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Existing landscaping, including turf, and no irrigation

NC-2009 WEc1:Water efficient landscaping
posted by  Lew Bonadies  on 

We're renovating an Army barracks, with minimal changes to the existing landscaping, which includes turf. The landscaped area exceeds 5% of the site area.

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Mon Mar 10, 2014, 8:37 pm
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Demolished Irrigation System

NC-2009 WEc1:Water efficient landscaping
posted by  Gregory Martin  on 

I am working on a renovation project on a college campus that has made efforts to be more sustainable.

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Fri Nov 18, 2016, 5:11 pm

Cistern doesn't fulfull need, but there is no-potable backup

NC-2009 WEc1:Water efficient landscaping
posted by  Sarah Picking  on 

If you can't prove that your cistern will satisfy the irrigation need every month, but the client has agreed to not have a potable backup (ie the cistern gets drained, and then the plants just live

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No irrigation, No landscape - option 2 compliance

NC-2009 WEc1:Water efficient landscaping
posted by  Nicole Kimoto  on 

I'm working on a project where the existing site is 100% concrete paving. We are not providing any landscape, thus no irrigation. Does this mean we comply with option 2?

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Sat Mar 22, 2014, 2:05 pm

Non potable water reservoir - WEc1 -NC 2009

NC-2009 WEc1:Water efficient landscaping
posted by  Muriel Alvarez  on 

We are certifying a project NC 2009 and we are counting in our credit with a non potable reservoir outside the LEED Boundary but is within the limits of the property.

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Wed May 18, 2016, 8:50 pm
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Tue Aug 17, 2010, 4:31 pm

Temporary Irrigation with v6 Form

NC-2009 WEc1:Water efficient landscaping
posted by  Michelle Rosenberger  on 

Even if pursuing Option 2 Temporary Irrigation, we've always had to comply with Option 1 reductions also. The points were additive.

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Tue May 23, 2017, 1:46 pm

Landscape irrigation baseline in California

NC-2009 WEc1:Water efficient landscaping
posted by  Brightworks Sustainability  on 

With the new state wide green building code and local municipal requirements for landscape irrigation, how is a baseline developed when regional requirements now approach what was a 50% reduction?

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Wed Jul 27, 2011, 7:36 pm