Meter Reading Device

Paul C

LEEDuser Basic Member

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December 1, 2010

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Dan Ackerstein

Principal

Ackerstein Sustainability, LLC

LEEDuser Expert

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Wed, 12/08/2010 - 19:58

Paul - I'd touch base with a couple commercial plumbing contractors. I can't recommend any specific meters or tools, but to be honest I'm not confident that there will be much out there for less than the cost you've suggested. To me, thats a fairly reasonable number - metering water use could easily be the difference between discovering a leak that represents thousands in wasted water or not discovering it until the utility bill arrives. . .

Paul C

LEEDuser Basic Member

107 thumbs up

Thu, 12/09/2010 - 17:31

Dan - In looking ahead to newer LEED standards, it sounds like remote metering with alerts will be required. We have a BAS system in place for many of our buildings, but would like to find a system that could tie directly into our BAS system allowing us to set set-points/alarms and have real time readings. Have you or anyone seen such a system or have any recommendations?

Barry Giles

Founder & CEO, LEED Fellow, BREEAM Fellow

BuildingWise LLC

LEEDuser Expert

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Mon, 01/24/2011 - 22:52

Paul, Check with Cypress (http://www.cypress.com/). They are starting to build 'clip on' meter reading technology that will convert existing numerical meters into wireless units. These can be connected into existing BMS units without having to run all that awful wiring