Leed Ga Chapter 6

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Xeriscaping refers to…

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Landscaping and gardening design with native or adapted plants which reduce or eliminate the need for supplemental water for irrigation.

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Water Efficiency promotes the following measures (4):

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• Indoor Water Use Reduction
• Water Efficient Landscaping
• Innovative Wastewater Technologies
• Process Water Use Reduction

Front 3

The goals of Water Efficiency can be achieved by implementing the following strategies (4):

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• Indoor Water Use Reduction
• Outdoor Water Use Reduction
• Process Water Use Reduction
• Innovative Wastewater Technologies

Front 4

Reducing indoor potable water consumption can be achieved by (4)

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-using nonpotable water sources
-installing water efficient fixtures.
-Water treatment and reuse of stormwaterand graywater for toilet flushing and custodial purposes
-Using reclaimed water through local municipalities.

Front 5

Landscaping water use reduction can be achieved by (3):

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• Planting vegetation that does not require permanent irrigation
• Using captured rainwater, recycled wastewater or water treated by a public agency
• Use effective and efficient water practices

Front 6

Reducing the amount of wastewater can be achieved by (2):

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-Using water conserving flush fixtures and flow fixtures
-Using nonpotable water (e.g., captured rainwater, recycled greywater, on-site or municipally treated wastewater)

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Process water is...

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Water used for industrial processes and building systems such as cooling towers, boilers, and chillers. It can also refer to water used in operational processes, such as dishwashing, clothes washing, and ice making.

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Full Time Equivalents for NC identify the total number of building occupants of the following occupancy types (4):

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• Full time staff
• Part time staff
• Peak Transients (students, volunteers, visitors, customers, etc.)
• Residents

Front 9

Define full time equivalent (FTE):

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A regular building occupant who spends 40 hours per week in the project building.

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• Conventional toilets: ... gpf
• Conventional lavatory (bathroom) faucets: ... gpm
• Conventional kitchen faucets: ... gpm
• Conventional showerheads: ... gpm

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• Conventional toilets: 1.6 gpf
• Conventional lavatory (bathroom) faucets: 2.2 gpm
• Conventional kitchen faucets: 2.2 gpm
• Conventional showerheads: 2.5 gpm

Front 11

Outline efficient irrigation systems... (9)

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• Drip and bubbler irrigation
• Weather based controllers
• Use nonpotable water for irrigation
• Conserving water for irrigation: capturing, filtering and holding rainwater.
• Captured graywater or municipally claimed wastewater for irrigation
• Install submeters
• Meter irrigation systems to monitor consumption and locate leaks
• Maintenance
• Develop a maintenance program.

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The microclimate factor (Kmc) is defined as…

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Factor or coefficient used to adjust reference evapotranspiration to reflect the microclimate of an area.

Front 13

The species factor is a constant used to …

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Adjust the evapotranspiration rate to reflect the biological features of a specific plant species

Front 14

The landscape factor measures…

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The specific amount of irrigation water required by your landscape.