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CI-2009 IDc1:Innovation in Design

CI - ID Credit for Cooling Tower Collection

I'm working on a CI project where a 1000 gal storage tank will be set up for the collection of water from the cooling tower. We are not taking credit for it in our WEc1 Waste Water Credit. Do you think we can pursue this as an innovation credit?

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Kristina Bach
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Sustainable Investment Group
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Tue, 04/05/2016 - 17:56

Is the reclaimed water going to be used for just your CI project? If so, I would think potentially yes. Although I can also see them rejecting it as an ID credit if this water is supposed to be applied to WEp1/WEc1 per the Additional Water Use Guidance (http://www.usgbc.org/sites/default/files/WEp1%20Additional%20Guidance%2004-01-2013%20v8-corrected.pdf). If the reclaimed water is shared amongst the entire building, I would think it would need to be included in the appropriate SSc1 Option 2 Pathway (such as Path 7/8 if it will be used for irrigation, or Path 10 if used for flushing fixtures, or maybe Path 12). Anything that is related to the whole base-building rather than specifically just the CI space is really supposed to be captured in SSc1. Again, I could see potentially the same issue with reviewers rejecting it as a Path 12 measure if you have not applied it appropriately to one of the existing pathways where it qualifies (such as 7, 8 or 10).

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