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Saving Water Using EPA's WaterSense Outdoor Water Budget Tool V2.0

EPA developed the WaterSense Water Budget Tool, Version 2.0 to help builders, developers, landscape designers, irrigation professionals, and other interested parties improve water efficiency through landscape and irrigation design. In this course, we will go through an in-depth review of Version 2.0 of this tool and take you through a series of demonstration exercises to show how the tool works in practice. This course will help you understand the functionality of the tool, how it uses local climate data and user entries to compare estimated water use for a designed landscape to one using practices typical of standard new construction, and how you can use it to make landscape and irrigation choices that reduce water use and utility costs. The WaterSense Water Budget Tool can be used to comply with LEED certification for residential and to ensure a measure of efficiency and regional suitability for the amount of water applied to a landscape based on local climate data. Download the waterbudget and follow along here https://www.epa.gov/watersense/water-... *Note: As of right now, LEED Residential is not accepting this version 2 due to issues with the lack of irrigation water and is evaluating this tool, so please note you must still continue to use Version 1 for LEED residential certification, but the information can be used as a guide from V2. Continuing Education Units (CEUS) submitted 1 hour in* • Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) & LEED Accrediated Professional in HOMES (APH) • Building Performance Institute (BPI) WholeHouse • Submitted for American Institute of Architects - AIA (HSW)** • Certified Green Professional (NARI & CGP) • GHI Certified GreenHome Professional (CGHP) Pillar(s): Water • American Institute of Building Designers (AIBD) • Building Science Institute (BSI) Verifier, • Passive House Consultant US (CPHC), • Society of American Registered Architects (SARA) **State Architect / Builder License may be applicable Need CEUS? Take the Quiz here: https://greenhomeinstitute.thinkific.... Speakers: Holly Cannon is an environmental scientist with ERG who has dedicated her career to promoting water efficiency and sustainable facilities management. As a contractor to EPA, she has supported all technical aspects of the WaterSense program since 2006, with expertise in residential, commercial and institutional, and outdoor water use. Most recently, Holly has focused her time on supporting EPA’s WaterSense labeled homes program. Holly holds a B.S. in environmental science from Virginia Tech. Sarah LaVoy is the outdoor program coordinator for EPA WaterSense, a voluntary partnership program that acts as both a label for water-efficient products and a resource for helping the public save water. She works with the technical team on new outdoor specifications, coordinates with professional certifying organizations to certify efficiency specialists in irrigation, and develops resources to promote water efficient practices to industry and the public. She has Masters degrees in public affairs and environmental science, both focusing in water resource management from Indiana University and a bachelor’s degree from The Ohio State University. Lessons Learned: 1. Understand that effective water management through tools like the WaterSense Water Budget Tool can lead to healthier landscapes, promoting better overall community health by ensuring sustainable water use and reducing runoff that may contaminate local waterways and gain additional points for LEED BD+C Homes V4 WE Total Water Usage 2. Analyze the safety implications of using the WaterSense Water Budget Tool, as it provides guidelines that help prevent water wastage and potential hazards associated with over-irrigation, thereby reducing the risk of flooding and property damage. 3. Introduce the concept of welfare enhancement through improved water efficiency in landscaping practices, as the WaterSense Water Budget Tool supports cost savings on water bills, allowing homeowners to allocate resources to other areas of community welfare and gain additional points for LEED BD+C Homes V4 WE Total Water Usage 4. Articulate the importance of integrating local climate data into irrigation design with the WaterSense Water Budget Tool to ensure that landscapes are not only beautiful but also suitable for their environment, thus promoting both ecological and social welfare while gaining additional points for LEED Residential V4.1 WE Total Water Usage