LEED does not offer any points for fire sprinkler systems. You can't even contribute toward recycled material (MEP systems are not included because so many components are involved...at least that is the reasoning given in the handbook. Noreen McMahoh, LEED AP
----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Wed Dec 03 18:04:05 2008 Subject: Sprinkler Water Storage I wonder if anyone here has ever come across a client who wants to "green" their systems. My situation.. I have a new client with a brand new "green" building, 18 floors plus 6 levels of parking for quarterly and annual testing. In one of our meetings they were battling with the contractor who installed their grey water system because it's not working right. They asked me why their sprinkler system wasn't as "green" as their plumbing or hvac, etc. Hmmmmm... I told them of the thousands of gallons of water we waste every year between the fire pump and sprinkler system testing. Just wait until we have to do the standpipes again! How about piping that to the grey water tanks?, I asked. They replied, and justly, about how murky and dirty all that water would be and what would they have to do to clean it. Would that make it not worth while? Sprinkler water still isn't metered here but I'm sure that will change some day. They grey water systems use roof drainage to flush urinals and water closets in the public restrooms. Has anyone ever here done this? Did they install any type of treatment? I know when I test the pump it's clean, right out of the DI main but that sprinkler water that's been sitting for three months.... Anyone care to share experiences? Thanks Tom Duross _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
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