Скачать или смотреть Anupam Bhargava Discusses LEED EBOM and DolphinWaterCare

Key Takeaways:

1) Dolphin WaterCare can significantly improve building resource efficiency and contribute up to 7 LEED points for existing buildings

2) Dolphin WaterCare can be installed in less than a day and provide immediate economic and environmental benefits to facilities

LEED Points for Installing Dolphin WaterCare

Dolphin WaterCare has been a solid contributor to the attainment of LEED points in over 350 buildings. The majority of these LEED points have been for new construction, but about ten percent were for existing buildings. In the LEED program Existing Buildings: Operation & Maintenance (EBOM), Dolphin WaterCare contributes points in the following Credit Categories:

Water Efficiency - Dolphin WaterCare has earned points for cooling tower water management and water efficient landscaping. To earn (1) point for cooling tower water management, a plan must be developed and implemented. The plan must address cooling water treatment, blow-down, biological control, and maintenance training. Dolphin WaterCare has written these plans for past projects, which can be readily customized for new opportunities. Additional points (up to 5) can be attained under the category of water efficient landscaping if the cooling tower blow-down is reused for irrigation. If this reuse results in a 50% reduction in potable water for irrigation, 1 point is awarded. If 100% reduction is attained, 5 points are awarded (intermediate levels are 2 points for 62.5%, 3 points for 75%, 4 points for 87.5%).

Innovation in Operations -- Dolphin WaterCare has earned a 1 point for this category. This credit is earned by completing a submittal that addresses specific areas of interest by the USGBC. These are environmental benefits, compliance, and performance metrics achieved by deploying the Dolphin WaterCare system. Dolphin WaterCare has created this submittal for a majority of its 350 LEED certified projects and has consistently been successful in earning the 1 point credit in this category.

Other Credit Categories where Dolphin WaterCare could potentially earn LEED points include:

Indoor Environmental Quality -- through the elimination of chemicals, Dolphin WaterCare reduces the exposure of building occupants and the surrounding community to potentially harmful contaminants.

Regional Priority -- Dolphin WaterCare can earn points on regulatory priorities in geographic regions.

Innovation in Operations: Exemplary Performance -- Dolphin WaterCare can earn points though improving water efficiency metrics.