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

Vandal-resistant aerator

Marc Mondor

Principal

Evolve LLC

LEEDuser Premium Member

44 thumbs up

May 3, 2013

Hello, We just got our review back for a new construction of an office building. For this credit we had a comment from the reviewer, that we have never encounter before. They asked to provide documentation that shows the aerator selected for the locker room faucet is vandal-resistant as required. What does that mean and what is the documentation we need to provide? Thank you in advance.

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Abena Darden

Vice President

Thornton Tomasetti

LEEDuser Premium Member

188 thumbs up

Fri, 05/03/2013 - 19:59

A lot of times aerators get removed after installation, this is why vandal resistant types are available. That said, this sounds like a classic GBCI "phantom requirement" and very annoying! It's probably in an addenda or CIR / LI somewhere. I would try to research it and check the date of the decision. If it is after the registration date of your project, you can argue that it doesn't apply to it. Good luck!

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