LEED CREDITS LEED for New Construction Sustainable Sites Water Efficiency WEp1 WEc1 WEc2 WEc3 Energy and Atmosphere Materials and Resources Indoor Environmental Quality Innovation and Design Process LEED for Core and Shell LEED for Commercial Interiors LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance LEED for Schools

Water Efficient Landscaping

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LEED for New Construction WEc1
LEED for Core and Shell WEc1
LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance WEc3
LEED for Schools WEc1

By using drought-resistant landscaping, efficient irrigation systems, or non-potable water sources, projects earn points for reducing water use in irrigation.

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By CSI Division, Section

• 07: Thermal and Moisture Protection (3 Sections, 6 Products)
• 22: Plumbing (3 Sections, 11 Products)
• 23: Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) (1 Sections, 1 Products)
• 32: Exterior Improvements (3 Sections, 13 Products)
• 33: Utilities (4 Sections, 14 Products)

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	Cost-Effective Green Retrofits: Opportunities for Savings in Existing Buildings EBN: Feature - April 2009		Setting Down Roots: Queens Botanical Garden, Flushing, New York GreenSource: Projects - April 2008 2008
	Alliance for Water Efficiency Offers Water Conservation Assistance EBN: Newsbrief - February 2008		Water: Doing More With Less EBN: Feature - February 2008
	Group to Create Rating System for Landscapes EBN: What's Happening - November 2007		EPA Water Efficiency Promotion EBN: Newsbrief - October 2003

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20 River Terrace – The Solaire (360,000 sq. feet) (33,000 sq. meters) Multi-unit residential 221 Molalla (34,000 sq. feet) (3,200 sq. meters) Retail, Commercial office 30 Hudson Street (1,600,000 sq. feet) (140,000 sq. meters) Commercial office Alberici Corporate Headquarters (110,000 sq. feet) (10,000 sq. meters) Commercial office Alcyone (200,000 sq. feet) (19,000 sq. meters) Restaurant, Multi-unit residential

20 River Terrace – The Solaire The Solaire at 20 River Terrace is a 27-story, 293-unit, glass-and-brick residential tower in Batter...

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Periodicals
	Landscape Architecture: The Magazine of the American Society of Landscape Architects American Society of Landscape Architects, publisher
Books
	Rain Gardens: Managing Water Sustainably in the Garden and Designed Landscape by Nigel Dunnet et al. (2007)		Sustainable Landscape Construction, 2nd edition: A Guide to Green Building Outdoors by J. William Thompson et al. (2007)
	The Encyclopedia of Grasses for Livable Landscapes by Rick Darke (2007)		Create an Oasis with Greywater, 4th Edition: Your Complete Guide to Managing Greywater in the Landscape by Art Ludwig (2006)
Articles and Reports
	The Texas Manual on Rainwater Harvesting, 3rd Edition by Texas Water Development Board (2005)

PRODUCTS Green Roof Plants ARTICLES Cost-Effective Green Retrofits: Opportunities for Savings in Existing Buildings EBN: Feature - April 2009 More articles CASE STUDIES 20 River Terrace – The Solaire New York, NY More case studies BIBLIOGRAPHY Landscape Architecture : The Magazine of the American Society of Landscape Architects American Society of Landscape Architects, publisher More bibliography items