Water Savings Estimator

This tool may be used to estimate your water usage compared to Canada Averages or LEED Baseline. The calculations herein cannot be certified for accuracy and are to be used as an estimation only.

Building Information
Days per year building is occupied: (Typical commercial # of days per yr. is 260)
Number of male occupants:
Number of female occupants:
Bathroom Sink Faucets	Your Building	CA Avg.	LEED Baseline
Liters per minute: (Leave blank if no bathroom sinks)	1.9 3.8 5.7 8.3	7.6	8.3
Minutes Per person per day: (Average sink faucet usage per day is 3 minutes)		3.0	3.2
Liters water use per day	0.0	0.0	0.0
Showers	Your Building	CA Avg.	LEED Baseline
Liters per minute: (Leave blank if no showers)	5.7 6.1 6.6 9.5	7.6	9.5
Avg. shower duration per person (min.): (Average shower duration is 8 minutes. Leave blank if there are no showers.)		2.0	4.0
% of staff using showers: (Enter a percentage between 1 and 100.)		100	100
Liters water use per day	0.0	0.0	0.0
Kitchen/Dining Area Faucets	Your Building	CA Avg.	LEED Baseline
Liters per minute: (Leave blank if no kitchen or dining area faucets.)	5.7 8.3	7.6	8.3
Number of faucets: (Enter number of kitchen or dining area faucets. Leave blank if there are none.)		1.0	2.0
Minutes per faucet per day: (Average is 5.0 minutes. Adjust as needed. Leave blank if there are none.)		1.0	2.0
Liters water use per day	0.0	0.0	0.0
Toilets	Your Building	CA Avg.	LEED Baseline
Liters per flush:	3.8 4.2 4.9 5.3 6.1 12.9	7.6	6.1
Flushes per person per day (men): (Average flushes per day is 1 for men)		1	1
Flushes per person per day (women): (Average flushes per day is 3 for women)		3	3
Liters water use per day	0.0	0.0	0.0
Urinals	Your Building	CA Avg.	LEED Baseline
Liters per flush: (Leave blank if no urinals)	1.9 2.7 3.8	5.7	3.8
Uses per males per day: (Average urinal flushes for men per day is 3)		2	2.2
Liters water use per day	0.0	0.0	0.0
Summary	Your Building	CA Avg.	LEED Baseline
Liters per person per day	0.0	0.0	0.0
Liters per day	0.0	0.0	0.0
Liters per month	0.0	0.0	0.0
Liters per year	0.0	0.0	0.0
Enter water rate in $/1000 L.	$	0.0	0.0
Estimated Cost per year	0.0	0.0	0.0
% Reduction vs. average	0.0%
% Reduction vs. LEED Baseline	0.0%

Download this form: LEED Water Savings Estimator