Section 2: Individual LEED Credit Reviews
Table WE1.1-4
GSA Courthouse Base Case Site w/ Low Ks for Groundcovers
Landscape
Species
Microclimate
Density
Area
KL ETL
IE
Area
TPWA
Factor
Factor
Factor
%
Type
(ks)
(kd)
(kmc)
[%]
[SF]
[gal]
Street trees
5%
1,729
Avg
Avg
Avg
None
0.000
Sprinkler w/
Groundcovers
40%
13,832
Low
0.2
Avg
1.0
Avg
1.0
0.2
1.60
0.825
26,826
controls
Sprinkler w/
Mixed
40%
13,832
Avg
0.5
Avg
1.1
Avg
1.0
0.6
4.40
0.825
73,771
controls
Sprinkler w/
0.825
35,209
Turfgrass
15%
5,187
Avg
0.7
Avg
1.0
Avg
1.0
0.7
5.60
controls
Subtotal [gal] 135,805
Total
34,580
July Graywater Harvest [gal]
Net GPWA [gal] 135,805
Potable Water Use Reduction Compared to Baseline
50%
GSA LEED COST STUDY
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