Wat06 Water efficient equipment: appliances

(4 credits available)

Aim

To reduce water consumption by encouraging the specification of water efficient appliances.

Question

Are the dishwashers and washing machines low water use?

Credits	Answer	Select a single option
0	A	Question not answered
0	B	No
2	C	Yes, all communal washing machines are low water use
2	D	Yes, all washing machines and/or dishwashers within the home are low water use

Assessment criteria

Criterion	Assessment criteria	Applicable answer
1	Filtering Where no washing machines are installed in the common areas the answer option can be filtered out of the assessment.	C
2	This issue only covers washing machines and dishwashers that are the responsibility of the management organisation.	D
3	In order to be awarded the relevant credits, baseline water usage of installed equipment must be equal to or below the figures as outlined in Table 21.	C,D

Checklists and tables

Table 21: Baseline figures for white goods

Evidence

Criteria	Evidence requirement
-	The evidence below is not exhaustive, please also refer to the ‘BREEAM evidential requirements’ section in the scope of the Guidance for appropriate evidence types which can be used to demonstrate compliance.
All	Photographic evidence of listed appliances.
All	Manufacturer specifications of appliances installed in the asset

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