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Separate green roofs, separate systems
CS-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Monica Alicea on
Hi, If there are two areas in the building that will be irrigated by two separate systems, how can this be taken into acount in the LEED template to calculate if 100% potable water is being saved?
Classification of handsinks
CS-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Sean Blaevoet on
How are "handsinks" classified? Is it lavatory? Is it kitchen sink? Or is it exempt? Or other?
Landscape factors
CS-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscapingposted by CRolim Engenharia on
Hi! In my project, certain areas just has trees and ground cover. For these areas , i will use the landscape factors for mixed trees, shrubs and groundcovers? Thank you!
Evapotranspiration rate
CS-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Mike D on
What should the reference evapotranspiration rate (ETo) be expressed on the online form as? inches/month?
Landscape Factors for Baseline Case
CS-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Oliver Lange on
I would like to know, where I can find a good source for the specific landscape factors (species-, density- and microclimate factor) of plants for the calculations in the baseline case. Is it even
Same Landscaped Area but Different Plantings?
CS-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Brian Salazar on
I should know this, but.... Is it OK to run the WEc1 calcs with the same landscaped area (in square feet), but with different plantings in the baseline and design cases?
Mixed species
CS-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Mike D on
Do the different species of plants need to be listed individually on the form or does 'Mixed' suffice? The green roof consists of a mix of trees, shrubs, and flowers. Thanks!
Sedum as native plants
CS-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Dave L on
Hi, I have been advised that the sedum plants would meet this credit on green roofs due to the fact that the plants would be indigenous for landscaping in general.
Average rainfall is sufficient for irrigation
CS-2009 WEc1:Water Efficient Landscapingposted by Ron Dean on
We have a project in Medellin, Colombia. The project has large areas of vegetation. In the driest month (January), it rains in average 12 of the 31 days.