LEED Certification for Homes – WE PREREQUISITE: WATER METERING

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Requirements

HOMES, MIDRISE

Case 1. Single Family

  • Install a whole-house water meter. Single-family attached homes may share a whole-building water meter if landscaping is commonly managed and any units that will not achieve LEED certification are separately metered.
  • Encourage homeowners or tenants to share water usage data with USGBC via a USGBC-approved third- party.
  • Homes that use only well water and are not connected to a municipal water system are exempt from this prerequisite.

Case 2. Multifamily

  • Install a water meter or submeter for each unit or the entire building
  • Encorage homeowners or tenants to share water usage data with USGBC via a USGBC-approved third- party by describing the benefits of participation in the Homeowner Education Manual.

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