As per WEp1 requirement, the water use baseline is set depending on the year of substantial completion of the building indoor plumbing system. What if the "date" is unknown, doesn't show in permits or plans, what could we use as our reference that could comply to this requirement?
Thanks for any input.
Susan
Alexa Stone
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January 27, 2011 - 10:17 pm
Susan, couldn't you simply use records from the property appraiser county or city database? Unless the plumbing system was upgraded or replaced after the initial construction, all you need to know is when the building was built. Does this help?
susan eguia
LEED Coordinator/Construction Administrator/Business DevelopmentBuilding Solutions Group, Inc.
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February 2, 2011 - 7:14 pm
Hi,
Now Im confused, do we need the date of building was built or the plumbing fixtures was installed to comply on this requirement?
thanks,
susan
Alexa Stone
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February 3, 2011 - 11:30 am
Susan, if you know when the plumbing fixture were installed then you need that date. if you don't know and you know that there has not been a major renovation of the plumbing, then you should be safe to use the date the building was built.
susan eguia
LEED Coordinator/Construction Administrator/Business DevelopmentBuilding Solutions Group, Inc.
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February 3, 2011 - 5:46 pm
Hi Alexa,
Thanks for all your responses.
Will USGBC requires us for support documents if we choose either from this date (fixtures installed or building was built)?
Alexa Stone
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February 3, 2011 - 6:00 pm
Yes, and the same for all the other credits. Documentation is key internally and for this purpose it is helpful to stay organized.
The verbiage the ref guide says to provide is "Provide construction permits, substantial completion notices, contract excerpts, plumbing inspection or commissioning reports, or similar formal authentication of the date and scope of the comprehensive fixture and fitting upgrades."
Hope that helps and refer to LEED online and the ref guide for these required docs.
You're welcome!
susan eguia
LEED Coordinator/Construction Administrator/Business DevelopmentBuilding Solutions Group, Inc.
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February 8, 2011 - 7:23 pm
Hi,
Im trying to use the sample active forms from LEED online V3 for Wep1 and WEc2 to check if we can meet the % requirement, seems like they didn't calculate?
If i have 2 water closet (WC) for each floor, do i need to input each, e.g. total of 4? How come they did not accept the Lavatory and faucets? Please help.
thanks,
susan