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BEAM P
LUS FOR
N
EW
B
UILDINGS
W
ATER
U
SE
(W
U
)
V
ERSION
1.2
W
U
5 W
ATER
E
FFICIENT
A
PPLIANCES
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5
W
ATER
U
SE
5.1
W
ATER
C
ONSERVATION
W
U
5 W
ATER
E
FFICIENT
A
PPLIANCES
E
XCLUSIONS
Buildings in which facilities and/or appliances are not installed by the
developer.
O
BJECTIVE
Encourage the wider use of water efficient facilities and appliances.
C
REDITS ATTAINABLE
1
P
REREQUISITES
None.
C
REDIT REQUIREMENT
1 credit for installing water efficient appliances that have Water Efficiency
Labelling Scheme Grade 2 or above.
A
SSESSMENT
The Client shall provide details of all the appliances installed in the
building.
Where all appliances with Water Efficiency Labelling Scheme (WELS)
Grade 2 or above are provided this credit shall be achieved.
The appliances which are not covered in WELS or equivalent system
shall be excluded in the calculation.
B
ACKGROUND
Water use in washing machines, dishwashers in homes, in hotel
laundries, etc., can be a substantial part of fresh water consumption.
Likewise, there is an opportunity for reducing water loss from water
features and recreational facilities. BEAM encourages attention to the
selection of water efficient equipment and design of water using facilities
that include means to save water.