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NC-2009 WEp1:Water Use Reduction—20% Reduction

Hotel Spa Water Use - LEED NC

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Ian McCall
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I am working on a high-end hotel that has a spa installed. Is the spa considered in the water use reduction calculations or is it considered process as water? Thank-you

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Wed, 04/17/2013 - 13:51

The spa would be considerd just like any other retail space in a hotel. Any of the standard bathroom facilities (toilets / showers / bathroom sinks) as well as a "kitchen sink" if the staff have access to a "coffee station" type sink would be included for those users (you'd want to include a separate user group for the people in the spa -- both staff and transients). Any other types of plumbing fixtures (steam room, individual sinks in massage rooms, etc.) would be process water.
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Wed, 04/17/2013 - 14:33

Thank-you for the quick response! A couple more q's.. Is the shower-head baseline (2.5 gpm) to be used to evaluate the water use reduction in the individual spa-rooms? If there is a staff hand sink in the individual spa-room then is this water-use to be included in the water-use-reduction calculation or is it considered process water?

Wed, 04/17/2013 - 19:52

Public and private lavatory faucets encompass all sinks used primarily for hand-washing regardless of location (February 2, 2011 Addenda); so if the staff hand sink described above is used primarily for hand washing then it would need to be included.

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