Rating System

LEED BD+C: New Construction

Rating System Version

v2 - LEED 2.0

Inquiry

This project is a co-op supermarket which contains food processing areas. According to the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (EPAct), calculations are based on estimated occupant usage and shall include only the following fixtures (as applicable to the buildings): water closets, urinals, lavatory faucets, showers and kitchen sinks. We will include the following fixtures in our calculation: --All water closets, urinals, lavatory faucets, break room/community room sinks, janitorial sinks and hand washing sinks. Per our understanding of the EPAct and this credit, it is appropriate to exclude process water from our calculations. Specifically, our process water includes: --Food processing sinks where water is used to rinse dirt and bacteria off fresh produce and meat/seafood. --Sanitation sinks where water is used for sanitary clean-up of utensils, trays and cutting boards. This consists of a 3 bay sink where one sink is filled for soapy water, one filled for rinsing and one for sanitation. The faucets for these sinks are only run for the purpose of filling these bays and are not in use continually. Additionally, it is our understanding that process water includes the following: --Drinking fountains, filtered water for resale through kiosk, ice maker, water for the coffee machines, dishwashers, till kettle (used for making soup), produce misting hose, and other fixtures and equipment that use water principally for preparing food for sale. Please confirm that we are correct in excluding the process water items listed above from our calculations. While the project is registered under the 2.1 rating system, we are upgrading this credit to version 2.2, so please address it in the context of that version\'s requirements.