WE C1 Water Efficient Landscaping: Design

9/5/2013
CREDIT TITLE NC SCHOOL CS

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WE P 1 Water Use Reduction R
WE C 1 Water Efficient Landscaping 2-4
WE C 2 Innovative Wastewater Technologies 2
WE C 3 Water Use Reduction 2-4
WE C 4 Process Water Use Reduction NA 1 NA
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WE C1 Water Efficient Landscaping
% Reduction NC/Sc/CS
Design 50 2
100% 4
Eligibility: atleast 5% of site area should be

irrigated
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Intent
• Limit or eliminate the use of potable water or

other natural water resources for landscape
irrigation

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Requirements
Option 2: No Potable Water Use
Option 1: Reduce by 50% -2pts
for Irrigation -4pts
Reductions must be linked to the 50% Reduction of Total Water
combination of the following: Applied
AND
Use non-potable water
Captured rainwater
Plant species, density and
Recycled wastewater
microclimate
Recycled graywater
Irrigation efficiency
Publicly municipally
Use of non potable water
supplied nonpotable
water
OR
No permanent irrigation required

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Calculation Parameters
Variables Include
• Species factor (k s) – water needed by plant species
• Density factor (k d) – number of plant species in landscape area
• Microclimate factor (k mc) – temperature, wind, and humidity
• Landscape coefficient (K L) – volume of water lost (k s X k d X k
mc)
• Evapotranspiration rate (ET) – amount of water lost from a
vegetated surface in units of water depth
• Irrigation efficiency –percent of water actually makes it to the
plants
• Calculations are performed for the month of July(peak summer
in US)

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Baseline Water Consumption
• Ks,Kd & Kmc - Average,

• Potable water for irrigation
• Sprinkler for irrigation
KL = ks X kd X kmc
ETL (in) = ETo X KL

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Design Case Water Consumption
KL = ks X kd X kmc
ETL (in) = ETo X KL

ETL (in)
Design Case TWA Area (sf) X ------------- X CE X 0.6223
IE (gal/sf/in)
(gal) =
Design Case TPWA (gal) = TWA (gal) – Reuse Water
(gal)
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Submittals
• Perform calculations of the baseline and

design case to show the % reduction in water
demand and report what portion of irrigation
will come from each non potable source, if
any
• Prepare a landscape plan showing a planting
schedule and irritation system

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WE P1, C3 Water Use Reduction
% Reduction NC/Sc/CS
Design 20 Required
30 2
35 3
40 4
45 4+EP

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Intent
• Limit or eliminate the use of potable water for

indoor plumbing fixtures
• Reduce the load on sewage treatment plants

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S.No Description Baseline water Strategies

flow rate(EP Act
1992/2005)
1 Toilets 1.6 gpf High Efficient Toilets(1.28 gpf), Dual flush toilets,
Composting toilets, treated grey water for flush
2 Urinal 1 gpf Low flow urinals(0.5 gpf), waterless urinals,

treated grey water for flush
3 Showers 2.5 gpm Low flow shower 1.8 gpm or less
4 Faucets - 2.2 gpm Low flow faucets 1.5 gpm or less
Private
5 Faucets- 0.5 gpm(based
commercial on UPC/IPC -
2006) 0.25
gpm/cycle(mete
red)
6 Kitchen Sink 2.2 gpm Low flow faucet 1.5 gpm or less
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Default Fixture uses by occupancy
Fixture Type FTE Student / Visitor Retail Customer Resident

Uses / Day
Water Closet
Female 3 0.5 0.2 5
Male 1 0.1 0.1 5
Urinal
Female 0 0 0 n/a
Male 2 0.4 0.1 n/a
Lavatory Faucet 3 0.5 0.2 5
duration 15 sec; 12 sec with autocontrol
residential, duration 60 sec
Shower 0.1 0 0 1
duration 300 sec
Kitchen Sink 1 0 0 n/a
duration 15 sec n/a n/a n/a 4

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Baseline Calculation
• Calculate the FTE, Transient Occupants &

Residents
• Calculate the water consumption in WC, Urinal,
showers, Faucets and Kitchen Sinks based on
occupancy ,usage and standard flow rate of
fixtures
Following appliances exempted from calculation
• Commercial steam cookers, dish washers, ice
makers, Residential cloth washers & dish washers

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Design Case Calculation
• Calculate the water consumption in WC,

Urinal, showers, Faucets and Kitchen Sinks
based on occupancy ,usage and actual flow
rate of fixtures
• Non potable used for flushing to be
subtracted

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Submittals
• Determine type and number of occupants

• Retain fixture manufacturer's data
• List plumbing fixtures by usage groups, if
applicable
• Define any usage groups

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WE C2 Innovative Waste Water

Technologies
NC Sc CS
Design 2+EP 2+EP 2+EP

2013
Intent
• Reduce the load on sewage treatment plants

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Requirements
Option 1: Option 2:
Reduce potable water use Wastewater treatment
Reduce potable water use for sewage by 50% via
(100% for EP)
Use low-flush or Applicable nonpotable Treat 50% of
waterless fixtures AND/OR water sources wastewater onsite to
tertiary standards and
No irrigation
Toilets required
Urinals Rainwater infiltrate or reuse
AND
Low-flush Waterless Graywater treated water
toilets urinals (100% for EP)
Cooling system
Composting Low-flush condensate
toilets urinals
Municipal treated
Dual-flush
wastewater
toilets

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Calculations
• Calculate baseline and design case considering

only black water generating fixtures.

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Submittals
• Determine type and number of occupants

• Retain fixture manufacturer's data
• Compile information about system schematics
and capacity of any rainwater or graywater
systems

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WE C4 Process Water Use Reduction
NC Sc CS
Design NA 1+EP NA

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Intent
• Maximize water efficiency within buildings to

reduce the burden on municipal water supply
and wastewater systems

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Requirements
No refrigeration equipment that uses once-through cooling with potable water
No garbage disposals
Flow rate not to exceed the table below for atleast for 4 process below
Equipment Max Water Use Other Requirements

Clothes Washers 7.5 gallons / ft3 / cycle
Dishwashers 1 gallon / rack
Ice Machines < 175lb/day 30 gallons / 100lbs
Ice Machine > 175lb/day 20gallons / 100lbs Not water-cooled
Food Steamers 2 gallons / hour Boilers steamer

Prerinse spray valves 1.4 gallon / minute
If not listed, items must use 20% less water than industry standard

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Garbage Disposal

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Submittals
• Retain documents showing the manufacturer,

model and water consumption rates of each
appliance
• Assemble information about the baseline
water use based on industry standards or
benchmarks for any equipment not listed in
the credit requirements

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CREDIT TITLE NC SCHOOL CS

WE C 1 Water Efficient Landscaping 2-4

WE C 2 Innovative Wastewater Technologies 2

WE C 3 Water Use Reduction 2-4

WE C 4 Process Water Use Reduction NA 1 NA

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