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CI-2009 EAc1.4:Optimize Energy Performance—Equipment and Appliances

Dishwashers - Water Consomption

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Ralf Lehmann
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ALPHA Energy & Environment GmbH
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Besides the energy requirement for ES requirements are also made on the consumption of water (Standard Sized Models: equal or less 4.25 gpc). For a European project I want to show equivalency for a European (not Energy Star qualified) dishwasher. For the intent of this credit do I have to show equivalency for both, energy and water consumption? Or only for energy consumption. This is an energy credit, not a water credit. Thanks!

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Marcus Sheffer
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Tue, 03/12/2013 - 20:53

For this credit just energy.

Sat, 04/20/2013 - 02:14

If it is a Commercial Interiors project, EAc1.4 has the Energy Star component. Energy Star for Commercial Warewashers includes water usage. Since the more water that is used, the more primary water heat (hot water TO the dishwasher) water consumption does affect energy.

Fri, 08/16/2013 - 08:25

Hey Ralf, All our projects are in Sweden and we are constantly struggling with the Energy Star products, especially dishwashers, refrigerators, and commercial equipment. In July the USGBC has come out with an Global ACP guidance that explains even more information (water factor, energy factor, volume of water per cycle,etc.) that would be required of a product to prove equivalency with Energy Star. The catch of course it retrieving this information from the manufacture and establishing it that it is even better or equivalent to Energy Star. The latter part is still unclear from the USGBC. Although this is a CI forum, the Europe ACP LEED EBOM guide credit MRc2 actually addresses other certification labels that are approved for electric powered equipment; Blue Angel, EU Energy Star, TCO. Why this was not included in CI, no clue. Maybe you could write a CIR. Hope this helps. (I will send a link to the Global ACP, when the USGBC website is back up and running next week)
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Mike D
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Mon, 09/09/2013 - 16:27

Hi Jaida, Have you had any replies on this?

Tue, 09/10/2013 - 05:57

Hey MK, I have pushed the question further on another forum in EBOM, MRc2. Message titled "Dishwasher - Water Consumption" http://www.leeduser.com/credit/EBOM-2009/MRc2 We have still not submitted anything to the USGBC to date. But are aiming to within one of our projects within 6 months. Here is the link to the Global ACPs: http://www.usgbc.org/resources?title=Global%20ACP I can update hopefully in the near future.

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