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WATER EFFICIENCY

Water Efficiency Prerequisite

WATER METERING AND REPORTING

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REQUIRED

New Construction Core and Shell

INTENT

To conserve potable water resources, support water management, and identify opportunities for additional water savings by tracking water consumption.

REQUIREMENTS

Achievement Pathways	Points
New Construction and Core and Shell	N/A
Water Metering

Install or use existing permanent water meters to monitor, record, and report the total water consumption for potable and alternative water sources for the building and associated grounds. Report whole-project use for each type of water source supplied to the building and associated grounds, with the following additional provisions:

• The facility manager and/or tenant(s) must be able to access the meter data.

• Meter alternative water sources separately from municipally supplied potable water.

• Commit to sharing with USGBC the resulting whole-project water usage data at least annually. This commitment must carry forward for five years or until the building changes ownership or lessee.

The requirements may be applied to the project scope of work and exclude future tenant utility services and submeters that will be installed in the tenant scope of work.

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