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4 Comments
Metering Faucets
The credit guidelines indicate that metering faucets are limited to .25 gallons per use. This is the typical use of a metered faucets less than that would typically not wash your hands, to be specific - does this mean that metered faucets- and by that I mean faucets operated by electronic eye for a single pre-set flow: are not a valid strategy for achieving this credit?
Tristan Roberts replied Editor – LEEDuser, BuildingGreen, LLC Jul 18 2010
Metered faucets can be used on a project pursuing this credit, but the LEED baseline for faucets is so stringent it will be tough to contribute much to the credit threshold in this way. Using toilets, urinals, and showers to earn the credit will be more important, as well as possible water reuse.
Addenda revisions --- building vs tenant space
The released addenda for the 2009 LEED ID+C guide has replaced references to "building" with references to "tenant space", leading me to believe that we no longer need to include base building fixtures in either the prerequisite, or the credit calculations. Can someone verify if this is correct?
Tristan Roberts replied Editor – LEEDuser, BuildingGreen, LLC Aug 29 2010
Correct, you only need to include fixtures within the tenant scope of work, plus showers if they are being relied upon under SSc3.
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