EW Req 1: Minimum Water Efficiency + Resilient Water + Landscapes

(Required)

INTENT

Conserve water and improve water availability for human and ecological use. Improve the integration of human development with the natural hydrology cycles, the biophysical environment and the geochemical flows of nature; maintain a dynamic balance with surface water, aquifers, rain events and water use; maintain a manageable condition with the site and regional hydrology during extreme rain events, periods of flooding and droughts, etc.

Structure + Community Requirements:

LEED BD+C V4 (New Construction or Equivalent)

• Indoor Water Use Reduction (20%)
• Outdoor Water Use Reduction (30%) 
• Rainwater Management-Option 1, 95th Percentile of Rainfall Events

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