Accessibility Tools

  • Increase text
  • Decrease text
  • High contrast
  • Negative contrast
  • Add grayscale
  • Remove grayscale
  • Add lightbackground
  • Remove lightbackground
  • Reset
Created on LEED Interpretation

ID#

li-5453

Credit NameWEc1.1 - Water efficient landscaping - reduce by 50%
Credit CategoryWater efficiency
International ApplicableYes

Rating System

LEED BD+C: New Construction

Rating System Version

v2 - LEED 2.0

Inquiry

Rainwater harvesting is NOT possible in Phoenix, Arizona. It has been determined that there is sufficient water being discharged from the cooling tower that can be treated and stored and used to provide 100% of the water required for the landscaping for this project. Calculations will be provided with the application submittal to substantiate this reuse of wastewater. Does the use of the water discharge from the cooling tower meet the intent for WE Credits 1.1 and 1.2? Would this method of reusing water be considered for an innovation credit in addition to receiving Credits 1.1 and 1.2 since it currently is not addressed by LEED?

Logging out the application..