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Florida Water Star^SM home

Program criteria

• Residential
  • Criteria
• Commercial/
  Institutional
  • Criteria
• Community

Training and workshops

• Calendar

Resources

• Technical manual
• Indoor resources
• Irrigation resources
• Landscaping resources
• Incentives and mandates
• Other

Contacts

• Program administrators
• Accredited professionals
• Builders
• Certifiers
  • e-Certification

Our partners

• New participants and recent certifications
• Technical Advisory Committee

Commercial/Institutional

Florida Water Star^SM Commercial/Institutional certifies water efficiency in new and existing Florida commercial buildings.

Florida Water Star^SM Commercial/Institutional applies to:

• Offices
• Retail and service establishments
• Institutional and nonindustrial commercial buildings

Requirements must be met within each category to achieve certification. Unlike the Florida Water Star^SM Residential version, Commercial/Institutional is not a points-based certification. This creates more flexibility for Commercial/Institutional applicants and reflects the wide range of project types eligible for certification.

Implementation, evaluation, and certification

Certification is more successful when the applicant works with District staff during the design and construction process to ensure compliance with the criteria, thereby reducing costly mistakes. For more detailed information on the certification requirements, refer to the technical manual and certification process. The submittal form provides details of the criteria and the water budget calculator calculates annual irrigation application. Click on the criteria in the points list form and you will be linked to the web page in the technical manual for that topic. Trained certifiers can be found on the certifier page.

Other green building certification programs

To simplify the certification process and minimize development costs, Florida Water Star^SM Commercial/Institutional is designed to integrate with other statewide and national green building certification programs. In some cases, Florida Water Star^SM requirements might be more stringent than other certifications, which is often due to the program’s focus on water use.

Water use monitoring

Florida Water Star^SM staff will work with applicants and water use utilities to monitor a project’s water use and track performance relative to projected use.