff/Gully WaterNC-2009 WEc1: Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Tamary Alvarez on Dec 16, 2014, 8:47 am
Our project's environmental... Last reply: Tamary Alvarez, Jan 21, 2015, 8:22 am |
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Irrigation areaNC-2009 WEc1: Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Alicja Bieszyńska on Jan 7, 2015, 10:19 am
If my project consists of 10,000sf of greenery but only 3,000sf is irrigated, do I need to insert 10,000sf or 3,000sf as a total area in the LEED Online form (both baseline and design case)? Last reply: William Weaver, Jan 7, 2015, 10:34 am |
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Pop-up irrigation systemsNC-2009 WEc1: Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Melissa Merryweather on Jul 17, 2013, 8:14 pm
My guess is "no" but are pop-up systems any more efficient than... Last reply: Melissa Merryweather, Nov 25, 2014, 5:59 am |
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Full credits achieveable for less than 1% landscape?NC-2009 WEc1: Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Mary Haw on Sep 4, 2013, 10:22 pm
Our project has less than 1% landscape area vs site area and therefore negligible potable water consumption for irrigation. According to the LEED criteria, this means that 4 credits will be lost... Last reply: Andrey Kuznetsov, Nov 5, 2014, 3:56 pm |